In mathematics, a Hausdorff space X is said to be H-closed, or Hausdorff closed, or absolutely closed if it is closed in every Hausdorff space containing it as a subspace. This property is a generalization of compactness, since a compact subset of a Hausdorff space is closed. Thus, every compact Hausdorff space is H-closed. The notion of an H-closed space has been introduced in 1924 by P. Alexandroff and P. Urysohn.
Examples and equivalent formulations
The unit interval [0,1], endowed with the smallest topology which refines the euclidean topology, and contains \( {\displaystyle Q\cap [0,1]} \) as an open set is H-closed but not compact.
Every regular Hausdorff H-closed space is compact.
A Hausdorff space is H-closed if and only if every open cover has a finite subfamily with dense union.
See also
Compact space
References
K.P. Hart, Jun-iti Nagata, J.E. Vaughan (editors), Encyclopedia of General Topology, Chapter d20 (by Jack Porter and Johannes Vermeer)
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Graduate Studies in Mathematics
Hellenica World - Scientific Library
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