The Ultrafilter Closure in ZF

: It is well known that, in a topological space, the open sets can be characterized using filter convergence. In ZF (Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory without the Axiom of Choice), we cannot replace filters by ultrafilters. It is proven that the ultrafilter convergence determines the open sets for every topological space if and only if the Ultrafilter Theorem holds. More, we can also prove that the Ultrafilter Theorem is equivalent to the fact that uX = kX for every topological space X, where k is the usual Kuratowski Closure operator and u is the Ultrafilter Closure with uX(A) := {x ∈ X : (∃U ultrafilter in X)[U converges to x and A ∈ U]}. However, it is possible to built a topological space X for which uX = kX, but the open sets are characterized by the ultrafilter convergence. To do so, it is proved that if every set has a free ultrafilter then the Axiom of Countable Choice holds for families of non-empty finite sets. It is also investigated under which set theoretic cond...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: MLQ
• Authors: Gonçalo Gutierres
• Keywords: MLQ 2010, Open Sets, Space X, Topological Spaces