Proof:

The quotient topology on $ Y$ induced by $ f$ is stronger than the given topology. To obtain the reverse inclusion, suppose that $ f$ is a continuous open mapping and $ A \subset Y$ is open with respect to the quotient topology on $ Y$ induced by $ f$ which means $ f^{-1}(A)$ is open in $ X$ whereby $ f(f^{-1}(A))$ is open in $ Y$ in the given topology since $ f$ is an open mapping. But since $ f$ is surjective, $ f(f^{-1}(A)) = A$ and so we conclude $ A$ is open in the given topology as well.

Let us now turn to a continuous, closed surjective map $ f : X \longrightarrow Y$. Again we merely have to show that the given topology on $ Y$ is stronger than the quotient topology since the reverse inclusion is trivial. So let $ A$ be an open set in $ Y$ with respect to the quotient topology induced by $ f$. By definition $ f^{-1}(A)$ is open in $ X$, or in other words $ X - f^{-1}(A)$ is closed in $ X$. Since $ f$ is closed, $ f(X-f^{-1}(A)) = Y - A$ is closed in $ Y$ with respect to the given topology on $ Y$. That is to say $ A$ is open with respect to the given topology on $ Y$.

nisha 2012-03-20