On paracompactness in function spaces with the compact-open topology.
On paracompactness in function spaces with the compact-open topology.
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10.1090/s0002-9939-1971-0276919-3
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1971
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P. O'Meara
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P. O'Meara
A k-network (P for a space X is a family of subsets of X such that if CC U, with C compact and U open, then there is a finite union R of members of (P such that CCLRQ U. An Ha-space is a r3-space having a countable ¿-network and an it-space is a Tr space having a <r-locally finite ¿-network. In this paper, it is shown that if X is an No-space and F is a paracompact N-space, then G(X, Y), with the compact-open topology is a paracompact N-space. The result implies that if X is separable metric and Y is metric, then G(X, Y) is paracompact. The purpose of this paper is to show that certain function spaces are paracompact. We shall introduce a class of spaces called N-spaces which share many of the properties of E. Michael's No-spaces [3], though an N-space need not be Lindelöf. The No-spaces can be characterized as Lindelöf or hereditarily separable N-spaces [7]. Throughout, e(X, Y) will denote the space of continuous functions from X to Y equipped with the compact-open topology. Michael has shown that if X and Y are No-spaces, then so is Q(X, Y). This theorem is generalized in Theorem 1, which states that if X is an N0-space and F is a paracompact N-space, then &(X, Y) is a paracompact N-space. It is unknown whether the preceding statement is true when "paracompact" is deleted. Definition 1. A k-network (P for a space X is a family of subsets of X such that if CC U, with C compact and U open in X, then there is a finite union R of members of (P such that CERE U. A network (P for a space X is a family of subsets of X such that if xEU, with U open, then there is a P£(P such that xEPEU. In the preceding definition of fe-network, if the finite union R is replaced by a member P£(P, then (P is called a pseudobase for X. Regular Pi-spaces with countable pseudobases (i.e., N0-spaces) and spaces with c-locally finite networks (i.e., <r-spaces) have been investigated by E. Michael and A. Okuyama in [3] and [S], respectively. Though a ^-network may not be a pseudobase, a space with a countable ^-network also has a countable pseudobase. Received by the editors April 2, 1970. AMS 1969 subject classifications. Primary 5428, 5450; Secondary 5435.