Exercise 1291Topology › Topology of Mn(ℝ)L1Added 4 Nov 2026
Separability of $M_n(\mathbb{R})$
#separability#dense countable subset#rational matrices
Statement
Show that is separable.
Hint
Consider matrices with rational entries.
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Solution
Countable dense subset. Let be the set of matrices with rational entries. It is countable (finite product of countable sets).
Density. For any and , approximate each entry by a rational with . The matrix satisfies .
Conclusion. is countable and dense in , which is separable.