one-point compactification

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:topology
gptkbp:adds one extra point
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Alexandroff_compactification
gptkbp:appliesTo locally compact Hausdorff spaces
gptkbp:category gptkb:general_topology
gptkbp:example the open disk compactifies to the sphere
the real line compactifies to the circle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label one-point compactification
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pavel_Alexandrov
gptkbp:notation X*
gptkbp:property minimal compactification
unique up to homeomorphism
gptkbp:purpose to compactify a non-compact space
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Stone–Čech_compactification
gptkbp:result compact Hausdorff space
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:topology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alexandrov_compactification
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6