Is a monotone union of contractible open sets contractible?

DOI10.1016/J.TOPOL.2016.10.001zbMATH Open1354.54024arXiv1606.05379OpenAlexW2963153673MaRDI QIDQ340730FDOQ340730

Robert D. Edwards, Fredric D. Ancel

Publication date: 15 November 2016

Published in: Topology and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper presents some partial answers to the following question. QUESTION. If a normal space X is the union of an increasing sequence of open sets U(1), U(2), U(3) ... such that each U(n) contracts to a point in X, must X be contractible? The main results of the paper are: THEOREM 1. If a normal space X is the union of a sequence of open subsets { U(n) } such that the closure of U(n) is contained in U(n+1) and U(n) contracts to a point in U(n+1) for each n > 0, then X is contractible. COROLLARY 2. If a locally compact sigma-compact normal space X is the union of an increasing sequence of open sets U(1), U(2), U(3) ... such that each U(n) contracts to a point in X, then X is contractible.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.05379

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zbMATH Keywords

\(\sigma\)-compactlocally compactcontractibilitymonotone unionnormal space

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fairly general properties of topological spaces (54D99) Homotopy theory (55P99) Classical topics in algebraic topology (55M99) Topological manifolds (57N99)

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