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Verify that $S={0}cupbigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is compact subset of $mathbb{R}$ while $bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is not.




If I take the sequences ${frac{1}{i}:iinmathbb{N}}$ there is no convergent subsequnce once ${0}notin bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ . So $bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is not compact.



However when I examine $S={0}cupbigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$. I do not know how can I address all the coverings in order to prove it is compact.



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Is my proof right insofar? How should I prove $S$ is not compact? What is the strategy for that sort of cases?



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Verify that $S={0}cupbigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is compact subset of $mathbb{R}$ while $bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is not.




If I take the sequences ${frac{1}{i}:iinmathbb{N}}$ there is no convergent subsequnce once ${0}notin bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ . So $bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is not compact.



However when I examine $S={0}cupbigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$. I do not know how can I address all the coverings in order to prove it is compact.



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Is my proof right insofar? How should I prove $S$ is not compact? What is the strategy for that sort of cases?



Thanks in advance!










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Verify that $S={0}cupbigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is compact subset of $mathbb{R}$ while $bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is not.




If I take the sequences ${frac{1}{i}:iinmathbb{N}}$ there is no convergent subsequnce once ${0}notin bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ . So $bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is not compact.



However when I examine $S={0}cupbigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$. I do not know how can I address all the coverings in order to prove it is compact.



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Is my proof right insofar? How should I prove $S$ is not compact? What is the strategy for that sort of cases?



Thanks in advance!










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Verify that $S={0}cupbigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is compact subset of $mathbb{R}$ while $bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is not.




If I take the sequences ${frac{1}{i}:iinmathbb{N}}$ there is no convergent subsequnce once ${0}notin bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ . So $bigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$ is not compact.



However when I examine $S={0}cupbigcup_limits{i=1}^{infty}{frac{1}{n}}$. I do not know how can I address all the coverings in order to prove it is compact.



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Is my proof right insofar? How should I prove $S$ is not compact? What is the strategy for that sort of cases?



Thanks in advance!





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You proved correctly that the set $left{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}$ is not compact. If you add ${0}$, then it becomes compat because for any open cover $(A_lambda)_{lambdainLambda}$ of that set, $0in A_{lambda_0}$, for some $lambda_0inLambda$. And, since $lim_{ntoinfty}frac1n=0$, there is some $pinmathbb N$ such that $ngeqslant pimpliesfrac1nin A_{lambda_0}$. And if $n<p$, take some $lambda_ninLambda$ such that $frac1nin A_{lambda_n}$. So$${0}cupleft{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}subset A_{lambda_0}cup A_{lambda_1}cupcdotscup A_{lambda_{p-1}}.$$






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    The first part is right. The sequence you found has no convergent subsequence.



    For $S$ take some open covering $U_i$. Then some $U_j$ must contain $0$. Now observe that this $U_j$ already contains all but finitely many $frac{1}{n}$ and for the finitely many exceptions you can find finitely many other sets.






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      Intuitively $Ssetminus{0}$ is not compact because you can cover it by $bigcuplimits_{i=1}^{infty} B_n$ where $B_n=B(frac 1n,frac 1{4n})$ which is infinite and disjoint so you cannot extract a finite covering out of it.



      But a covering of $S$ should at least contain a neighbourhood of $0$ or to simplify a ball $B(0,varepsilon)$.
      Yet $varepsilon$ is fixed, so it will contain all balls $B_n$ for $n>n_0$ large enough (i.e. $n_0>frac 1varepsilon$). Thus you are left with $n_0+1$ balls which is a finite covering.



      If instead of taking balls, you take random open sets, just consider the intersections of all sets not containing $0$ with the open set containing $0$. Similarly the infinity of sets vanishes in the set containing $0$ and it remains only a finite number of them for the rest of the points away for $0$.






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        You can prove in general that if $(X,d)$ is a metric space and $x_n to x$ in $X$ for the metric $d$, then ${x_n mid n in mathbb{N}}cup {x}$ is compact. Your question is a special case of this.






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          You proved correctly that the set $left{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}$ is not compact. If you add ${0}$, then it becomes compat because for any open cover $(A_lambda)_{lambdainLambda}$ of that set, $0in A_{lambda_0}$, for some $lambda_0inLambda$. And, since $lim_{ntoinfty}frac1n=0$, there is some $pinmathbb N$ such that $ngeqslant pimpliesfrac1nin A_{lambda_0}$. And if $n<p$, take some $lambda_ninLambda$ such that $frac1nin A_{lambda_n}$. So$${0}cupleft{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}subset A_{lambda_0}cup A_{lambda_1}cupcdotscup A_{lambda_{p-1}}.$$






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            You proved correctly that the set $left{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}$ is not compact. If you add ${0}$, then it becomes compat because for any open cover $(A_lambda)_{lambdainLambda}$ of that set, $0in A_{lambda_0}$, for some $lambda_0inLambda$. And, since $lim_{ntoinfty}frac1n=0$, there is some $pinmathbb N$ such that $ngeqslant pimpliesfrac1nin A_{lambda_0}$. And if $n<p$, take some $lambda_ninLambda$ such that $frac1nin A_{lambda_n}$. So$${0}cupleft{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}subset A_{lambda_0}cup A_{lambda_1}cupcdotscup A_{lambda_{p-1}}.$$






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              You proved correctly that the set $left{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}$ is not compact. If you add ${0}$, then it becomes compat because for any open cover $(A_lambda)_{lambdainLambda}$ of that set, $0in A_{lambda_0}$, for some $lambda_0inLambda$. And, since $lim_{ntoinfty}frac1n=0$, there is some $pinmathbb N$ such that $ngeqslant pimpliesfrac1nin A_{lambda_0}$. And if $n<p$, take some $lambda_ninLambda$ such that $frac1nin A_{lambda_n}$. So$${0}cupleft{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}subset A_{lambda_0}cup A_{lambda_1}cupcdotscup A_{lambda_{p-1}}.$$






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              You proved correctly that the set $left{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}$ is not compact. If you add ${0}$, then it becomes compat because for any open cover $(A_lambda)_{lambdainLambda}$ of that set, $0in A_{lambda_0}$, for some $lambda_0inLambda$. And, since $lim_{ntoinfty}frac1n=0$, there is some $pinmathbb N$ such that $ngeqslant pimpliesfrac1nin A_{lambda_0}$. And if $n<p$, take some $lambda_ninLambda$ such that $frac1nin A_{lambda_n}$. So$${0}cupleft{frac1n,middle|,ninmathbb{N}right}subset A_{lambda_0}cup A_{lambda_1}cupcdotscup A_{lambda_{p-1}}.$$







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                  The first part is right. The sequence you found has no convergent subsequence.



                  For $S$ take some open covering $U_i$. Then some $U_j$ must contain $0$. Now observe that this $U_j$ already contains all but finitely many $frac{1}{n}$ and for the finitely many exceptions you can find finitely many other sets.






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                    The first part is right. The sequence you found has no convergent subsequence.



                    For $S$ take some open covering $U_i$. Then some $U_j$ must contain $0$. Now observe that this $U_j$ already contains all but finitely many $frac{1}{n}$ and for the finitely many exceptions you can find finitely many other sets.






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                      The first part is right. The sequence you found has no convergent subsequence.



                      For $S$ take some open covering $U_i$. Then some $U_j$ must contain $0$. Now observe that this $U_j$ already contains all but finitely many $frac{1}{n}$ and for the finitely many exceptions you can find finitely many other sets.






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                      The first part is right. The sequence you found has no convergent subsequence.



                      For $S$ take some open covering $U_i$. Then some $U_j$ must contain $0$. Now observe that this $U_j$ already contains all but finitely many $frac{1}{n}$ and for the finitely many exceptions you can find finitely many other sets.







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                          Intuitively $Ssetminus{0}$ is not compact because you can cover it by $bigcuplimits_{i=1}^{infty} B_n$ where $B_n=B(frac 1n,frac 1{4n})$ which is infinite and disjoint so you cannot extract a finite covering out of it.



                          But a covering of $S$ should at least contain a neighbourhood of $0$ or to simplify a ball $B(0,varepsilon)$.
                          Yet $varepsilon$ is fixed, so it will contain all balls $B_n$ for $n>n_0$ large enough (i.e. $n_0>frac 1varepsilon$). Thus you are left with $n_0+1$ balls which is a finite covering.



                          If instead of taking balls, you take random open sets, just consider the intersections of all sets not containing $0$ with the open set containing $0$. Similarly the infinity of sets vanishes in the set containing $0$ and it remains only a finite number of them for the rest of the points away for $0$.






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                            Intuitively $Ssetminus{0}$ is not compact because you can cover it by $bigcuplimits_{i=1}^{infty} B_n$ where $B_n=B(frac 1n,frac 1{4n})$ which is infinite and disjoint so you cannot extract a finite covering out of it.



                            But a covering of $S$ should at least contain a neighbourhood of $0$ or to simplify a ball $B(0,varepsilon)$.
                            Yet $varepsilon$ is fixed, so it will contain all balls $B_n$ for $n>n_0$ large enough (i.e. $n_0>frac 1varepsilon$). Thus you are left with $n_0+1$ balls which is a finite covering.



                            If instead of taking balls, you take random open sets, just consider the intersections of all sets not containing $0$ with the open set containing $0$. Similarly the infinity of sets vanishes in the set containing $0$ and it remains only a finite number of them for the rest of the points away for $0$.






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                              Intuitively $Ssetminus{0}$ is not compact because you can cover it by $bigcuplimits_{i=1}^{infty} B_n$ where $B_n=B(frac 1n,frac 1{4n})$ which is infinite and disjoint so you cannot extract a finite covering out of it.



                              But a covering of $S$ should at least contain a neighbourhood of $0$ or to simplify a ball $B(0,varepsilon)$.
                              Yet $varepsilon$ is fixed, so it will contain all balls $B_n$ for $n>n_0$ large enough (i.e. $n_0>frac 1varepsilon$). Thus you are left with $n_0+1$ balls which is a finite covering.



                              If instead of taking balls, you take random open sets, just consider the intersections of all sets not containing $0$ with the open set containing $0$. Similarly the infinity of sets vanishes in the set containing $0$ and it remains only a finite number of them for the rest of the points away for $0$.






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                              Intuitively $Ssetminus{0}$ is not compact because you can cover it by $bigcuplimits_{i=1}^{infty} B_n$ where $B_n=B(frac 1n,frac 1{4n})$ which is infinite and disjoint so you cannot extract a finite covering out of it.



                              But a covering of $S$ should at least contain a neighbourhood of $0$ or to simplify a ball $B(0,varepsilon)$.
                              Yet $varepsilon$ is fixed, so it will contain all balls $B_n$ for $n>n_0$ large enough (i.e. $n_0>frac 1varepsilon$). Thus you are left with $n_0+1$ balls which is a finite covering.



                              If instead of taking balls, you take random open sets, just consider the intersections of all sets not containing $0$ with the open set containing $0$. Similarly the infinity of sets vanishes in the set containing $0$ and it remains only a finite number of them for the rest of the points away for $0$.







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                                  You can prove in general that if $(X,d)$ is a metric space and $x_n to x$ in $X$ for the metric $d$, then ${x_n mid n in mathbb{N}}cup {x}$ is compact. Your question is a special case of this.






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                                    You can prove in general that if $(X,d)$ is a metric space and $x_n to x$ in $X$ for the metric $d$, then ${x_n mid n in mathbb{N}}cup {x}$ is compact. Your question is a special case of this.






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                                      You can prove in general that if $(X,d)$ is a metric space and $x_n to x$ in $X$ for the metric $d$, then ${x_n mid n in mathbb{N}}cup {x}$ is compact. Your question is a special case of this.






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                                      You can prove in general that if $(X,d)$ is a metric space and $x_n to x$ in $X$ for the metric $d$, then ${x_n mid n in mathbb{N}}cup {x}$ is compact. Your question is a special case of this.







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