# non connected subsets of $X \times X$ , $X$ is cofinite.

Are there any infinite subsets of $X \times X$ which are not connected? $X$ is given the cofinite topology, and $X \times X$ is given the product topology.

edit: $X$ is connected, as there are no disjoint nonempty open connected sets. But this holds too for the basis elements of $X \times X$ isn't it? So all such subsets are connected?

• Why do you think $X$ isn't connected? – Demophilus Jun 20 '17 at 23:28
• If $X$ is infinite, $X$ is connected since a nonempty open subset is cofinite, and for it to be also closed and not the whole space, it would have to be finite which gives a contradiction. – Daniel Schepler Jun 20 '17 at 23:29
• Base elements connected does not mean that the space is connected, just locally connected. – Henno Brandsma Jun 21 '17 at 7:47

Note that for any $x \neq y \in X$ we have that $\{x,y\} \times X \subset X \times X$ (infinite if $X$ is) is disconnected; its connected components are exactly the sets $\{x\} \times X$ and $\{y\} \times X$. You could also use that $A \times B$ is connected iff $A$ and $B$ are connected, and all finite subsets of $X$ are disconnected (discrete).
• How is this relevant for subsets of $X \times X$? – Henno Brandsma Jun 21 '17 at 13:22