S. Garc, a-Ferreira, K. Miyazaki, T. Nogura, A. H. Tomita
HOUSTON JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS, vol 39(No.4) 1385-1399, Dec, 2013 Peer-reviewed
A weak selection on an infinite set X is a function f : [X]2 → X such that f({x,y}) ∈ {x,y} for each {x,y} ∈ [X]2. A weak selection f on X defines a relation x f y if f({x,y}) = x whenever x,y ∈ X are distinct. The topology τf on X generated by the weak selection f is the one which has the family of all intervals (←x)f = {y ∈ X : y f x} and (x
→)f = {y ∈ X : x f y} as a subbase. A weak selection on a space is said to be continuous if it is a continuous function with respect to the Vietoris topology on [X]2. The paper deals with topological spaces (X,τ) for which there is a set W of continuous weak selections satisfying τ = Vf∈W τf (we say that the topology of X is generated by continuous weak selections). We prove that for any infinite cardinal α, there exists a weakly orderable space whose topology cannot be generated by less than or equal to α-many continuous weak selections. We prove that any subspace of a space generated by continuous weak selections is also generated by continuous weak selections. Assuming that c is regular, we construct a suborderable space whose topology is generated by c-many continuous weak selections but not by less than c. Also, under the assumption of GCH, for every infinite successor cardinal α+ we construct a space X that is generated by α+-many continuous weak selections but cannot be generated by α-many selections. © 2013 University of Houston.