Topology Atlas Document # paca-11

Covering maps and perfect maps

Henno Brandsma

a note in Topology Explained
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Problem: Let f\colon A --> B be a covering map, where A is path connected, B is compact and \pi(B) is finite. Prove that A is compact.

We provide a proof via some facts about perfect maps.

Date: September 1, 2003


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