Gδ sets #
In this file we define Gδ sets and prove their basic properties.
Main definitions #
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is_Gδ: a setsis aGδset if it can be represented as an intersection of countably many open sets; -
residual: the filter of residual sets. A setsis called residual if it includes a denseGδset. In a Baire space (e.g., in a complete (e)metric space), residual sets form a filter.For technical reasons, we define
residualin any topological space but the definition agrees with the description above only in Baire spaces.
Main results #
We prove that finite or countable intersections of Gδ sets is a Gδ set. We also prove that the continuity set of a function from a topological space to an (e)metric space is a Gδ set.
Tags #
Gδ set, residual set
An open set is a Gδ set.
The intersection of an encodable family of Gδ sets is a Gδ set.
The union of two Gδ sets is a Gδ set.
The union of finitely many Gδ sets is a Gδ set.
The set of points where a function is continuous is a Gδ set.
A set s is called residual if it includes a dense Gδ set. If α is a Baire space
(e.g., a complete metric space), then residual sets form a filter, see mem_residual.
For technical reasons we define the filter residual in any topological space but in a non-Baire
space it is not useful because it may contain some non-residual sets.