Path-Connectedness of the Hyperspace of Compact Subsets of $\mathbb{R}^n$
General Topology
2022-01-19 v1
Abstract
When one considers the collection of all compact subsets of and equip it with a topology, many questions can be asked about the topological space one ends up with. This is an example of a hyperspace, a mathematical object which has been studied in a more abstract setting since the beginning of the 20th century. Here we give an elementary proof of the path-connectedness of , with the topology induced by the Hausdoff metric, by exploring the vector structure of and using only basic ideas of topology of metric spaces that undergraduate students with just a basic knowledge of these concepts will be able to understand.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2201.06369,
title = {Path-Connectedness of the Hyperspace of Compact Subsets of $\mathbb{R}^n$},
author = {Bryant Rosado Silva and Rodney Josué Biezuner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.06369},
year = {2022}
}