The set of left cosets of a subgroup of a topological
group
forms a topological space. Its topology is defined by the quotient topology from
.
Namely, the open sets in
are the images of the open sets in
. Moreover, if
is closed, then
is a T2-space.
Lie Group Quotient Space
See also
Effective Action, Free Action, Group, Group Orbit, Group Representation, Isotropy Group, Matrix Group, Quotient Space, Topological Group, TransitiveThis entry contributed by Todd Rowland
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