Countably_compact_space

Countably compact space

Countably compact space

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In mathematics a topological space is called countably compact if every countable open cover has a finite subcover.

Equivalent definitions

A topological space X is called countably compact if it satisfies any of the following equivalent conditions: [1][2]

(1) Every countable open cover of X has a finite subcover.
(2) Every infinite set A in X has an ω-accumulation point in X.
(3) Every sequence in X has an accumulation point in X.
(4) Every countable family of closed subsets of X with an empty intersection has a finite subfamily with an empty intersection.
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Notes

  1. Steen & Seebach, p. 19
  2. "General topology - Does sequential compactness imply countable compactness?".
  3. Steen & Seebach 1995, example 42, p. 68.
  4. Steen & Seebach, p. 20
  5. Steen & Seebach, Example 105, p, 125
  6. Willard, problem 17G, p. 125
  7. Kremsater, Terry Philip (1972), Sequential space methods (Thesis), University of British Columbia, doi:10.14288/1.0080490, Theorem 1.20
  8. Willard, problem 17F, p. 125
  9. Willard, problem 17F, p. 125
  10. Steen & Seebach, Figure 7, p. 25
  11. Willard, problem 17F, p. 125
  12. Engelking, example 3.10.19, p. 205

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