Why is a polar cone a closed set?












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Let $X subset mathbb{R}^n$. We define the polar cone as



$$Xº:={xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0,forall uin X}$$



How can I show that this set is closed?



If I fix some $uin X$ then I have that ${xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0}$ is a closed halfspace; but if $X$ is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).










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    probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
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    @JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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    why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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Let $X subset mathbb{R}^n$. We define the polar cone as



$$Xº:={xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0,forall uin X}$$



How can I show that this set is closed?



If I fix some $uin X$ then I have that ${xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0}$ is a closed halfspace; but if $X$ is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).










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    What does $u'x$ mean?
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    – José Carlos Santos
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    probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
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    – dmtri
    15 hours ago












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    @JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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    – Lecter
    15 hours ago






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    why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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    – dmtri
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    @dmtri It's done.
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    – José Carlos Santos
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Let $X subset mathbb{R}^n$. We define the polar cone as



$$Xº:={xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0,forall uin X}$$



How can I show that this set is closed?



If I fix some $uin X$ then I have that ${xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0}$ is a closed halfspace; but if $X$ is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).










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Let $X subset mathbb{R}^n$. We define the polar cone as



$$Xº:={xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0,forall uin X}$$



How can I show that this set is closed?



If I fix some $uin X$ then I have that ${xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0}$ is a closed halfspace; but if $X$ is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).







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    What does $u'x$ mean?
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    – José Carlos Santos
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    probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
    $endgroup$
    – dmtri
    15 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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    – Lecter
    15 hours ago






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    why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
    $endgroup$
    – dmtri
    15 hours ago






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    $begingroup$
    @dmtri It's done.
    $endgroup$
    – José Carlos Santos
    15 hours ago














  • 2




    $begingroup$
    What does $u'x$ mean?
    $endgroup$
    – José Carlos Santos
    15 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
    $endgroup$
    – dmtri
    15 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
    $endgroup$
    – Lecter
    15 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
    $endgroup$
    – dmtri
    15 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @dmtri It's done.
    $endgroup$
    – José Carlos Santos
    15 hours ago








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What does $u'x$ mean?
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– José Carlos Santos
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$begingroup$
What does $u'x$ mean?
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– José Carlos Santos
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$begingroup$
probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
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– dmtri
15 hours ago






$begingroup$
probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
$endgroup$
– dmtri
15 hours ago














$begingroup$
@JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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– Lecter
15 hours ago




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@JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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– Lecter
15 hours ago




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why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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– dmtri
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@dmtri It's done.
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– José Carlos Santos
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@dmtri It's done.
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Actually, your argument works: $X^0$ is closed because it can be expressed as an intersection of closed sets.






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    if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).




    Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).



    Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.






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      Actually, your argument works: $X^0$ is closed because it can be expressed as an intersection of closed sets.






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              if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).




              Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).



              Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.






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                if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).




                Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).



                Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.






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                  if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).




                  Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).



                  Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.






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                  if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).




                  Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).



                  Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.







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