Is infinity part of the boundary of R^n?

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I am having a set $S= xin(-1,1), yin(0,infty) $. Does $bar S$S include the set of points for which $ytoinfty$; figuratively speaking, does it include the "boundary" at infinity?



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    Talking about a closure $overline S$ presupposes an ambient topological space in which the closure is taken. If this space is $Bbb R^2$, then the answer is "no".
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  • As an easier example you may consider $(0,infty)subseteqmathbbR$ the closure of this set does not contain infinity simply because $inftynotinmathbbR$.
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    Talking about a closure $overline S$ presupposes an ambient topological space in which the closure is taken. If this space is $Bbb R^2$, then the answer is "no".
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Sep 2 at 10:59











  • As an easier example you may consider $(0,infty)subseteqmathbbR$ the closure of this set does not contain infinity simply because $inftynotinmathbbR$.
    – Yanko
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    Talking about a closure $overline S$ presupposes an ambient topological space in which the closure is taken. If this space is $Bbb R^2$, then the answer is "no".
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Sep 2 at 10:59











  • As an easier example you may consider $(0,infty)subseteqmathbbR$ the closure of this set does not contain infinity simply because $inftynotinmathbbR$.
    – Yanko
    Sep 2 at 11:12












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    Talking about a closure $overline S$ presupposes an ambient topological space in which the closure is taken. If this space is $Bbb R^2$, then the answer is "no".
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Sep 2 at 10:59











  • As an easier example you may consider $(0,infty)subseteqmathbbR$ the closure of this set does not contain infinity simply because $inftynotinmathbbR$.
    – Yanko
    Sep 2 at 11:12







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Talking about a closure $overline S$ presupposes an ambient topological space in which the closure is taken. If this space is $Bbb R^2$, then the answer is "no".
– Lord Shark the Unknown
Sep 2 at 10:59





Talking about a closure $overline S$ presupposes an ambient topological space in which the closure is taken. If this space is $Bbb R^2$, then the answer is "no".
– Lord Shark the Unknown
Sep 2 at 10:59













As an easier example you may consider $(0,infty)subseteqmathbbR$ the closure of this set does not contain infinity simply because $inftynotinmathbbR$.
– Yanko
Sep 2 at 11:12




As an easier example you may consider $(0,infty)subseteqmathbbR$ the closure of this set does not contain infinity simply because $inftynotinmathbbR$.
– Yanko
Sep 2 at 11:12










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Normally it doesn't. The overall space you are considering does not contain infinity either as a point itself. Normally for you to have infinity you would do a one point compactification of your space, very similar to the extended complex plane.






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