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Constant map pulls back a bottom sigma-algebra
Formulation 0
Let f:XY be a D1519: Constant map from X to Y such that
(i) MY=(Y,FY) is a D1108: Measurable space
(ii) σpullbackf is a D1730: Pullback sigma-algebra on X under f with respect to MY
Then σpullbackf={,X}
Also known as
Constant map pulls back a bottom sigma-algebra Constant map pulls back a trivial sigma-algebra, Pullback sigma-algebra for a constant map is a bottom sigma-algebra, Pullback sigma-algebra for a constant map is a trivial sigma-algebra
Proofs
Proof 0
Let f:XY be a D1519: Constant map from X to Y such that
(i) MY=(Y,FY) is a D1108: Measurable space
(ii) σpullbackf is a D1730: Pullback sigma-algebra on X under f with respect to MY
By definition of a sigma-algebra pullback, we have σpullbackf={f1(E):EF} Result R1176: Inverse image of a constant map is either empty or equal to the domain set shows that σpullbackf{,X}. It remains to establish the converse inclusion. By definition of a sigma-algebra, we have we have FY. Additionally, result R2076: Inverse image of empty set shows that f1()=, so that σpullbackf. If X is empty, then we are done since in that case {,X}={,}={}. Suppose thus that X and fix xX. Since a map is, by definition, a D359: Left-total binary relation, then there exists yY such that f(x)=y. A sigma-algebra is closed under complements, so Y=YFY. Since yY and since f is constant, then f1(Y)=X, whence Xσpullbackf and {,X}σpullbackf.