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In mathematics, particularly topology, a Gδ space a space in which closed sets are ‘separated’ from their complements using only countably many open sets. A Gδ space may thus be regarded as a space satisfying a different kind of separation axiom. In fact normal Gδ spaces are referred to as perfectly normal spaces, and satisfy the strongest of separation axioms.

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Gδ spaces are also called perfect spaces. The term perfect is also used, incompatibly, to refer to a space with no isolated points; see perfect space.

Definition

A subset of a topological space is said to be a Gδ set if it can be written as the countable intersection of open sets. Trivially, any open subset of a topological space is a Gδ set.

A topological space X is said to be a Gδ space if every closed subspace of X is a Gδ set (Steen and Seebach 1978, p. 162).

Properties and examples

  • In Gδ spaces, every open set is the countable union of closed sets. In fact, a topological space is a Gδ space if and only if every open set is an Fσ set
  • Any metric space is a Gδ space.
  • Without assuming Urysohn’s metrization theorem, one can prove that every regular space with a countable base is a Gδ space.
  • A Gδ space need not be normal, as R endowed with the K-topology shows.
  • In a first countable T1 space, any one point set is a Gδ set.
  • The Sorgenfrey line is an example of a perfectly normal (i.e. normal Gδ space) that is not metrizable

    • References

    Gδ space Wikipedia
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