Exercise 1895Topology › Topology of ℝⁿM1Added 3 Nov 2026
Heine–Cantor in $\mathbb{R}^n$
#uniform continuity#Heine-Cantor#compactness
Statement
State Heine–Cantor theorem for and outline its proof.
Hint
Argue by contradiction using sequential compactness.
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Solution
Theorem. A continuous on a compact is uniformly continuous.
Proof. Assume not: with but . Compactness gives a subsequence . Then too. Continuity: and , contradiction.
Conclusion. Heine–Cantor holds in .