internal point


Definition.

Let X be a vector space and SX. Then xS is called an internal point of S if and only if the intersectionMathworldPlanetmath of each line in X through x and S contains a small interval around x.

That is x is an internal point of S if whenever yX there exists an ϵ>0 such that x+tyS for all t<ϵ.

If X is a topological vector spaceMathworldPlanetmath and x is in the interior of S, then it is an internal point, but the converseMathworldPlanetmath is not true in general. However if Sn is a convex set then all internal points are interior points and vice versa.

References

  • 1 H. L. Royden. . Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1988
Title internal point
Canonical name InternalPoint
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