Subspace topology

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In general topology, the subspace topology, or induced or relative topology, is the assignment of open sets to a subset of a topological space.

Let (X,T) be a topological space with T the family of open sets, and let A be a subset of X. The subspace topology on A is the family

\mathcal{T}_A = \{ A \cap U : U \in \mathcal{T} \} .\,

The subspace topology makes the inclusion map A → X continuous and is the coarsest topology with that property.

References

  • Wolfgang Franz (1967). General Topology. Harrap, 36. 
  • J.L. Kelley (1955). General topology. van Nostrand, 50-53. 
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