Paper 2, Section I, 2E2 E

Analysis and Topology
Part IB, 2020

Let τ\tau be the collection of subsets of C\mathbb{C} of the form C\f1(0)\mathbb{C} \backslash f^{-1}(0), where ff is an arbitrary complex polynomial. Show that τ\tau is a topology on C\mathbb{C}.

Given topological spaces XX and YY, define the product topology on X×YX \times Y. Equip C2\mathbb{C}^{2} with the topology given by the product of (C,τ)(\mathbb{C}, \tau) with itself. Let gg be an arbitrary two-variable complex polynomial. Is the subset C2\g1(0)\mathbb{C}^{2} \backslash g^{-1}(0) always open in this topology? Justify your answer.