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# Math4121 Lecture 17
## Continue on Last lecture
### Countability
#### Theorem: $\mathbb{R}$ is uncountable
We denote the cardinality of $\mathbb{N}$ be $\aleph_0$
We denote the cardinality of $\mathbb{R}$ be $\mathfrak{c}$
> Continuum Hypothesis:
>
> If there a cardinality between $\aleph_0$ and $\mathfrak{c}$
### Power set
#### Definition: Power set
Given a set $S$, the power set of $S$, denoted $\mathscr{P}(S)$ or $2^S$, is the collection of all subsets of $S$.
#### Theorem 3.10 (Cantor's Theorem)
Cardinality of $2^S$ is not equal to the cardinality of $S$.
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<summary>Proof of Cantor's Theorem</summary>
Assume they have the same cardinality, then $\exists \psi: S \to 2^X$ which is one-to-one and onto. (this function returns a subset of $S$)
$$
T=\{a\in S:a\notin \psi (a)\}\subseteq S
$$
Thus, $\exists b\in S$ such that $\psi(b)=T$.
If $b\in T$, then by definition of $T$, $b \notin \psi(b)$, but $\psi(b) = T$, which is a contradiction. So $b\notin T$.
If $b \notin T$, then $b \in \psi(b)$, which is also a contradiction since $b\in T$. Therefore, $2^S$ cannot have the same cardinality as $S$.
</details>
### Back to Hankel's Conjecture
$$
T=\bigcup_{n=1}^\infty \left(a_n-\frac{\epsilon}{2^{n+1}},a_n+\frac{\epsilon}{2^{n+1}}\right)
$$
is small
What is the structure of $S=[0,1]\setminus T$? (or Sparse)
- Cardinality (countable)
- Topologically (not dense)
- Measure, for now meaning small or zero outer content.
## Chapter 4: Nowhere Dense Sets and the Problem with the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
### Nowhere Dense Sets
#### Definition: Nowhere Dense Set
A set $S$ is **nowhere dense** if there are no open intervals in which $S$ is dense.
#### Corollary: A set is nowhere dense if and only if $S$ contains no open intervals
$S'$ contains no open intervals