Left multiplication is homeomorphism of topological groups
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This is a very simple question involving basic definitions.
I want to prove that if $G$ is a topological group, left multiplication $f_acolon gmapsto ag$ is a homeomorphism of $G$.
Clearly, this map is bijective and it sufficies to show its continuity.
To prove continuity, if $U(ag)$ is an open nhbd of $agin G$, there are open nhbds $V(a)$, $W(g)$ s.t. $V(a)W(g)subseteq U(ag)$, from which I get $aW(g)subseteq U(ag)$.
Here I stuck. Can I conclude it is open? If yes, why?
Thank you in advance for your help.
general-topology continuity topological-groups
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This is a very simple question involving basic definitions.
I want to prove that if $G$ is a topological group, left multiplication $f_acolon gmapsto ag$ is a homeomorphism of $G$.
Clearly, this map is bijective and it sufficies to show its continuity.
To prove continuity, if $U(ag)$ is an open nhbd of $agin G$, there are open nhbds $V(a)$, $W(g)$ s.t. $V(a)W(g)subseteq U(ag)$, from which I get $aW(g)subseteq U(ag)$.
Here I stuck. Can I conclude it is open? If yes, why?
Thank you in advance for your help.
general-topology continuity topological-groups
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Just notice left multiplication is a restiction of the multiplication function to the subspace ${a}times G$
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
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In the end, it sufficies to notice that the restriction of a continuous function is continuous.
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– LBJFS
10 hours ago
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And this is straightforward
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
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Thank you very much!
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– LBJFS
10 hours ago
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This is a very simple question involving basic definitions.
I want to prove that if $G$ is a topological group, left multiplication $f_acolon gmapsto ag$ is a homeomorphism of $G$.
Clearly, this map is bijective and it sufficies to show its continuity.
To prove continuity, if $U(ag)$ is an open nhbd of $agin G$, there are open nhbds $V(a)$, $W(g)$ s.t. $V(a)W(g)subseteq U(ag)$, from which I get $aW(g)subseteq U(ag)$.
Here I stuck. Can I conclude it is open? If yes, why?
Thank you in advance for your help.
general-topology continuity topological-groups
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This is a very simple question involving basic definitions.
I want to prove that if $G$ is a topological group, left multiplication $f_acolon gmapsto ag$ is a homeomorphism of $G$.
Clearly, this map is bijective and it sufficies to show its continuity.
To prove continuity, if $U(ag)$ is an open nhbd of $agin G$, there are open nhbds $V(a)$, $W(g)$ s.t. $V(a)W(g)subseteq U(ag)$, from which I get $aW(g)subseteq U(ag)$.
Here I stuck. Can I conclude it is open? If yes, why?
Thank you in advance for your help.
general-topology continuity topological-groups
general-topology continuity topological-groups
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Just notice left multiplication is a restiction of the multiplication function to the subspace ${a}times G$
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
1
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In the end, it sufficies to notice that the restriction of a continuous function is continuous.
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– LBJFS
10 hours ago
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And this is straightforward
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
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Thank you very much!
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– LBJFS
10 hours ago
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1
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Just notice left multiplication is a restiction of the multiplication function to the subspace ${a}times G$
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
1
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In the end, it sufficies to notice that the restriction of a continuous function is continuous.
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– LBJFS
10 hours ago
1
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And this is straightforward
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
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Thank you very much!
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– LBJFS
10 hours ago
1
1
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Just notice left multiplication is a restiction of the multiplication function to the subspace ${a}times G$
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
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Just notice left multiplication is a restiction of the multiplication function to the subspace ${a}times G$
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
1
1
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In the end, it sufficies to notice that the restriction of a continuous function is continuous.
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– LBJFS
10 hours ago
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In the end, it sufficies to notice that the restriction of a continuous function is continuous.
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– LBJFS
10 hours ago
1
1
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And this is straightforward
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
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And this is straightforward
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– YuiTo Cheng
10 hours ago
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Thank you very much!
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– LBJFS
10 hours ago
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Thank you very much!
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Hint:
For a topological group $G $, the map $f:G×Gto G $ sending $(x,y) $ to $xcdot y $ is continuous. Now $f_a $ is nothing but $f $ restricted to ${a}×G $. So what can you conclude?
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The map $f_a$ is continuous because, by the definition of topological group, the multiplication is continuous.
And the inverse of $f_a$ is $f_{a^{-1}}$, which is continuous by the same reason.
Therefore, $f_a$ is a homeomorphism.
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This is essentially rephrasing the other answer, but in a Category Theoretic perspective:
Let Top be the category of Topological Spaces and continuous maps. A group object in Top is a topological group, ie. a topological space equipped with continuous maps $m:Gtimes Grightarrow G$, $1:*rightarrow G$, and $(-)^{-1}:Grightarrow G$ expressing multiplication, identity, and inversion.
Since $Gtimes G$ is the product of topological spaces, it is equipped with continuous projections $pi_G:Gtimes Grightarrow G$ mapping $(g,h)mapsto g.$
Furthermore, a group G considered as a category is a category where the only object is the group $G$, and morphisms are left (or right - left is what's relevant here) multiplication by elements of $G$. These are isomorphisms since the coset $gG = G$.
Together, we have the desired result.
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I don't know category theory, but I love different perspectives! Thank you very much.
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– LBJFS
9 hours ago
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I'm not a category theorist, but I like to think that I'm fairly familiar with the basics. Yet I do not see how the facts you stated give the result. Could you elaborate?
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– tomasz
9 hours ago
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@tomasz I elaborated a bit. Hopefully this makes more sense.
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– user458276
2 hours ago
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Hint: if $fcolon Xtimes Yto Z$ is continuous, then it is also coordinatewise continous, i.e. for every $xin X$ and $yin Y$, the functions $f_xcolon Yto Z$, $ymapsto f(x,y)$ and $f_ycolon Xto Z$, $xmapsto f(x,y)$ are both continuous. This follows from the observation that if $Usubseteq Xtimes Y$ is open, then so are its cross-sections (which is immediate by the definition of the product topology).
Note that none of the implications mentioned in the preceding paragraph reverse. This is why in general, a semitopological group need not be topological (although there are some very powerful "automatic continuity" theorems for algebraic structures like groups).
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Hint:
For a topological group $G $, the map $f:G×Gto G $ sending $(x,y) $ to $xcdot y $ is continuous. Now $f_a $ is nothing but $f $ restricted to ${a}×G $. So what can you conclude?
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Hint:
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Hint:
For a topological group $G $, the map $f:G×Gto G $ sending $(x,y) $ to $xcdot y $ is continuous. Now $f_a $ is nothing but $f $ restricted to ${a}×G $. So what can you conclude?
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For a topological group $G $, the map $f:G×Gto G $ sending $(x,y) $ to $xcdot y $ is continuous. Now $f_a $ is nothing but $f $ restricted to ${a}×G $. So what can you conclude?
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The map $f_a$ is continuous because, by the definition of topological group, the multiplication is continuous.
And the inverse of $f_a$ is $f_{a^{-1}}$, which is continuous by the same reason.
Therefore, $f_a$ is a homeomorphism.
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The map $f_a$ is continuous because, by the definition of topological group, the multiplication is continuous.
And the inverse of $f_a$ is $f_{a^{-1}}$, which is continuous by the same reason.
Therefore, $f_a$ is a homeomorphism.
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The map $f_a$ is continuous because, by the definition of topological group, the multiplication is continuous.
And the inverse of $f_a$ is $f_{a^{-1}}$, which is continuous by the same reason.
Therefore, $f_a$ is a homeomorphism.
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The map $f_a$ is continuous because, by the definition of topological group, the multiplication is continuous.
And the inverse of $f_a$ is $f_{a^{-1}}$, which is continuous by the same reason.
Therefore, $f_a$ is a homeomorphism.
answered 10 hours ago
José Carlos SantosJosé Carlos Santos
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This is essentially rephrasing the other answer, but in a Category Theoretic perspective:
Let Top be the category of Topological Spaces and continuous maps. A group object in Top is a topological group, ie. a topological space equipped with continuous maps $m:Gtimes Grightarrow G$, $1:*rightarrow G$, and $(-)^{-1}:Grightarrow G$ expressing multiplication, identity, and inversion.
Since $Gtimes G$ is the product of topological spaces, it is equipped with continuous projections $pi_G:Gtimes Grightarrow G$ mapping $(g,h)mapsto g.$
Furthermore, a group G considered as a category is a category where the only object is the group $G$, and morphisms are left (or right - left is what's relevant here) multiplication by elements of $G$. These are isomorphisms since the coset $gG = G$.
Together, we have the desired result.
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I don't know category theory, but I love different perspectives! Thank you very much.
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– LBJFS
9 hours ago
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I'm not a category theorist, but I like to think that I'm fairly familiar with the basics. Yet I do not see how the facts you stated give the result. Could you elaborate?
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– tomasz
9 hours ago
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@tomasz I elaborated a bit. Hopefully this makes more sense.
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– user458276
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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This is essentially rephrasing the other answer, but in a Category Theoretic perspective:
Let Top be the category of Topological Spaces and continuous maps. A group object in Top is a topological group, ie. a topological space equipped with continuous maps $m:Gtimes Grightarrow G$, $1:*rightarrow G$, and $(-)^{-1}:Grightarrow G$ expressing multiplication, identity, and inversion.
Since $Gtimes G$ is the product of topological spaces, it is equipped with continuous projections $pi_G:Gtimes Grightarrow G$ mapping $(g,h)mapsto g.$
Furthermore, a group G considered as a category is a category where the only object is the group $G$, and morphisms are left (or right - left is what's relevant here) multiplication by elements of $G$. These are isomorphisms since the coset $gG = G$.
Together, we have the desired result.
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
I don't know category theory, but I love different perspectives! Thank you very much.
$endgroup$
– LBJFS
9 hours ago
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I'm not a category theorist, but I like to think that I'm fairly familiar with the basics. Yet I do not see how the facts you stated give the result. Could you elaborate?
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– tomasz
9 hours ago
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@tomasz I elaborated a bit. Hopefully this makes more sense.
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– user458276
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
This is essentially rephrasing the other answer, but in a Category Theoretic perspective:
Let Top be the category of Topological Spaces and continuous maps. A group object in Top is a topological group, ie. a topological space equipped with continuous maps $m:Gtimes Grightarrow G$, $1:*rightarrow G$, and $(-)^{-1}:Grightarrow G$ expressing multiplication, identity, and inversion.
Since $Gtimes G$ is the product of topological spaces, it is equipped with continuous projections $pi_G:Gtimes Grightarrow G$ mapping $(g,h)mapsto g.$
Furthermore, a group G considered as a category is a category where the only object is the group $G$, and morphisms are left (or right - left is what's relevant here) multiplication by elements of $G$. These are isomorphisms since the coset $gG = G$.
Together, we have the desired result.
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This is essentially rephrasing the other answer, but in a Category Theoretic perspective:
Let Top be the category of Topological Spaces and continuous maps. A group object in Top is a topological group, ie. a topological space equipped with continuous maps $m:Gtimes Grightarrow G$, $1:*rightarrow G$, and $(-)^{-1}:Grightarrow G$ expressing multiplication, identity, and inversion.
Since $Gtimes G$ is the product of topological spaces, it is equipped with continuous projections $pi_G:Gtimes Grightarrow G$ mapping $(g,h)mapsto g.$
Furthermore, a group G considered as a category is a category where the only object is the group $G$, and morphisms are left (or right - left is what's relevant here) multiplication by elements of $G$. These are isomorphisms since the coset $gG = G$.
Together, we have the desired result.
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I don't know category theory, but I love different perspectives! Thank you very much.
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– LBJFS
9 hours ago
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I'm not a category theorist, but I like to think that I'm fairly familiar with the basics. Yet I do not see how the facts you stated give the result. Could you elaborate?
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– tomasz
9 hours ago
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@tomasz I elaborated a bit. Hopefully this makes more sense.
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– user458276
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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I don't know category theory, but I love different perspectives! Thank you very much.
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– LBJFS
9 hours ago
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I'm not a category theorist, but I like to think that I'm fairly familiar with the basics. Yet I do not see how the facts you stated give the result. Could you elaborate?
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– tomasz
9 hours ago
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@tomasz I elaborated a bit. Hopefully this makes more sense.
$endgroup$
– user458276
2 hours ago
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I don't know category theory, but I love different perspectives! Thank you very much.
$endgroup$
– LBJFS
9 hours ago
$begingroup$
I don't know category theory, but I love different perspectives! Thank you very much.
$endgroup$
– LBJFS
9 hours ago
$begingroup$
I'm not a category theorist, but I like to think that I'm fairly familiar with the basics. Yet I do not see how the facts you stated give the result. Could you elaborate?
$endgroup$
– tomasz
9 hours ago
$begingroup$
I'm not a category theorist, but I like to think that I'm fairly familiar with the basics. Yet I do not see how the facts you stated give the result. Could you elaborate?
$endgroup$
– tomasz
9 hours ago
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@tomasz I elaborated a bit. Hopefully this makes more sense.
$endgroup$
– user458276
2 hours ago
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@tomasz I elaborated a bit. Hopefully this makes more sense.
$endgroup$
– user458276
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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Hint: if $fcolon Xtimes Yto Z$ is continuous, then it is also coordinatewise continous, i.e. for every $xin X$ and $yin Y$, the functions $f_xcolon Yto Z$, $ymapsto f(x,y)$ and $f_ycolon Xto Z$, $xmapsto f(x,y)$ are both continuous. This follows from the observation that if $Usubseteq Xtimes Y$ is open, then so are its cross-sections (which is immediate by the definition of the product topology).
Note that none of the implications mentioned in the preceding paragraph reverse. This is why in general, a semitopological group need not be topological (although there are some very powerful "automatic continuity" theorems for algebraic structures like groups).
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Hint: if $fcolon Xtimes Yto Z$ is continuous, then it is also coordinatewise continous, i.e. for every $xin X$ and $yin Y$, the functions $f_xcolon Yto Z$, $ymapsto f(x,y)$ and $f_ycolon Xto Z$, $xmapsto f(x,y)$ are both continuous. This follows from the observation that if $Usubseteq Xtimes Y$ is open, then so are its cross-sections (which is immediate by the definition of the product topology).
Note that none of the implications mentioned in the preceding paragraph reverse. This is why in general, a semitopological group need not be topological (although there are some very powerful "automatic continuity" theorems for algebraic structures like groups).
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Hint: if $fcolon Xtimes Yto Z$ is continuous, then it is also coordinatewise continous, i.e. for every $xin X$ and $yin Y$, the functions $f_xcolon Yto Z$, $ymapsto f(x,y)$ and $f_ycolon Xto Z$, $xmapsto f(x,y)$ are both continuous. This follows from the observation that if $Usubseteq Xtimes Y$ is open, then so are its cross-sections (which is immediate by the definition of the product topology).
Note that none of the implications mentioned in the preceding paragraph reverse. This is why in general, a semitopological group need not be topological (although there are some very powerful "automatic continuity" theorems for algebraic structures like groups).
$endgroup$
Hint: if $fcolon Xtimes Yto Z$ is continuous, then it is also coordinatewise continous, i.e. for every $xin X$ and $yin Y$, the functions $f_xcolon Yto Z$, $ymapsto f(x,y)$ and $f_ycolon Xto Z$, $xmapsto f(x,y)$ are both continuous. This follows from the observation that if $Usubseteq Xtimes Y$ is open, then so are its cross-sections (which is immediate by the definition of the product topology).
Note that none of the implications mentioned in the preceding paragraph reverse. This is why in general, a semitopological group need not be topological (although there are some very powerful "automatic continuity" theorems for algebraic structures like groups).
answered 9 hours ago
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Just notice left multiplication is a restiction of the multiplication function to the subspace ${a}times G$
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– YuiTo Cheng
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In the end, it sufficies to notice that the restriction of a continuous function is continuous.
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– LBJFS
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And this is straightforward
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Thank you very much!
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