Property S[a,b]: A Direct Approach

George Nickolaos Miliaras
DOI: 10.4236/apm.2011.15051                

Abstract

In this paper we prove directly that the property S[α,b] , implies[α,b) -compact, and under certain conditions it implies [α,b] -compact.

Keywords

Compactness number, [α, b] -compact, [α, b) -compact, property S[α, b]

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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