When we refer to topology on a metric space $S$ , do we mean the topology generated by open ball?












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I've just learned a throrem which states that : A metric space has the structure of a topological space in which the open sets are unions of balls .



But the theorem only told me there "exist" one topology with respect to the metric.When we refer to topology on a metric space $S$ , do we mean the topology generated by open ball ?










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    I've just learned a throrem which states that : A metric space has the structure of a topological space in which the open sets are unions of balls .



    But the theorem only told me there "exist" one topology with respect to the metric.When we refer to topology on a metric space $S$ , do we mean the topology generated by open ball ?










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      I've just learned a throrem which states that : A metric space has the structure of a topological space in which the open sets are unions of balls .



      But the theorem only told me there "exist" one topology with respect to the metric.When we refer to topology on a metric space $S$ , do we mean the topology generated by open ball ?










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      I've just learned a throrem which states that : A metric space has the structure of a topological space in which the open sets are unions of balls .



      But the theorem only told me there "exist" one topology with respect to the metric.When we refer to topology on a metric space $S$ , do we mean the topology generated by open ball ?







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          Yes, a metric space $(S, d)$ induces a topology $mathcal{T}$ which is generated by the basis $$mathcal{B} = {B(x, r) | x in S text{ and } r > 0}$$



          When authors refer to the topology on this metric space $(S, d)$, they usually mean the topology $mathcal{T}$ above, which you can think of as the topology generated by open balls.






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            Yes. So you can say that a set $U$ is open iff for each $xin U$, there exists an open ball $B(x,r)$ centered at $x$ with $B(x,r)subset U$.






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              Yes, a metric space $(S, d)$ induces a topology $mathcal{T}$ which is generated by the basis $$mathcal{B} = {B(x, r) | x in S text{ and } r > 0}$$



              When authors refer to the topology on this metric space $(S, d)$, they usually mean the topology $mathcal{T}$ above, which you can think of as the topology generated by open balls.






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                Yes, a metric space $(S, d)$ induces a topology $mathcal{T}$ which is generated by the basis $$mathcal{B} = {B(x, r) | x in S text{ and } r > 0}$$



                When authors refer to the topology on this metric space $(S, d)$, they usually mean the topology $mathcal{T}$ above, which you can think of as the topology generated by open balls.






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                  Yes, a metric space $(S, d)$ induces a topology $mathcal{T}$ which is generated by the basis $$mathcal{B} = {B(x, r) | x in S text{ and } r > 0}$$



                  When authors refer to the topology on this metric space $(S, d)$, they usually mean the topology $mathcal{T}$ above, which you can think of as the topology generated by open balls.






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                  Yes, a metric space $(S, d)$ induces a topology $mathcal{T}$ which is generated by the basis $$mathcal{B} = {B(x, r) | x in S text{ and } r > 0}$$



                  When authors refer to the topology on this metric space $(S, d)$, they usually mean the topology $mathcal{T}$ above, which you can think of as the topology generated by open balls.







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                      Yes. So you can say that a set $U$ is open iff for each $xin U$, there exists an open ball $B(x,r)$ centered at $x$ with $B(x,r)subset U$.






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                        Yes. So you can say that a set $U$ is open iff for each $xin U$, there exists an open ball $B(x,r)$ centered at $x$ with $B(x,r)subset U$.






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                          Yes. So you can say that a set $U$ is open iff for each $xin U$, there exists an open ball $B(x,r)$ centered at $x$ with $B(x,r)subset U$.






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                          Yes. So you can say that a set $U$ is open iff for each $xin U$, there exists an open ball $B(x,r)$ centered at $x$ with $B(x,r)subset U$.







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