This theory develops the theory of connection properties in topological spaces, including connected and disconnected spaces, hyperconnected spaces, sober spaces, and ultraconnected spaces.
Another type of topological properties are the connection properties. These properties establish if the space is formed of several pieces or just one.
A space is connected iff there is no clopen set other that the empty set and the total set.
definition
\( T \text{ is connected } \equiv \forall U.\ (U\in T \wedge (U \text{ is closed in }T)) \longrightarrow U=0\vee U=\bigcup T \)
The indiscrete topology on a set is always connected.
lemma indiscrete_connected:
shows \( \{0,X\} \text{ is connected } \) unfolding IsConnected_def, IsClosed_defThe anti-property of connectedness is called total-diconnectedness.
definition
\( IsTotDis \equiv ANTI(IsConnected) \)
A set is in the connectedness spectrum iff it has cardinality at most one.
lemma conn_spectrum:
shows \( (A\text{ is in the spectrum of }IsConnected) \longleftrightarrow A\preceq 1 \)proofThe discrete space is a first example of totally-disconnected space.
lemma discrete_tot_dis:
shows \( Pow(X) \{is totally-disconnected\} \)proofAn space is hyperconnected iff every two non-empty open sets meet.
definition
\( T\text{ is hyperconnected } \equiv \forall U V.\ U\in T \wedge V\in T \wedge U\cap V=0 \longrightarrow U=0\vee V=0 \)
Every hyperconnected space is connected.
lemma HConn_imp_Conn:
assumes \( T\text{ is hyperconnected } \)
shows \( T\text{ is connected } \)proofThe indiscrete topology is hyperconnected.
lemma Indiscrete_HConn:
shows \( \{0,X}\text{ is hyperconnected \} \) unfolding IsHConnected_defA first example of an hyperconnected space but not indiscrete, is the cofinite topology on the natural numbers.
lemma Cofinite_nat_HConn:
assumes \( \neg (X\prec nat) \)
shows \( (CoFinite X)\text{ is hyperconnected } \)proofA set is in the hyperconnectedness spectrum iff it has cardinality at most one.
lemma HConn_spectrum:
shows \( (A\text{ is in the spectrum of }IsHConnected) \longleftrightarrow A\preceq 1 \)proofIn the following results we will show that anti-hyperconnectedness is a separation property between \(T_1\) and \(T_2\). We will show also that both implications are proper.
First, the closure of a point in every topological space is always hyperconnected. This is the reason why every anti-hyperconnected space must be \(T_1\): every singleton must be closed.
lemma (in topology0) cl_point_imp_HConn:
assumes \( x\in \bigcup T \)
shows \( (T\text{ restricted to } \text{Closure}(\{x\},T))\text{ is hyperconnected } \)proofA consequence is that every totally-disconnected space is \(T_1\).
lemma (in topology0) tot_dis_imp_T1:
assumes \( T\{is totally-disconnected\} \)
shows \( T\text{ is }T_1 \)proofIn the literature, there exists a class of spaces called sober spaces; where the only non-empty closed hyperconnected subspaces are the closures of points and closures of different singletons are different.
definition
\( T\{is sober\} \equiv \forall A\in Pow(\bigcup T)-\{0\}.\ (A\text{ is closed in }T \wedge ((T\text{ restricted to }A)\text{ is hyperconnected })) \longrightarrow (\exists x\in \bigcup T.\ A= \text{Closure}(\{x\},T) \wedge (\forall y\in \bigcup T.\ A= \text{Closure}(\{y\},T) \longrightarrow y=x) ) \)
Being sober is weaker than being anti-hyperconnected.
theorem (in topology0) anti_HConn_imp_sober:
assumes \( T\{is anti-\}IsHConnected \)
shows \( T\{is sober\} \)proofEvery sober space is \(T_0\).
lemma (in topology0) sober_imp_T0:
assumes \( T\{is sober\} \)
shows \( T\text{ is }T_0 \)proofEvery \(T_2\) space is anti-hyperconnected.
theorem (in topology0) T2_imp_anti_HConn:
assumes \( T\text{ is }T_2 \)
shows \( T\{is anti-\}IsHConnected \)proofEvery anti-hyperconnected space is \(T_1\).
theorem anti_HConn_imp_T1:
assumes \( T\{is anti-\}IsHConnected \)
shows \( T\text{ is }T_1 \)proofThere is at least one topological space that is \(T_1\), but not anti-hyperconnected. This space is the cofinite topology on the natural numbers.
lemma Cofinite_not_anti_HConn:
shows \( \neg ((CoFinite nat)\{is anti-\}IsHConnected) \) and \( (CoFinite nat)\text{ is }T_1 \)proofThe join-topology build from the cofinite topology on the natural numbers, and the excluded set topology on the natural numbers excluding \( \{0,1\} \); is just the union of both.
lemma join_top_cofinite_excluded_set:
shows \( (joinT \{CoFinite nat,\text{ExcludedSet}(nat,\{0,1\})\})=(CoFinite nat)\cup \text{ExcludedSet}(nat,\{0,1\}) \)proofThe previous topology in not \(T_2\), but is anti-hyperconnected.
theorem join_Cofinite_ExclPoint_not_T2:
shows \( \neg ((joinT \{CoFinite nat, \text{ExcludedSet}(nat,\{0,1\})\})\text{ is }T_2) \) and \( (joinT \{CoFinite nat,\text{ExcludedSet}(nat,\{0,1\})\})\{is anti-\} IsHConnected \)proofLet's show that anti-hyperconnected is in fact \(T_1\) and sober. The trick of the proof lies in the fact that if a subset is hyperconnected, its closure is so too (the closure of a point is then always hyperconnected because singletons are in the spectrum); since the closure is closed, we can apply the sober property on it.
theorem (in topology0) T1_sober_imp_anti_HConn:
assumes \( T\text{ is }T_1 \) and \( T\{is sober\} \)
shows \( T\{is anti-\}IsHConnected \)proofA space is anti-hyperconnected if and only if it is both \(T_1\) and sober.
theorem (in topology0) anti_HConn_iff_T1_sober:
shows \( (T\{is anti-\}IsHConnected) \longleftrightarrow (T\{is sober\}\wedge T\text{ is }T_1) \) using T1_sober_imp_anti_HConn, anti_HConn_imp_T1, anti_HConn_imp_soberA space is ultraconnected iff every two non-empty closed sets meet.
definition
\( T\text{ is ultraconnected }\equiv \forall A B.\ A\text{ is closed in }T\wedge B\text{ is closed in }T\wedge A\cap B=0 \longrightarrow A=0\vee B=0 \)
Every ultraconnected space is trivially normal.
lemma (in topology0) UConn_imp_normal:
assumes \( T\text{ is ultraconnected } \)
shows \( T\text{ is normal } \)proofEvery ultraconnected space is connected.
lemma UConn_imp_Conn:
assumes \( T\text{ is ultraconnected } \)
shows \( T\text{ is connected } \)proofA set is in the ultraconnectedness spectrum iff it has cardinality at most one.
lemma UConn_spectrum:
shows \( (A\text{ is in the spectrum of }IsUConnected) \longleftrightarrow A\preceq 1 \)proofThis time, anti-ultraconnected is an old property.
theorem (in topology0) anti_UConn:
shows \( (T\{is anti-\}IsUConnected) \longleftrightarrow T\text{ is }T_1 \)proofIt is natural that separation axioms and connection axioms are anti-properties of each other; as the concepts of connectedness and separation are opposite.
To end this section, let's try to characterize anti-sober spaces.
lemma sober_spectrum:
shows \( (A\text{ is in the spectrum of }IsSober) \longleftrightarrow A\preceq 1 \)proofA space anti-sober is just an indiscrete space.
theorem (in topology0) anti_sober:
shows \( (T\{is anti-\}IsSober) \longleftrightarrow T=\{0,\bigcup T\} \)proofassumes \( T \text{ is a topology } \)
shows \( \emptyset \in T \)assumes \( A\prec Q \) and \( B\prec Q \) and \( \text{InfCard}(Q) \)
shows \( A \cup B\prec Q \)assumes \( A \subseteq \bigcup T \)
shows \( cl(A) \subseteq \bigcup T \), \( cl(\bigcup T \setminus A) = \bigcup T \setminus int(A) \)assumes \( A\in T \)
shows \( (\bigcup T - A) \text{ is closed in } T \)assumes \( A \subseteq \bigcup T \)
shows \( cl(A) \text{ is closed in } T \) and \( \bigcup T - cl(A) \in T \)assumes \( D_1 \text{ is closed in } T \), \( D_2 \text{ is closed in } T \)
shows \( (D_1\cap D_2) \text{ is closed in } T \), \( (D_1\cup D_2) \text{ is closed in } T \)assumes \( A \subseteq \bigcup T \)
shows \( A \subseteq cl(A) \)assumes \( B \text{ is closed in } T \), \( A\subseteq B \)
shows \( cl(A) \subseteq B \)assumes \( x\in \bigcup T \)
shows \( (T\text{ restricted to } \text{Closure}(\{x\},T))\text{ is hyperconnected } \)assumes \( T\text{ is hyperconnected } \)
shows \( T\text{ is connected } \)assumes \( A \subseteq \bigcup T \)
shows \( cl(A) \subseteq \bigcup T \), \( cl(\bigcup T \setminus A) = \bigcup T \setminus int(A) \)assumes \( A \subseteq \bigcup T \)
shows \( A \text{ is closed in } T \longleftrightarrow cl(A) = A \)assumes \( T\neq 0 \)
shows \( \bigcup \text{CoCardinal}(X,T) = X \)assumes \( \neg (X\prec nat) \)
shows \( (CoFinite X)\text{ is hyperconnected } \)assumes \( \text{InfCard}(K) \)
shows \( \text{CoCardinal}(X,K) \text{ is }T_1 \)assumes \( T = \{\bigcup A.\ A\in Pow(\{\bigcap A.\ A \in \text{FinPow}(B)\})\} \)
shows \( T \text{ is a topology } \) and \( B \text{ is a subbase for } T \)assumes \( InfCard (Q) \)
shows \( \text{CoCardinal}(X,Q) \text{ is a topology } \)assumes \( \text{InfCard}(T) \)
shows \( topology0(\text{CoCardinal}(X,T)) \)assumes \( T\cap X=0 \)
shows \( \text{ExcludedSet}(X,T) = Pow(X) \)assumes \( \forall x\in V.\ \exists U\in T.\ (x\in U \wedge U\subseteq V) \)
shows \( V\in T \)assumes \( T\text{ is }T_1 \) and \( T\{is sober\} \)
shows \( T\{is anti-\}IsHConnected \)assumes \( T\{is anti-\}IsHConnected \)
shows \( T\text{ is }T_1 \)assumes \( T\{is anti-\}IsHConnected \)
shows \( T\{is sober\} \)assumes \( \forall T.\ ((T\text{ is a topology }\wedge P(T)\wedge Q(T))\longrightarrow ((\bigcup T)\text{ is in the spectrum of }P)) \) and \( Q\text{ is hereditary } \)
shows \( \forall T.\ T\text{ is a topology } \longrightarrow (Q(T)\longrightarrow (T\{is anti-\}P)) \)assumes \( A\subseteq B \), \( B\subseteq \bigcup T \)
shows \( T\text{ restricted to }A=(T\text{ restricted to }B)\text{ restricted to }A \)assumes \( X\neq 0 \)
shows \( (PTopology X \{X\})=\{0,X\} \)assumes \( X\neq 0 \)
shows \( \{X\} \text{ is a partition of } X \)assumes \( T\text{ is }T_2 \)
shows \( T\{is anti-\}IsHConnected \)