[Math] Example for the set that is open connected but not path-connected in $R^n$

general-topology

Connected set may not be path-connected.

Certainly,there are many examples to show it is true, such as the closure of topologist's sine curve.

More examples can be found in the following questions posted in this
website:

Is there a topological group that is connected but not
path-connected?

Show that this set is connected but not path connected

Another example of a connected but non path connected set

connected but not path connected?

However, all examples are close connected sets.

So is there any open connected sets that is not path-connected? If not , how to prove the theorem?

Thanks for your time.

Best Answer

If $A$ is an open subset of $\mathbb R^n$, then it is easy to see that every path-connected component of $A$ is also open. Therefore, if $A$ has at least two path-connected components, then it is a disjoint union of at least two nonempty open sets, and therefore is not connected.