[Math] Is a set with the cofinite topology path-wise connected

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Let $X$ be a general set. I wonder if you can state if it is not path-wise connected regardless what set it is. I guess it would depend on the cardinality of $X$. $$ $$
If $X$ is finite, and has 2 or more points it is not connected, therefore cannot be path-wise connected. (Since path-wise connectedness implies connectedness.) I have found a proof which shows $\mathbb{N}$ is not path-wise connected with this topology.(Prove that $\mathbb{N}$ with cofinite topology is not path-connected space.) Does this hold true if $X$ is countable in general? $$ $$And what about sets with other cardinality?

Best Answer

Let $X$ be a topological space equipped with cofinite topology, and such that its cardinality equals or exceeds the cardinality of $[0,1]$.

Then an injection $f:[0,1]\to X$ exists.

Now let $a,b\in X$ and prescribe $\gamma:[0,1]\to X$ by $0\mapsto a$, $1\mapsto b$ and $t\mapsto f(t)$ for $t\in(0,1)$.

Note that preimages of finite subsets of $X$ under $\gamma$ are finite, hence are closed.

That implies here that $\gamma$ is a continuous function.

Proved is now that $X$ is path-connected.

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