Math 2.0

General topology Continuous maps Concept

Proper map

Summary

A proper map is a continuous map between topological spaces under which the preimage of every compact set is compact. It is a map that does not let points "escape to infinity". Proper maps between locally compact Hausdorff spaces are closed, and they are the maps that extend continuously to one-point compactifications.

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Further reading

  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper_map
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