A charaterization of closed maps using the whyburn construction

In this paper we modify the Whyburn construction for a continuous function f:X→Y. If the range is first countable, we get a characterization of closed maps; namely, the constructions are the same if and only if the map is closed.

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Main Author: Yvonne O. Stallings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1985-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171285000229
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spelling doaj-art-dc5caf01941048678f6009a4a6ce9acb2025-02-03T07:25:57ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251985-01-018120120310.1155/S0161171285000229A charaterization of closed maps using the whyburn constructionYvonne O. Stallings0Department of Mathematics, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette 70504, Louisiana, USAIn this paper we modify the Whyburn construction for a continuous function f:X→Y. If the range is first countable, we get a characterization of closed maps; namely, the constructions are the same if and only if the map is closed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171285000229closed mapsfirst countableWhyburn construction.
spellingShingle Yvonne O. Stallings
A charaterization of closed maps using the whyburn construction
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
closed maps
first countable
Whyburn construction.
title A charaterization of closed maps using the whyburn construction
title_full A charaterization of closed maps using the whyburn construction
title_fullStr A charaterization of closed maps using the whyburn construction
title_full_unstemmed A charaterization of closed maps using the whyburn construction
title_short A charaterization of closed maps using the whyburn construction
title_sort charaterization of closed maps using the whyburn construction
topic closed maps
first countable
Whyburn construction.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171285000229
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