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Theorem Suppose is a collection of Hausdorff spaces. Then the generalized Cartesian product equipped with the product topology is a Hausdorff space.
Proof. Let , and let be distinct points in . Then there is an index such that and are distinct points in the Hausdorff space . It follows that there are open sets and in such that , , and . Let be the projection operator defined here. By the definition of the product topology, is continuous, so and are open sets in . Also, since the preimage commutes with set operations, we have that
Finally, since , i.e., , it follows that . Similarly, . We have shown that and are open disjoint neighborhoods of respectively . In other words, is a Hausdorff space.
Mathematics Subject Classification
54B10 Product spaces54D10 no label found
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