Some results and examples concerning Whyburn spaces

Authors

  • Ofelia T. Alas Universidade de Sao Paulo
  • Maira Madriz-Mendoza Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
  • Richard G. Wilson Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/agt.2012.1633

Keywords:

Whyburn space, Weakly Whyburn space, Submaximal space, Scattered space, Semiregular, Feebly compact

Abstract

We prove some cardinal inequalities valid in the classes of Whyburn and hereditarily weakly Whyburn spaces and we construct examples of non-Whyburn and non-weakly Whyburn spaces to illustrate that some previously known results cannot be generalized.

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Author Biographies

Ofelia T. Alas, Universidade de Sao Paulo

Instituto de Matemática e Estatística, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal 66281, 05311-970 Sao Paulo, Brasil

Maira Madriz-Mendoza, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Avenida San Rafael Atlixco, #186, Apartado Postal 55-532, 09340, México, D.F., México

Richard G. Wilson, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Avenida San Rafael Atlixco, #186, Apartado Postal 55-532, 09340, México, D.F., México

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Published

2012-04-15

How to Cite

[1]
O. T. Alas, M. Madriz-Mendoza, and R. G. Wilson, “Some results and examples concerning Whyburn spaces”, Appl. Gen. Topol., vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 11–19, Apr. 2012.

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