let n be Element of NAT ; :: thesis: for P being Subset of (TOP-REAL n)
for p1, p2 being Point of (TOP-REAL n) st P is_an_arc_of p1,p2 holds
ex p3 being Point of (TOP-REAL n) st
( p3 in P & p3 <> p1 & p3 <> p2 )
let P be Subset of (TOP-REAL n); :: thesis: for p1, p2 being Point of (TOP-REAL n) st P is_an_arc_of p1,p2 holds
ex p3 being Point of (TOP-REAL n) st
( p3 in P & p3 <> p1 & p3 <> p2 )
let p1, p2 be Point of (TOP-REAL n); :: thesis: ( P is_an_arc_of p1,p2 implies ex p3 being Point of (TOP-REAL n) st
( p3 in P & p3 <> p1 & p3 <> p2 ) )
assume
P is_an_arc_of p1,p2
; :: thesis: ex p3 being Point of (TOP-REAL n) st
( p3 in P & p3 <> p1 & p3 <> p2 )
then consider f being Function of I[01] ,((TOP-REAL n) | P) such that
A1:
( f is being_homeomorphism & f . 0 = p1 & f . 1 = p2 )
by TOPREAL1:def 2;
1 / 2 in [#] I[01]
by BORSUK_1:83, XXREAL_1:1;
then A2:
1 / 2 in dom f
by A1, TOPS_2:def 5;
then
f . (1 / 2) in rng f
by FUNCT_1:def 5;
then
f . (1 / 2) in the carrier of ((TOP-REAL n) | P)
;
then A3:
f . (1 / 2) in P
by PRE_TOPC:29;
then reconsider p = f . (1 / 2) as Point of (TOP-REAL n) ;
A4:
f is one-to-one
by A1, TOPS_2:def 5;
0 in [#] I[01]
by BORSUK_1:83, XXREAL_1:1;
then
0 in dom f
by A1, TOPS_2:def 5;
then A5:
p1 <> p
by A1, A2, A4, FUNCT_1:def 8;
1 in [#] I[01]
by BORSUK_1:83, XXREAL_1:1;
then
1 in dom f
by A1, TOPS_2:def 5;
then
f . 1 <> f . (1 / 2)
by A2, A4, FUNCT_1:def 8;
hence
ex p3 being Point of (TOP-REAL n) st
( p3 in P & p3 <> p1 & p3 <> p2 )
by A1, A3, A5; :: thesis: verum