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Definition
This topological space is defined as the Cartesian product, equipped with the product topology, of the 2-sphere
and the 2-torus
(which itself is the product of two copies of the circle
). It is denoted
or
or
or
.
Topological space properties
| Property |
Satisfied? |
Is the property a homotopy-invariant property of topological spaces? |
Explanation |
Corollary properties satisfied/dissatisfied
|
| manifold |
Yes |
No |
product of manifolds is manifold |
satisfies: metrizable space, second-countable space, and all the separation axioms down from perfectly normal space and monotonically normal space, including normal, completely regular, regular, Hausdorff, etc.
|
| path-connected space |
Yes |
Yes |
path-connectedness is product-closed |
satisfies: connected space, connected manifold, homogeneous space (via connected manifold, see connected manifold implies homogeneous)
|
| simply connected space |
No |
Yes |
Product of multiple spaces, one of which (the circle) is not simply connected. |
dissatisfies: simply connected manifold
|
| rationally acyclic space |
No |
Yes |
Product of spaces neither of which is rationally acyclic. |
dissatisfies: acyclic space, weakly contractible space, contractible space
|
| space with Euler characteristic zero |
Yes |
Yes |
Product of two spaces, one of which (the 2-torus) has Euler characteristic zero. Note that Euler characteristic of product is product of Euler characteristics |
|
| space with Euler characteristic one |
No |
Yes |
See above, the Euler characteristic is zero |
|
| compact space |
Yes |
No |
Product of compact spaces, see Tychonoff's theorem |
satisfies: compact manifold, compact polyhedron, polyhedron (via compact manifold), compact Hausdorff space, and all properties weaker than compactness
|