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Two Metrics Are Equivalent
Two Metrics Are Equivalent
Equivalent Metrics. Two metrics g_1 and g_2 defined on a space X are called equivalent if they
induce the same metric topology on X . This is the case iff, ...
d(x,y)=0⇔x=yd(x,y)=0⇔x=y
d(x,y)=d(y,x)d(x,y)=d(y,x)
d(x,y)≤d(x,z)+d(z,y)d(x,y)≤d(x,z)+d(z,y)
For all values x,y,z∈Xx,y,z∈X.
The first two criteria are easily checked. For the last one you need a bit more ingenuity.
Which I’ll gladly leave to you, since it is your exercise to finish.
d(x,y)=0⇔x=yd(x,y)=0⇔x=y
d(x,y)=d(y,x)d(x,y)=d(y,x)
d(x,y)≤d(x,z)+d(z,y)d(x,y)≤d(x,z)+d(z,y)
For all values x,y,z∈Xx,y,z∈X.
The first two criteria are easily checked. For the last one you need a bit more ingenuity.
Which I’ll gladly leave to you, since it is your exercise to finish.
d(x,y)=0⇔x=yd(x,y)=0⇔x=y
d(x,y)=d(y,x)d(x,y)=d(y,x)
d(x,y)≤d(x,z)+d(z,y)d(x,y)≤d(x,z)+d(z,y)
For all values x,y,z∈Xx,y,z∈X.
The first two criteria are easily checked. For the last one you need a bit more ingenuity.
Which I’ll gladly leave to you, since it is your exercise to finish.