# compare these two topologies $\tau_1, \ \tau_2$.

Let us denote $\ V$ to be the set of all real valued functions $\ f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$. Consider the two Topologies $\tau_1 , \ \tau_2$ on $\ V$ as follows:

$\tau_1=$ induced by uniform convergence on compact sets

$\tau_2=$induced by local neighborhoods $$N(f,[a,b], \epsilon)=\{g \ : \ |g(x)-f(x)<\epsilon \}$$

Then compare these two topologies $\tau_1, \ \tau_2$.

Are they same?

The topology $\tau_1$ induced by uniform convergence while the topology. So it has base $\{g: |g(x)-f(x)<\epsilon \}$

which is same as $\tau_2$.

Thus $\tau_1, \tau_2$ are same topology .

Am I right ?

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(i). If a sequence $(f_n)_n$ converges uniformly to $f$ on every compact subset of $\Bbb R$, it will, a fortiori, converge uniformly to $f$ on every compact (i.e. closed bounded) interval.
(ii). If $(f_n)_n$ converges uniformly to $f$ on every compact interval, and if $C$ is any compact subset of $\Bbb R,$ then there exist $a,b\in \Bbb R$ with $[a,b]\supset C.$ Now $(f_n)_n$ converges uniformly to $f$ on $[a,b],$ so $(f_n)_n$ converges uniformly to $f$ on any subset of $[a,b].$ In particular, $(f_n)_n$ converges uniformly to $f$ on $C.$