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Suppose we have a countable collection of sets ${U_n}$ such that $U_nsubset U_{n+1}$ for each $n$ and $U_n$ is homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$ (or more generally, $X$) for each $n$, then is $bigcup_{n=1}^infty U_n$ homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$ (or $X$)? I am not sure pushing $n$ to $infty$ works and I couldn't construct an explicit homeomorphism. Thanks!






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Suppose we have a countable collection of sets ${U_n}$ such that $U_nsubset U_{n+1}$ for each $n$ and $U_n$ is homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$ (or more generally, $X$) for each $n$, then is $bigcup_{n=1}^infty U_n$ homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$ (or $X$)? I am not sure pushing $n$ to $infty$ works and I couldn't construct an explicit homeomorphism. Thanks!






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Suppose we have a countable collection of sets ${U_n}$ such that $U_nsubset U_{n+1}$ for each $n$ and $U_n$ is homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$ (or more generally, $X$) for each $n$, then is $bigcup_{n=1}^infty U_n$ homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$ (or $X$)? I am not sure pushing $n$ to $infty$ works and I couldn't construct an explicit homeomorphism. Thanks!






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Suppose we have a countable collection of sets ${U_n}$ such that $U_nsubset U_{n+1}$ for each $n$ and $U_n$ is homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$ (or more generally, $X$) for each $n$, then is $bigcup_{n=1}^infty U_n$ homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$ (or $X$)? I am not sure pushing $n$ to $infty$ works and I couldn't construct an explicit homeomorphism. Thanks!






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Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi i theta} -1 mid theta in [0,1-1/i)} cup {e^{2pi i theta} +1 mid theta in [1/2, 3/2-1/i)}.$$



Then every $U_i$ is a subset of the union of two circles that are glued together at a single point at the origin and is homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$. The union $bigcup_i geq 1$ is equal to the union of the two circles.




Here's a simpler example for $Xcong [0,1)$ using the same idea. Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi itheta} mid theta in [0,1-1/i)}.$$



Then $U_i cong [0,1)$ for all $i geq 1$, but $bigcup_{i geq 1} U_i = S^1$.






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    I think this would be a better example if you simply gave your solution to the $mathbb R$ case (without the "wedge" language, which people may not understand).
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    Or you could simply take $U_n=[-n,n)$ and $bigcup_nU_n=mathbb R.$ But I'm surprised that you can do the same thing for $Xcongmathbb R$. Could you please give an explanation for dummies?
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    @zhw. thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully the edit is a bit easier to read (unfortunately, it's not too easy to write the $U_i$s in a very simple way without talking about gluing/wedges).
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    Oh, right. Or $U_n={t:-2lt tle1}cup{e^{it}:0le tltpi-frac1n}$. By the way, you are using the letter $i$ for two different things.
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For $X=Bbb R$, it's homeomorphic with any open interval, and $U_nsubseteq U_{n+1}$ implies here that $U_n$ is a subinterval.

Thus, we can choose decreasing $a_n$ and increasing $b_n$ such that $U_n$ is homeomorphically mapped to $(a_n, b_n)$.

Then, $cup_nU_n$ will be homeomorphic with $(inf a_n, sup b_n) $.






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Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi i theta} -1 mid theta in [0,1-1/i)} cup {e^{2pi i theta} +1 mid theta in [1/2, 3/2-1/i)}.$$



Then every $U_i$ is a subset of the union of two circles that are glued together at a single point at the origin and is homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$. The union $bigcup_i geq 1$ is equal to the union of the two circles.




Here's a simpler example for $Xcong [0,1)$ using the same idea. Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi itheta} mid theta in [0,1-1/i)}.$$



Then $U_i cong [0,1)$ for all $i geq 1$, but $bigcup_{i geq 1} U_i = S^1$.






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    I think this would be a better example if you simply gave your solution to the $mathbb R$ case (without the "wedge" language, which people may not understand).
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  • $begingroup$
    Or you could simply take $U_n=[-n,n)$ and $bigcup_nU_n=mathbb R.$ But I'm surprised that you can do the same thing for $Xcongmathbb R$. Could you please give an explanation for dummies?
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  • $begingroup$
    @zhw. thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully the edit is a bit easier to read (unfortunately, it's not too easy to write the $U_i$s in a very simple way without talking about gluing/wedges).
    $endgroup$
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    Oh, right. Or $U_n={t:-2lt tle1}cup{e^{it}:0le tltpi-frac1n}$. By the way, you are using the letter $i$ for two different things.
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$begingroup$

Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi i theta} -1 mid theta in [0,1-1/i)} cup {e^{2pi i theta} +1 mid theta in [1/2, 3/2-1/i)}.$$



Then every $U_i$ is a subset of the union of two circles that are glued together at a single point at the origin and is homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$. The union $bigcup_i geq 1$ is equal to the union of the two circles.




Here's a simpler example for $Xcong [0,1)$ using the same idea. Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi itheta} mid theta in [0,1-1/i)}.$$



Then $U_i cong [0,1)$ for all $i geq 1$, but $bigcup_{i geq 1} U_i = S^1$.






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    $begingroup$
    I think this would be a better example if you simply gave your solution to the $mathbb R$ case (without the "wedge" language, which people may not understand).
    $endgroup$
    – zhw.
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  • $begingroup$
    Or you could simply take $U_n=[-n,n)$ and $bigcup_nU_n=mathbb R.$ But I'm surprised that you can do the same thing for $Xcongmathbb R$. Could you please give an explanation for dummies?
    $endgroup$
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  • $begingroup$
    @zhw. thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully the edit is a bit easier to read (unfortunately, it's not too easy to write the $U_i$s in a very simple way without talking about gluing/wedges).
    $endgroup$
    – Dan Rust
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    Oh, right. Or $U_n={t:-2lt tle1}cup{e^{it}:0le tltpi-frac1n}$. By the way, you are using the letter $i$ for two different things.
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Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi i theta} -1 mid theta in [0,1-1/i)} cup {e^{2pi i theta} +1 mid theta in [1/2, 3/2-1/i)}.$$



Then every $U_i$ is a subset of the union of two circles that are glued together at a single point at the origin and is homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$. The union $bigcup_i geq 1$ is equal to the union of the two circles.




Here's a simpler example for $Xcong [0,1)$ using the same idea. Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi itheta} mid theta in [0,1-1/i)}.$$



Then $U_i cong [0,1)$ for all $i geq 1$, but $bigcup_{i geq 1} U_i = S^1$.






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Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi i theta} -1 mid theta in [0,1-1/i)} cup {e^{2pi i theta} +1 mid theta in [1/2, 3/2-1/i)}.$$



Then every $U_i$ is a subset of the union of two circles that are glued together at a single point at the origin and is homeomorphic to $mathbb{R}$. The union $bigcup_i geq 1$ is equal to the union of the two circles.




Here's a simpler example for $Xcong [0,1)$ using the same idea. Let $$U_i = {e^{2pi itheta} mid theta in [0,1-1/i)}.$$



Then $U_i cong [0,1)$ for all $i geq 1$, but $bigcup_{i geq 1} U_i = S^1$.







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    $begingroup$
    I think this would be a better example if you simply gave your solution to the $mathbb R$ case (without the "wedge" language, which people may not understand).
    $endgroup$
    – zhw.
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  • $begingroup$
    Or you could simply take $U_n=[-n,n)$ and $bigcup_nU_n=mathbb R.$ But I'm surprised that you can do the same thing for $Xcongmathbb R$. Could you please give an explanation for dummies?
    $endgroup$
    – bof
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  • $begingroup$
    @zhw. thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully the edit is a bit easier to read (unfortunately, it's not too easy to write the $U_i$s in a very simple way without talking about gluing/wedges).
    $endgroup$
    – Dan Rust
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  • $begingroup$
    Oh, right. Or $U_n={t:-2lt tle1}cup{e^{it}:0le tltpi-frac1n}$. By the way, you are using the letter $i$ for two different things.
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    $begingroup$
    I think this would be a better example if you simply gave your solution to the $mathbb R$ case (without the "wedge" language, which people may not understand).
    $endgroup$
    – zhw.
    36 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    Or you could simply take $U_n=[-n,n)$ and $bigcup_nU_n=mathbb R.$ But I'm surprised that you can do the same thing for $Xcongmathbb R$. Could you please give an explanation for dummies?
    $endgroup$
    – bof
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  • $begingroup$
    @zhw. thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully the edit is a bit easier to read (unfortunately, it's not too easy to write the $U_i$s in a very simple way without talking about gluing/wedges).
    $endgroup$
    – Dan Rust
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  • $begingroup$
    Oh, right. Or $U_n={t:-2lt tle1}cup{e^{it}:0le tltpi-frac1n}$. By the way, you are using the letter $i$ for two different things.
    $endgroup$
    – bof
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$begingroup$
I think this would be a better example if you simply gave your solution to the $mathbb R$ case (without the "wedge" language, which people may not understand).
$endgroup$
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$begingroup$
I think this would be a better example if you simply gave your solution to the $mathbb R$ case (without the "wedge" language, which people may not understand).
$endgroup$
– zhw.
36 mins ago












$begingroup$
Or you could simply take $U_n=[-n,n)$ and $bigcup_nU_n=mathbb R.$ But I'm surprised that you can do the same thing for $Xcongmathbb R$. Could you please give an explanation for dummies?
$endgroup$
– bof
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$begingroup$
Or you could simply take $U_n=[-n,n)$ and $bigcup_nU_n=mathbb R.$ But I'm surprised that you can do the same thing for $Xcongmathbb R$. Could you please give an explanation for dummies?
$endgroup$
– bof
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$begingroup$
@zhw. thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully the edit is a bit easier to read (unfortunately, it's not too easy to write the $U_i$s in a very simple way without talking about gluing/wedges).
$endgroup$
– Dan Rust
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$begingroup$
@zhw. thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully the edit is a bit easier to read (unfortunately, it's not too easy to write the $U_i$s in a very simple way without talking about gluing/wedges).
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– Dan Rust
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$begingroup$
Oh, right. Or $U_n={t:-2lt tle1}cup{e^{it}:0le tltpi-frac1n}$. By the way, you are using the letter $i$ for two different things.
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– bof
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$begingroup$
Oh, right. Or $U_n={t:-2lt tle1}cup{e^{it}:0le tltpi-frac1n}$. By the way, you are using the letter $i$ for two different things.
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For $X=Bbb R$, it's homeomorphic with any open interval, and $U_nsubseteq U_{n+1}$ implies here that $U_n$ is a subinterval.

Thus, we can choose decreasing $a_n$ and increasing $b_n$ such that $U_n$ is homeomorphically mapped to $(a_n, b_n)$.

Then, $cup_nU_n$ will be homeomorphic with $(inf a_n, sup b_n) $.






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For $X=Bbb R$, it's homeomorphic with any open interval, and $U_nsubseteq U_{n+1}$ implies here that $U_n$ is a subinterval.

Thus, we can choose decreasing $a_n$ and increasing $b_n$ such that $U_n$ is homeomorphically mapped to $(a_n, b_n)$.

Then, $cup_nU_n$ will be homeomorphic with $(inf a_n, sup b_n) $.






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For $X=Bbb R$, it's homeomorphic with any open interval, and $U_nsubseteq U_{n+1}$ implies here that $U_n$ is a subinterval.

Thus, we can choose decreasing $a_n$ and increasing $b_n$ such that $U_n$ is homeomorphically mapped to $(a_n, b_n)$.

Then, $cup_nU_n$ will be homeomorphic with $(inf a_n, sup b_n) $.






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For $X=Bbb R$, it's homeomorphic with any open interval, and $U_nsubseteq U_{n+1}$ implies here that $U_n$ is a subinterval.

Thus, we can choose decreasing $a_n$ and increasing $b_n$ such that $U_n$ is homeomorphically mapped to $(a_n, b_n)$.

Then, $cup_nU_n$ will be homeomorphic with $(inf a_n, sup b_n) $.







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