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From: William Elliot on 24 Mar 2010 02:07 Is pointless topology the study of some empty space?
From: Norbert_Paul on 24 Mar 2010 07:18 William Elliot wrote: > Is pointless topology the study of some empty space? No. It is the study of /the/ empty space.
From: William Elliot on 24 Mar 2010 07:33 On Wed, 24 Mar 2010, Norbert_Paul wrote: > William Elliot wrote: >> Is pointless topology the study of some empty space? > No. > It is the study of /the/ empty space. Oh, some unique empty space. Empty space is pervasive almost everywhere. Do different universes have different empty spaces? However, according to the theory of pointless topology only sober spaces are pointless. Such is the absurd results of abstract nonsense, technically know as category theory.
From: Chip Eastham on 24 Mar 2010 08:10 On Mar 24, 7:33 am, William Elliot <ma...(a)rdrop.remove.com> wrote: > On Wed, 24 Mar 2010, Norbert_Paul wrote: > > William Elliot wrote: > >> Is pointless topology the study of some empty space? > > No. > > It is the study of /the/ empty space. > > Oh, some unique empty space. > Empty space is pervasive almost everywhere. > Do different universes have different empty spaces? > > However, according to the theory of pointless topology > only sober spaces are pointless. Such is the absurd > results of abstract nonsense, technically know as > category theory. I knew you knew, categorically. --c
From: Dan Cass on 24 Mar 2010 04:29
> Is pointless topology the study of some empty space? I read somewhere that Empty Space was the little-known sixth Space Girl, along with Baby Space, Sporty Space, etc. Apparantly Empty Space was even ditzier than the others... |