# Infinite Sets and Cluster Points

• February 14th 2010, 07:36 AM
frenchguy87
Infinite Sets and Cluster Points
How would you show that an infinite set $\mathbb{N}$ has no cluster points...
• February 14th 2010, 07:53 AM
Plato
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Originally Posted by frenchguy87
How would you show that an infinite set $\mathbb{N}$ has no cluster points...

If $n\in\mathbb{N}$ can the open set $\left(n-\frac{1}{2},n+\frac{1}{2}\right)$ contain an point of $\mathbb{N}$ other than $n$?

If $x\notin\mathbb{N}$ is there an open set containing $x$ and no point of $\mathbb{N}$.
Hint: $\left( {\exists j \in \mathbb{Z}} \right)\left[ {j < x < j + 1} \right]$.
Let $\delta = \min \left\{ {\left| {x - j} \right|,\left| {j + 1 - x} \right|} \right\}$
• February 15th 2010, 06:57 PM
Drexel28
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Originally Posted by frenchguy87
How would you show that an infinite set $\mathbb{N}$ has no cluster points...

A little more generally, any set $E$ such that $E$ such that $d(e,e')>\delta>0$ for all $e,e'\in E$ has no limit points. To see this let $x$ be an arbitrary point and consider $B_{\frac{\delta}{2}}(x)$. It either contains one or zero points of $E$. If the former we're done, if the latter take the open ball of one-half the distance from $x$ to that point.