The D-property of some Lindelöf spaces and related conclusions

It is shown that the space Cp(τω) is a D-space for any ordinal number τ, where . This conclusion gives a positive answer to R.Z. Buzyakova's question. We also prove that another special example of Lindelöf space is a D-space. We discuss the D-property of spaces with point-countable weak bases. We prove that if a space X has a point-countable weak base, then X is a D-space. By this conclusion and one of T. Hoshina's conclusion, we have that if X is a countably compact space with a point-countable weak base, then X is a compact metrizable space. In the last part, we show that if a space X is a finite union of θ-refinable spaces, then X is a αD-space.     

Countably compact hyperspaces and Frolík sums

Let H⁰(X) (H(X)) denote the set of all (nonempty) closed subsets of X endowed with the Vietoris topology. A basic problem concerning H(X) is to characterize those X for which H(X) is countably compact. We conjecture that u-compactness of X for some u∈ω^∗ (or equivalently: all powers of X are countably compact) may be such a characterization. We give some results that point into this direction.We define the property R(κ): for every family of closed subsets of X separated by pairwise disjoint open sets and any family of natural numbers, the product is countably compact, and prove that if H(X) is countably compact for a T₂-space X then X satisfies R(κ) for all κ. A space has R(1) iff all its finite powers are countably compact, so this generalizes a theorem of J. Ginsburg: if X is T₂ and H(X) is countably compact, then so is Xn for all n<ω. We also prove that, for κ<t, if the T₃ space X satisfies a weak form of R(κ), the orbit of every point in X is dense, and X contains κ pairwise disjoint open sets, then Xκ is countably compact. This generalizes the following theorem of J. Cao, T. Nogura, and A. Tomita: if X is T₃, homogeneous, and H(X) is countably compact, then so is Xω.Then we study the Frolík sum (also called “one-point countable-compactification”) of a family . We use the Frolík sum to produce countably compact spaces with additional properties (like first countability) whose hyperspaces are not countably compact. We also prove that any product _∏α<κH⁰(Xα) embeds into .     

Classes defined by stars and neighbourhood assignments

We apply and develop an idea of E. van Douwen used to define D-spaces. Given a topological property P, the class P^∗ dual to P (with respect to neighbourhood assignments) consists of spaces X such that for any neighbourhood assignment there is Y⊂X with Y∈P and . We prove that the classes of compact, countably compact and pseudocompact are self-dual with respect to neighbourhood assignments. It is also established that all spaces dual to hereditarily Lindelöf spaces are Lindelöf. In the second part of this paper we study some non-trivial classes of pseudocompact spaces defined in an analogous way using stars of open covers instead of neighbourhood assignments.     

More on perfectly normal non-realcompact spaces

We use the space associated with a guessing sequence on ω₁ to show that it is consistent with CH that there exists a locally countable, first-countable, locally compact, perfectly normal, non-realcompact space of size ℵ₁ which does not contain any sub-Ostaszewski spaces. By a similar technique, it is shown to be consistent with that there exists a locally countable, first-countable, perfectly normal, non-realcompact space of size ℵ₁.     

Note on separate continuity and the Namioka property

A pair 〈B,K〉 is a Namioka pair if K is compact and for any separately continuous , there is a dense A⊆B such that f is ( jointly) continuous on A×K. We give an example of a Choquet space B and separately continuous such that the restriction fΔ_| to the diagonal does not have a dense set of continuity points. However, for K a compact fragmentable space we have: For any separately continuous and for any Baire subspace F of T×K, the set of points of continuity of is dense in F. We say that 〈B,K〉 is a weak-Namioka pair if K is compact and for any separately continuous and a closed subset F projecting irreducibly onto B, the set of points of continuity of fF_| is dense in F. We show that T is a Baire space if the pair 〈T,K〉 is a weak-Namioka pair for every compact K. Under (CH) there is an example of a space B such that 〈B,K〉 is a Namioka pair for every compact K but there is a countably compact C and a separately continuous which has no dense set of continuity points; in fact, f does not even have the Baire property.     

On a question by Alexey Ostrovsky concerning preservation of completeness

Let be a surjection of a zero-dimensional metrizable X onto a metrizable Y which maps clopen sets in X to locally closed (or more generally, resolvable) sets in Y. We prove that if X is completely metrizable, or hereditarily Baire, then Y has also the respective property. This strengthens some recent results of A. Ostrovsky (2009) [5] and provides an answer to his question.     

On some classes of Lindelöf Σ-spaces

We consider special subclasses of the class of Lindelöf Σ-spaces obtained by imposing restrictions on the weight of the elements of compact covers that admit countable networks: A space X is in the class LΣ(?κ) if it admits a cover by compact subspaces of weight κ and a countable network for the cover. We restrict our attention to κ?ω. In the case κ=ω, the class includes the class of metrizably fibered spaces considered by Tkachuk, and the P-approximable spaces considered by Tka?enko. The case κ=1 corresponds to the spaces of countable network weight, but even the case κ=2 gives rise to a nontrivial class of spaces. The relation of known classes of compact spaces to these classes is considered. It is shown that not every Corson compact of weight ℵ₁ is in the class LΣ(?ω), answering a question of Tkachuk. As well, we study whether certain compact spaces in LΣ(?ω) have dense metrizable subspaces, partially answering a question of Tka?enko. Other interesting results and examples are obtained, and we conclude the paper with a number of open questions.     

Multistage n-dimensional universal spaces and extensions

Let Iτ be the Tychonoff cube of weight τ?ω with a fixed point, στ and Στ be the correspondent σ- and Σ-products in Iτ and στ⊂(Σστ=ω(στ))⊂Στ. Then for any n∈{0,1,2,…}, there exists a compactum Unτ⊂Iτ of dimension n such that for any Z⊂Iτ of dimension?n, there exists a topological embedding of Z in Unτ that maps the intersections of Z with στ, Σστ and Στ to the intersections , and of Unτ with στ, Σστ and Στ, respectively; , and are n-dimensional and is σ-compact, is a Lindelöf Σ-space and is a sequentially compact normal Fréchet-Urysohn space. This theorem (on multistage universal spaces of given dimension and weight) implies multistage extension theorems (in particular, theorems on Corson and Eberlein compactifications) for Tychonoff spaces.     

A measure-theoretic proof of Turing incomparability

We prove that if S is an ω-model of weak weak König’s lemma and , is incomputable, then there exists , such that A and B are Turing incomparable. This extends a recent result of Ku?era and Slaman who proved that if S₀ is a Scott set (i.e. an ω-model of weak König’s lemma) and A∈S₀, A⊆ω, is incomputable, then there exists B∈S₀, B⊆ω, such that A and B are Turing incomparable.     

Metrizable fiberings of continuous images of the lexicographic square

A Tychonoff space A is metrizably fibered if and only if there exists a continuous map onto a metrizable space B such that for each b∈B,F⁻¹(b) is metrizable. We resolve a question stated by V. Tkachuk by showing that every first countable Hausdorff continuous image of the lexicographic square is metrizably fibered. We also observe that an example of S. Mardeši? and P. Papi? resolves a related question stated by Tkachuk.     

HFD groups in the Solovay model

Hajnal and Juhász proved that under CH there is a hereditarily separable, hereditarily normal topological group without non-trivial convergent sequences that is countably compact and not Lindelöf. The example constructed is a topological subgroup H⊆ω₁² that is an HFD with the following property

(P)

the projection of H onto every partial product I² for I∈ω[ω₁] is onto.

Any such group has the necessary properties. We prove that if κ is a cardinal of uncountable cofinality, then in the model obtained by forcing over a model of CH with the measure algebra on κ², there is an HFD topological group in ω₁² which has property (P).     

On strong cellularity type properties of Lindelöf groups

We prove several facts about cellularity and κ-cellularity of λ-Lindelöf groups generated by their κ-stable subspaces. For example, if a Lindelöf group G is generated by its κ-stable subspace then κ-cellularity (and hence cellularity) of G does not exceed κ. In particular, ω₁-cellularity (and hence cellularity) of a Lindelöf group does not exceed ω₁ if this group is generated by its ω₁-Lindelöf subspace which is a P-space. For any cardinal μ with ω<μ?c a Lindelöf group G is constructed which is separable (and hence has countable cellularity) while ω-cellularity of G is equal to μ.     

The Namioka property of KC-functions and Kempisty spaces

A topological space Y is called a Kempisty space if for any Baire space X every function , which is quasi-continuous in the first variable and continuous in the second variable has the Namioka property. Properties of compact Kempisty spaces are studied in this paper. In particular, it is shown that any Valdivia compact is a Kempisty space and the Cartesian product of an arbitrary family of compact Kempisty spaces is a Kempisty space.     

On linear neighborhood assignments and dually discrete spaces

In this note, the concept of a linear neighborhood assignment is introduced. By discussing properties of linear D-spaces, we show that if T is a Suslin tree with FW (or CW) topology, then T is a Lindelöf D-space. We also show that if X is a countably compact space and , where for any linear neighborhood assignment ?n for Xn, there exists a strong DC-like subspace (or a subparacompact C-scattered closed subspace) Dn of Xn, such that for each n∈N, then X is a compact space; Every generalized ordered space is dually discrete. This gives a positive answer to a question of Buzyakova, Tkachuk and Wilson.