finite and countable discrete spaces
Theorem 1.
Suppose is equipped with the discrete topology.
- 1.
If if finite, then is homeomorphic to for some .
- 2.
If if countable, then is homeomorphic to .
Here, and are endowed with the discrete topology(or, equivalently, the subspace topology from ).
Proof.
The first claim will be proven. If
let be
Since is a bijection, it is a homeomorphism.
The proof of the second claim is to that of the first.∎