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In [[mathematics]], particularly in [[functional analysis]] and [[topology]], '''closed graph''' is a property of [[Function (mathematics)|functions]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|last=Baggs|first=Ivan|date=1974|title=Functions with a closed graph|url=https://www.ams.org/|journal=Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society|language=en|volume=43|issue=2|pages=439–442|doi=10.1090/S0002-9939-1974-0334132-8|issn=0002-9939|doi-access=free}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|last=Ursescu|first=Corneliu|date=1975|title=Multifunctions with convex closed graph|url=https://eudml.org/doc/12881|journal=Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal|volume=25|issue=3|pages=438–441|doi=10.21136/CMJ.1975.101337 |issn=0011-4642}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
A function {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} between [[topological space]]s has a '''closed graph''' if its [[Graph of a function |graph]] is a [[closed subset]] of the [[Product topology|product space]] {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}. &lt;br /&gt;
A related property is '''open graph'''.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|last1=Shafer|first1=Wayne|last2=Sonnenschein|first2=Hugo|date=1975-12-01|title=Equilibrium in abstract economies without ordered preferences|journal=Journal of Mathematical Economics|volume=2|issue=3|pages=345–348|doi=10.1016/0304-4068(75)90002-6|issn=0304-4068|url=http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/research/math/papers/94.pdf|hdl=10419/220454|hdl-access=free}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This property is studied because there are many theorems, known as [[closed graph theorem]]s, giving conditions under which a function with a closed graph is necessarily [[Continuous function (topology)|continuous]].  One particularly well-known class of closed graph theorems are the [[Closed graph theorem (functional analysis)|closed graph theorems in functional analysis]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Definitions ==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Graphs and set-valued functions ===&lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition and notation''': The '''[[Graph of a function|graph]]''' of a [[Function (mathematics)|function]] {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is the set &lt;br /&gt;
::{{math|1=Gr ''f'' := { (''x'', ''f''(''x'')) : ''x'' ∈ ''X''&amp;amp;thinsp;} = { (''x'', ''y'') ∈ ''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y'' : ''y'' = ''f''(''x'')&amp;amp;thinsp;}&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;}}. &lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Notation''': If {{mvar|Y}} is a set then the [[power set]] of {{mvar|Y}}, which is the set of all subsets of {{mvar|Y}}, is denoted by {{math|2&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;''Y''&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}} or {{math|𝒫(''Y'')}}. &lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition''': If {{mvar|X}} and {{mvar|Y}} are sets, a '''[[set-valued function]]''' in {{mvar|Y}} on {{mvar|X}} (also called a {{mvar|Y}}-valued '''multifunction''' on {{mvar|X}}) is a function {{math|''F'' : ''X'' → 2&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;''Y''&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}} with [[Domain (function)|domain]] {{mvar|X}} that is valued in {{math|2&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;''Y''&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}}. That is, {{mvar|F}} is a function on {{mvar|X}} such that for every {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}}, {{math|''F''(''x'')}} is a subset of {{mvar|Y}}. &lt;br /&gt;
:* Some authors call a function {{math|''F'' : ''X'' → 2&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;''Y''&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}} a set-valued function only if it satisfies the additional requirement that {{math|''F''(''x'')}} is not empty for every {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}}; this article does not require this. &lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition and notation''': If {{math|''F'' : ''X'' → 2&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;''Y''&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}} is a set-valued function in a set {{mvar|Y}} then the '''graph''' of {{mvar|F}} is the set&lt;br /&gt;
::{{math|1=Gr ''F'' := { (''x'', ''y'') ∈ ''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y'' : ''y'' ∈ ''F''(''x'')&amp;amp;thinsp;}&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;}}. &lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition''': A function {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} can be canonically identified with the set-valued function {{math|''F'' : ''X'' → 2&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;''Y''&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}} defined by {{math|1=''F''(''x'') := { ''f''(''x'')&amp;amp;thinsp;} }} for every {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}}, where {{mvar|F}} is called the '''canonical set-valued function''' induced by (or associated with) {{mvar|f}}. &lt;br /&gt;
:*Note that in this case, {{math|1=Gr ''f'' = Gr ''F''}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Open and closed graph ===&lt;br /&gt;
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We give the more general definition of when a {{mvar|Y}}-valued function or set-valued function defined on a ''subset'' {{mvar|S}} of {{mvar|X}} has a closed graph since this generality is needed in the study of [[closed linear operator]]s that are defined on a dense subspace {{mvar|S}} of a [[topological vector space]] {{mvar|X}} (and not necessarily defined on all of {{mvar|X}}). &lt;br /&gt;
This particular case is one of the main reasons why functions with closed graphs are studied in [[functional analysis]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Assumptions''': Throughout, {{mvar|X}} and {{mvar|Y}} are [[topological space]]s, {{math|''S'' ⊆ ''X''}}, and {{mvar|f}}  is a {{mvar|Y}}-valued function or set-valued function on {{mvar|S}} (i.e. {{math|''f'' : ''S'' → ''Y''}} or {{math|''f'' : ''S'' → 2&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;''Y''&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}}). {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} will always be endowed with the [[product topology]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition''':{{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | pp=459-483}} We say that {{mvar|f}}&amp;amp;thinsp; has a '''closed graph''' (resp. '''open graph''', '''sequentially closed graph''', '''sequentially open graph''') '''in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}''' if the graph of {{mvar|f}}, {{math|Gr ''f''}}, is a [[Closed set|closed]] (resp. [[Open set|open]], [[sequentially closed]], [[sequentially open]]) subset of {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} when {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} is endowed with the [[product topology]]. If {{math|1=''S'' = ''X''}} or if {{mvar|X}} is clear from context then we may omit writing &amp;quot;in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Observation''': If {{math|''g'' : ''S'' → ''Y''}} is a function and {{mvar|G}} is the canonical set-valued function induced by {{mvar|g}}&amp;amp;thinsp; (i.e. {{math|''G'' : ''S'' → 2&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;''Y''&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}} is defined by {{math|1=''G''(''s'') := { ''g''(''s'')&amp;amp;thinsp;} }} for every {{math|''s'' ∈ ''S''}}) then since {{math|1=Gr ''g'' = Gr ''G''}}, {{mvar|g}} has a closed (resp. sequentially closed, open, sequentially open) graph in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} if and only if the same is true of {{mvar|G}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Closable maps and closures ===&lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition''': We say that the function (resp. set-valued function) {{mvar|f}} is '''closable in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}''' if there exists a subset {{math|''D'' ⊆ ''X''}} containing {{mvar|S}} and a function (resp. set-valued function) {{math|''F'' : ''D'' → ''Y''}} whose graph is equal to the closure of the set {{math|Gr ''f''}} in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}. Such an {{mvar|F}} is called a '''closure of {{mvar|f}} in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}''', is denoted by {{math|{{overline|f}}}}, and necessarily extends {{mvar|f}}. &lt;br /&gt;
:*'''Additional assumptions for linear maps''': If in addition, {{mvar|S}}, {{mvar|X}}, and {{mvar|Y}} are [[topological vector space]]s and {{math|''f'' : ''S'' → ''Y''}} is a [[linear map]] then to call {{mvar|f}} closable we also require that the set {{mvar|D}} be a vector subspace of {{mvar|X}} and the closure of {{mvar|f}} be a linear map. &lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition''': If {{mvar|f}} is closable on {{mvar|S}} then a '''core''' or '''essential domain''' of {{mvar|f}} is a subset {{math|''D'' ⊆ ''S''}} such that the closure in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} of the graph of the restriction {{math|''f'' {{big|{{!}}}}&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''D''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; : ''D'' → ''Y''}} of {{mvar|f}} to {{mvar|D}} is equal to the closure of the graph of {{mvar|f}} in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} (i.e. the closure of {{math|Gr ''f''}} in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} is equal to the closure of {{math|Gr ''f'' {{big|{{!}}}}&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''D''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}).&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Closed maps and closed linear operators ===&lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition and notation''': When we write {{math|''f'' : ''D''(''f'') ⊆ ''X'' → ''Y''}} then we mean that {{mvar|f}} is a {{mvar|Y}}-valued function with domain {{math|''D''(''f'')}} where {{math|''D''(''f'') ⊆ ''X''}}. If we say that {{math|''f'' : ''D''(''f'') ⊆ ''X'' → ''Y''}} is '''closed''' (resp. '''sequentially closed''') or '''has a closed graph''' (resp. '''has a sequentially closed graph''') then we mean that the graph of {{mvar|f}} is closed (resp. sequentially closed) in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} (rather than in {{math|''D''(''f'') ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}). &lt;br /&gt;
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When reading literature in [[functional analysis]], if {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is a [[linear map]] between [[topological vector space]]s (TVSs) (e.g. [[Banach space]]s) then &amp;quot;{{mvar|f}} is closed&amp;quot; will almost always means the following: &lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition''': A map {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is called '''closed''' if its graph is closed in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}. In particular, the term &amp;quot;'''closed linear operator'''&amp;quot; will almost certainly refer to a [[linear map]] whose graph is closed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Otherwise, especially in literature about [[point-set topology]], &amp;quot;{{mvar|f}} is closed&amp;quot; may instead mean the following:&lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition''': A map {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} between topological spaces is called a '''[[Open and closed maps|closed map]]''' if the image of a closed subset of {{mvar|X}} is a closed subset of {{mvar|Y}}. &lt;br /&gt;
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These two definitions of &amp;quot;closed map&amp;quot; are not equivalent. &lt;br /&gt;
If it is unclear, then it is recommended that a reader check how &amp;quot;closed map&amp;quot; is defined by the literature they are reading.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Characterizations ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Throughout, let {{mvar|X}} and {{mvar|Y}} be topological spaces. &lt;br /&gt;
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;Function with a closed graph&lt;br /&gt;
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If {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is a function then the following are equivalent:&lt;br /&gt;
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# {{mvar|f}}&amp;amp;thinsp; has a closed graph (in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}});&lt;br /&gt;
# (definition) the graph of {{mvar|f}}, {{math|Gr ''f''}}, is a closed subset of {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}};&lt;br /&gt;
# for every {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}} and [[Net (mathematics)|net]] {{math|1=''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = (''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;)&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i'' ∈ ''I''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} in {{mvar|X}} such that {{math|''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; → ''x''}} in {{mvar|X}}, if {{math|''y'' ∈ ''Y''}} is such that the net {{math|1=''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;) := (''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;))&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i'' ∈ ''I''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; → ''y''}} in {{mvar|Y}} then {{math|1=''y'' = ''f''(''x'')}};{{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | pp=459-483}}&lt;br /&gt;
#* Compare this to the definition of continuity in terms of nets, which recall is the following: for every {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}} and net {{math|1=''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = (''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;)&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i'' ∈ ''I''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} in {{mvar|X}} such that {{math|''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; → ''x''}} in {{mvar|X}}, {{math|''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;) → ''f''(''x'')}} in {{mvar|Y}}.&lt;br /&gt;
#* Thus to show that the function {{mvar|f}} has a closed graph we ''may'' assume that {{math|''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;)}} converges in {{mvar|Y}} to some {{math|''y'' ∈ ''Y''}} (and then show that {{math|1=''y'' = ''f''(''x'')}}) while to show that {{mvar|f}} is continuous we may ''not'' assume that {{math|''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;)}} converges in {{mvar|Y}} to some {{math|''y'' ∈ ''Y''}} and we must instead prove that this is true (and moreover, we must more specifically prove that {{math|''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;)}} converges to {{math|''f''(''x'')}} in {{mvar|Y}}).&lt;br /&gt;
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and if {{mvar|Y}} is a [[Hausdorff space|Hausdorff]] [[compact space]] then we may add to this list: &lt;br /&gt;
#&amp;lt;li value=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{mvar|f}}&amp;amp;thinsp; is continuous;{{sfn | Munkres | 2000 | p=171}}&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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and if both {{mvar|X}} and {{mvar|Y}} are [[First-countable space|first-countable]] spaces then we may add to this list: &lt;br /&gt;
#&amp;lt;li value=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{mvar|f}}&amp;amp;thinsp; has a sequentially closed graph (in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}});&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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;Function with a sequentially closed graph&lt;br /&gt;
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If {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is a function then the following are equivalent:&lt;br /&gt;
# {{mvar|f}}&amp;amp;thinsp; has a sequentially closed graph (in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}});&lt;br /&gt;
# (definition) the graph of {{mvar|f}} is a sequentially closed subset of {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}};&lt;br /&gt;
# for every {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}} and [[Sequence (mathematics)|sequence]] {{math|1=''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = (''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;){{su|p=∞|b=''i''=1}}}} in {{mvar|X}} such that {{math|''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; → ''x''}} in {{mvar|X}}, if {{math|''y'' ∈ ''Y''}} is such that the net {{math|1=''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;) := (''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;)){{su|p=∞|b=''i''=1}} → ''y''}} in {{mvar|Y}} then {{math|1=''y'' = ''f''(''x'')}};{{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | pp=459-483}}&lt;br /&gt;
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;set-valued function with a closed graph&lt;br /&gt;
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If {{math|''F'' : ''X'' → 2&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;''Y''&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}} is a set-valued function between topological spaces {{mvar|X}} and {{mvar|Y}} then the following are equivalent:&lt;br /&gt;
# {{mvar|F}}&amp;amp;thinsp; has a closed graph (in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}});&lt;br /&gt;
# (definition) the graph of {{mvar|F}} is a closed subset of {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}};&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
and if {{mvar|Y}} is [[Compact space |compact]] and [[Hausdorff space|Hausdorff]] then we may add to this list: &lt;br /&gt;
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#&amp;lt;li value=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{mvar|F}} is [[upper hemicontinuous]] and {{math|''F''(''x'')}} is a closed subset of {{mvar|Y}} for all {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}};&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aliprantis&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Infinite Dimensional Analysis: A Hitchhiker's Guide|last=Aliprantis|first=Charlambos|author2=Kim C. Border|publisher=Springer|year=1999|edition=3rd|chapter=Chapter 17}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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and if both {{mvar|X}} and {{mvar|Y}} are metrizable spaces then we may add to this list: &lt;br /&gt;
# &amp;lt;li value=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;for all {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}}, {{math|''y'' ∈ ''Y''}}, and sequences {{math|1=''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = (''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;){{su|p=∞|b=''i''=1}}}} in {{mvar|X}} and {{math|1=''y''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = (''y''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;){{su|p=∞|b=''i''=1}}}} in {{mvar|Y}} such that {{math|''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; → ''x''}} in {{mvar|X}} and {{math|''y''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; → ''y''}} in {{mvar|Y}}, and {{math|''y''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ∈ ''F''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;)}} for all {{mvar|i}}, then {{math|''y'' ∈ ''F''(''x'')}}.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sufficient conditions for a closed graph ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* If {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is a [[continuous function]] between topological spaces and if {{mvar|Y}} is [[Hausdorff space|Hausdorff]] then {{mvar|f}}&amp;amp;thinsp; has a closed graph in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}.{{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | pp=459-483}}&lt;br /&gt;
** Note that if {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is a function between Hausdorff topological spaces then it is possible for {{mvar|f}}&amp;amp;thinsp; to have a closed graph in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} but ''not'' be continuous.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Closed graph theorems: When a closed graph implies continuity ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Closed graph theorem}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Conditions that guarantee that a function with a closed graph is necessarily continuous are called '''[[closed graph theorem]]s'''. &lt;br /&gt;
Closed graph theorems are of particular interest in [[functional analysis]] where there are many theorems giving conditions under which a [[linear map]] with a closed graph is necessarily continuous. &lt;br /&gt;
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* If {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is a function between topological spaces whose graph is closed in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} and if {{mvar|Y}} is a [[compact space]] then {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is continuous.{{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | pp=459-483}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Continuous but ''not'' closed maps ===&lt;br /&gt;
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* Let {{mvar|X}} denote the real numbers {{math|ℝ}} with the usual [[Euclidean topology]] and let {{mvar|Y}} denote {{math|ℝ}} with the [[indiscrete topology]] (where note that {{mvar|Y}} is ''not'' Hausdorff and that every function valued in {{mvar|Y}} is continuous). Let {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} be defined by {{math|1=''f''(0) = 1}} and {{math|1=''f''(''x'') = 0}} for all {{math|''x'' ≠ 0}}. Then {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is continuous but its graph is ''not'' closed in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}.{{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | pp=459-483}}&lt;br /&gt;
* If {{mvar|X}} is any space then the identity map {{math|Id : ''X'' → ''X''}} is continuous but its graph, which is the diagonal {{math|1=Gr Id := { (''x'', ''x'') : ''x'' ∈ ''X''&amp;amp;thinsp;}&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;}}, is closed in {{math|''X'' × ''X''}} if and only if {{mvar|X}} is Hausdorff.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Rudin p.50&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In particular, if {{mvar|X}} is not Hausdorff then {{math|Id : ''X'' → ''X''}} is continuous but ''not'' closed.&lt;br /&gt;
* If {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is a continuous map whose graph is not closed then {{mvar|Y}} is ''not'' a Hausdorff space.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Closed but ''not'' continuous maps ===&lt;br /&gt;
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* Let {{mvar|X}} and {{mvar|Y}} both denote the real numbers {{math|ℝ}} with the usual [[Euclidean topology]]. Let {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} be defined by {{math|1=''f''(0) = 0}} and {{math|1=''f''(''x'') = {{sfrac|1|''x''}}}} for all {{math|''x'' ≠ 0}}. Then {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} has a closed graph (and a sequentially closed graph) in {{math|1=''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y'' = ℝ&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}} but it is ''not'' continuous (since it has a discontinuity at {{math|1=''x'' = 0}}).{{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | pp=459-483}}&lt;br /&gt;
* Let {{mvar|X}} denote the real numbers {{math|ℝ}} with the usual [[Euclidean topology]], let {{mvar|Y}} denote {{math|ℝ}} with the [[discrete topology]], and let {{math|Id : ''X'' → ''Y''}} be the [[identity map]] (i.e. {{math|1=Id(''x'') := ''x''}} for every {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}}). Then {{math|Id : ''X'' → ''Y''}} is a [[linear map]] whose graph is closed in {{math|1=''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}} but it is clearly ''not'' continuous (since singleton sets are open in {{mvar|Y}} but not in {{mvar|X}}).{{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | pp=459-483}}&lt;br /&gt;
* Let {{math|(''X'', 𝜏)}} be a Hausdorff TVS and let {{math|𝜐}} be a vector topology on {{mvar|X}} that is strictly finer than {{math|𝜏}}. Then the identity map {{math|Id : (''X'', 𝜏) → (''X'', 𝜐)}} a closed discontinuous linear operator.{{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | p=480}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Closed linear operators ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{See also|Unbounded operator#Closed linear operators}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Every continuous linear operator valued in a Hausdorff [[topological vector space]] (TVS) has a closed graph and recall that a linear operator between two [[normed space]]s is continuous if and only if it is [[Bounded linear operator|bounded]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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:'''Definition''': If {{mvar|X}} and {{mvar|Y}} are [[topological vector space]]s (TVSs) then we call a [[linear map]] {{math|''f'' : ''D''(''f'') ⊆ ''X'' → ''Y''}} a '''closed linear operator''' if its graph is closed in {{math|''X'' ×&amp;amp;thinsp;''Y''}}. &lt;br /&gt;
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=== Closed graph theorem ===&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[closed graph theorem]] states that any closed linear operator {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} between two [[F-space]]s (such as [[Banach space]]s) is continuous, where recall that if {{mvar|X}} and {{mvar|Y}} are [[Banach space]]s then {{math|''f'' : ''X'' → ''Y''}} being continuous is equivalent to {{mvar|f}} being bounded. &lt;br /&gt;
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=== Basic properties ===&lt;br /&gt;
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The following properties are easily checked for a linear operator {{math|''f'' : ''D''(''f'') ⊆ ''X'' → ''Y''}} between Banach spaces:&lt;br /&gt;
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* If {{mvar|A}} is closed then {{math|''A'' − ''λ''Id&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''D''(''f'')&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is closed where {{mvar|λ}} is a scalar and {{math|Id&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''D''(''f'')&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is the [[identity function]];&lt;br /&gt;
* If {{mvar|f}} is closed, then its [[Kernel (linear operator)|kernel]] (or nullspace) is a closed vector subspace of {{mvar|X}};&lt;br /&gt;
* If {{mvar|f}} is closed and [[injective function|injective]] then its [[inverse function|inverse]] {{math|''f''&amp;amp;thinsp;&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;−1&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;}} is also closed;&lt;br /&gt;
* A linear operator {{mvar|f}} admits a closure if and only if for every {{math|''x'' ∈ ''X''}} and every pair of sequences {{math|1=''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = (''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;){{su|p=∞|b=''i''=1}}}} and {{math|1=''y''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = (''y''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;){{su|p=∞|b=''i''=1}}}} in {{math|''D''(''f'')}} both converging to {{mvar|x}} in {{mvar|X}}, such that both {{math|1=''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;) = (''f''(''x''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;)){{su|p=∞|b=''i''=1}}}} and {{math|1=''f''(''y''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;•&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;) = (''f''(''y''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;)){{su|p=∞|b=''i''=1}}}} converge in {{mvar|Y}}, one has {{math|1=lim&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i'' → ∞&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ''fx''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = lim&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i'' → ∞&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ''fy''&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;''i''&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Example ===&lt;br /&gt;
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Consider the [[derivative]] operator {{math|1=''A'' = {{sfrac|''d''|''dx''}}}} where {{math|1=''X'' = ''Y'' = ''C''([''a'', ''b''])}} is the Banach space of all [[continuous function]]s on an [[interval (mathematics)|interval]] {{math|[''a'', ''b'']}}. &lt;br /&gt;
If one takes its domain {{math|''D''(''f'')}} to be {{math|''C''&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;([''a'', ''b''])}}, then {{mvar|f}} is a closed operator, which is not bounded.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|title=Introductory Functional Analysis With Applications|last=Kreyszig|first=Erwin|publisher=John Wiley &amp;amp; Sons. Inc.|year=1978|isbn=0-471-50731-8|location=USA|pages=294}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
On the other hand if {{math|1=''D''(''f'') = [[smooth function{{!}}''C''&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;∞&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;([''a'', ''b''])]]}}, then {{mvar|f}} will no longer be closed, but it will be closable, with the closure being its extension defined on {{math|''C''&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;([''a'', ''b''])}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* {{annotated link|Almost open linear map}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{annotated link|Closed graph theorem}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{annotated link|Closed graph theorem (functional analysis)}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{annotated link|Kakutani fixed-point theorem}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{annotated link|Open mapping theorem (functional analysis)}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{annotated link|Webbed space}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* {{Köthe Topological Vector Spaces I}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Köthe | 1969 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Kriegl Michor The Convenient Setting of Global Analysis}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Kriegl | 1997 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Munkres Topology|edition=2}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Munkres | 2000 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Narici Beckenstein Topological Vector Spaces|edition=2}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Narici | Beckenstein | 2011 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Robertson Topological Vector Spaces}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Robertson | 1964 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Rudin Walter Functional Analysis|edition=2}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Rudin | 1991 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Schaefer Wolff Topological Vector Spaces|edition=2}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Schaefer | 1999 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Swartz An Introduction to Functional Analysis}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Swartz | 1992 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Trèves François Topological vector spaces, distributions and kernels}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Trèves | 2006 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Wilansky Modern Methods in Topological Vector Spaces}} &amp;lt;!-- {{sfn | Wilansky | 2013 | p=}} --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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