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4 that the Cantor set and the graph of 1/x both have the property of being equal to their respective boundaries. This phenomenon, though of interest, is not unusual. 4). 4) and prompts us to ask whether or not ∂(∂S) = ∂S for every subset S of a metric space. The answer is no, and Q is a counterexample when regarded as a subset of R: its boundary is R, and R has empty boundary. 6. 6 Suppose X is a metric space and S is a subset of X. Then ∂(∂S) ⊆ ∂S. Proof If ∂(∂S) = ∅, the result is clearly true, so we suppose otherwise.
Metric spaces that have no proper non-trivial subset with empty boundary are said to be connected , and we shall study them in Chapter 11. 1 Suppose X is a metric space. Then ∂∅ = ∅ and ∂X = ∅. Proof Every point of X is of distance ∞ from the empty set, so no point of X is zero distance from ∅ or from X c , which is the same thing. The first assertion yields ∂∅ = ∅; the second yields ∂X = ∅. 2 Does X have any subset other than X and ∅ that has empty boundary? This 38 3. Boundary seemingly innocuous question leads to a whole new area of enquiry.
B, c) were less than r, we should have, in particular, |b − x| < r and |c − 1/x| < r, which yield |x| < r + |b| and subsequently |1 − bc| ≤ |1 − cx|+|cx − cb| = |c − 1/x| |x|+|b − x| |c| < r2 +r|b|+r|c|, which, since r ≤ 1, does not exceed r(1+|b|+|c|), giving |1 − bc| < r(1+|b|+|c|) and contradicting the definition of r. We conclude that (b, c) ∈ / ∂Γ . 4, we consider the graph of the function f : x → sin(1/x) defined on R+ . An argument similar to the one given above shows that each point of the graph is a boundary point of the graph in R2 with the Euclidean metric.