Abstract
Fuzzy topology has long been celebrated for its ability to address real-world challenges in areas such as information systems and decision making. However, with ongoing technological advancements and the increasing complexity of practical requirements, the focus has gradually shifted toward neutrosophic topology, a broader and more inclusive framework than fuzzy topology. While neutrosophic topology is primarily rooted in neutrosophic open sets, other related families, including neutrosophic pre-open sets, neutrosophic semi-open sets, and neutrosophic beta-open sets, have also proven instrumental in driving progress in this field. This study introduces neutrosophic -open sets as a significant enhancement to the current theoretical framework. In addition, we propose a novel category of separation axioms, termed neutrosophic -separation axioms, which are derived from the concept of neutrosophic -open sets. Moreover, we explore the interplay between these separation properties and their characteristics within subspaces. Our findings confirm that neutrosophic -separation axioms are reliably upheld in neutrosophic regular open subspaces.
Keywords:
neutrosophic δ-open set; neutrosophic δ-interior point; neutrosophic δ-separation axioms; neutrosophic δ-continuous MSC:
54A05; 54A40; 54A10; 54C08
1. Introduction
Fuzzy and soft sets, as in [1,2,3,4,5], have long been recognized as a valuable tool for reducing vagueness in data analysis, enabling decision makers to develop more precise methods that classical mathematics cannot achieve. However, the growing complexities of human life have rendered this concept insufficient, prompting intellectuals and researchers to devise various advanced mathematical approaches for data analysis.
In this context, Smarandache revolutionized the classical concept of fuzzy sets by introducing neutrosophic sets in his seminal work [6]. The concept of neutrosophic topology was later pioneered by Salama and Alblowi [7]. Since then, various scholars, including Acikgoz and Esenbel, have made substantial contributions to advancing the theory of neutrosophic sets and exploring their practical applications across multiple disciplines, as detailed in [8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20]. Moreover, as discussed in [21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32], this theory has emerged as a crucial component of scientific research in fields such as communication, engineering, education, epidemiology, pharmacy, medicine, e-learning, banking, marketing, and geography, profoundly impacting and reshaping numerous aspects of human activity.
In this paper, we introduce the notions of neutrosophic -closure and neutrosophic -interior for a neutrosophic set within a neutrosophic topological space. Building on these definitions, we develop a framework for separation axioms within neutrosophic -topological spaces, ensuring their logical consistency and alignment with the concept of neutrosophic -compactness. To achieve this, we define a novel category of separation axioms, referred to as neutrosophic -separation axioms, based on the concept of neutrosophic -open sets. Additionally, we investigate the interplay between these separation properties and subspaces, showing that neutrosophic -separation axioms are hereditary in neutrosophic regular open subspaces. Interestingly, these axioms exhibit unique characteristics compared to those found in general topology, adding further depth to their study.
2. Preliminaries
In this section, we provide the fundamental definitions associated with neutrosophic set theory.
Definition 1
([6]). A neutrosophic set E within the universal set U is described as
where V, Y, , and .
From a scientific perspective, the membership, indeterminacy, and non-membership functions of a neutrosophic set take values from real standard or non-standard subsets of . However, these subsets can sometimes be impractical for real-life applications, such as those in economics and engineering. To address this issue, we focus on neutrosophic sets whose membership, indeterminacy, and non-membership functions take values within the closed interval .
Definition 2
([33]). Let U be a nonempty set. When m, n, and p are real standard or non-standard subsets of , the neutrosophic set is defined as a neutrosophic point in U, defined as
For , it is known as the support of , where m stands for the degree of membership, n stands for the degree of indeterminacy, and p stands for the degree of non-membership of .
Definition 3
It is clear that .
([7]). Consider a neutrosophic set E defined on the universe set U. The complement of E, denoted by , is expressed as
Definition 4
([7]). Suppose that E and F are two neutrosophic sets over the universal set U. E is said to be a neutrosophic subset of F if, for every , the following conditions hold: , , and . This is denoted by . Additionally, E is considered neutrosophic equal to F if and . This is represented by .
Definition 5
([7]). Assume that and are two neutrosophic sets defined on the universal set U. Their union, denoted by , is defined as
where
Definition 6
([7]). Assume that and are two neutrosophic sets defined on the universal set U. Their intersection, denoted by , is defined as follows:
where
Definition 7
([7]). A neutrosophic set W over the universal set U is considered a null neutrosophic set if for every , , , and . It is represented as .
Definition 8
([7]). A neutrosophic set W on the universal set U is said to be an absolute neutrosophic set if for every , , , and . This is denoted as . It is evident that and .
Definition 9
([7]). Assume to be the collection of all neutrosophic sets defined on the set U, and let . Then, σ is said to form a neutrosophic topology on U if the following conditions are met:
- (1)
- Both and are elements of σ;
- (2)
- The union of any finite or infinite number of neutrosophic soft sets in σ is contained within σ;
- (3)
- The intersection of a finite number of neutrosophic soft sets in σ belongs to σ.
Thus, is referred to as a neutrosophic topological space on U. Every element of σ is called a neutrosophic open set [7].
Definition 10
([7]). Assume that is a neutrosophic topological space on U and W is a neutrosophic set defined on U. Then, W is called a neutrosophic closed set if and only if its complement is a neutrosophic open set.
Definition 11
([8]). A neutrosophic point is referred to as neutrosophic quasi-coincident (or neutrosophic q-coincident for short) with W, symbolized as q W, if and only if is not contained within . If is not neutrosophic quasi-coincident with W, it is expressed as W.
Definition 12
([8]). A neutrosophic set W in a neutrosophic topological space is called a neutrosophic q-neighborhood of a neutrosophic point if and only if there exists a neutrosophic open set Z such that q Z is contained in W.
Definition 13
([8]). A neutrosophic set Z is considered neutrosophic quasi-coincident (or neutrosophic q-coincident for short) with W, denoted by Z q W, if and only if Z is not contained within . If Z is not neutrosophic quasi-coincident with W, it is denoted as Z W.
Definition 14
([11]). A neutrosophic point is referred to as a neutrosophic interior point of a neutrosophic set W if and only if there exists a neutrosophic open q-neighborhood Z of such that Z is contained in W. The collection of all neutrosophic interior points of W is called the neutrosophic interior of W, denoted by .
Definition 15
([8]). A neutrosophic point is considered a neutrosophic cluster point of a neutrosophic set W if and only if every neutrosophic open q-neighborhood Z of is q-coincident with W. The collection of all neutrosophic cluster points of W is referred to as the neutrosophic closure of W and is denoted by .
Definition 16
([8]). Assume that r is a function from U to Q, and let F be a neutrosophic set in Q with membership function , indeterminacy function , and non-membership function . The inverse image of F under r, denoted by , is a neutrosophic subset of U with its membership function, indeterminacy function, and non-membership function defined as follows: , , and for every .
On the other hand, suppose that E is a neutrosophic set in U with a membership function , indeterminacy function , and non-membership function . The image of E under the function r, denoted as , is a neutrosophic subset of Q whose membership function, indeterminacy function, and non-membership function are defined as follows:
for each v in Q, where , correspondingly.
3. Some Definitions
The current part presents a series of new definitions that form the basis for the discussions in the subsequent sections.
Definition 17.
A neutrosophic set W in a neutrosophic topological space is said to be neutrosphic regular open if and only if .
Definition 18.
A neutrosophic point is said to be a neutrosophic δ-cluster point of a neutrosophic set E if and only if every neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood T of is q-coincident with E. The set of all neutrosophic δ-cluster points of E is called the neutrosophic δ-closure of E and is denoted by .
Remark 1.
For any neutrosophic set E in a neutrosophic topological space , the δ-closure of E is represented as follows:
Definition 19.
A neutrosophic set E is said to be a neutrosophic δ-neighborhood of a neutrosophic point if and only if there exists a neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood N of such that .
Definition 20.
A neutrosophic set E is considered neutrosophic δ-closed if and only if . The complement of a neutrosophic δ-closed set is referred to as a neutrosophic δ-open set.
As a δ-open set is the complement of a δ-closed set, Z is δ-open if and only if . Additionally, it is known that . A neutrosophic set E is considered neutrosophic δ-open in a neutrosophic topological space U if and only if, for every neutrosophic point , such that , E is a neutrosophic δ-neighborhood of .
It can be easily demonstrated that for any neutrosophic set E in a neutrosophic topological space U. On the other hand, for a neutrosophic open set E in a neutrosophic topological space , we have . Furthermore, it is evident that every regular open set is δ-open, and every δ-open set is open.
In any neutrosophic topological space , the set is a neutrosophic δ-closed set for any neutrosophic set E. In other words, .
Definition 21.
A function is called neutrosophic δ-continuous (abbreviated as n. δ.c.) if, for every neutrosophic point in X and any regular open q-neighborhood V of in Y, there exists a regular open q-neighborhood U of such that is contained in V.
Remark 2.
A function is considered neutrosophic δ-continuous if, for every neutrosophic δ-open set T in Q, the preimage is neutrosophic δ-open in U. Thus, the composition of two neutrosophic δ-continuous functions remains neutrosophic δ-continuous.
Definition 22.
Suppose is a neutrosophic mapping.
- (1)
- r is neutrosophic δ-open if, for every neutrosophic δ-open set E in U, the image is neutrosophic δ-open in Q.
- (2)
- r is considered neutrosophic δ-closed if, for every neutrosophic δ-closed set F in U, the image is neutrosophic δ-closed in Q.
Theorem 1.
Given that is neutrosophic δ-continuous, the following conditions are interchangeable.
- (a)
- .
- (b)
- .
- (c)
- Given any neutrosophic δ-closed set E in Q, the preimage is neutrosophic δ-closed in U.
- (d)
- Given any neutrosophic δ-open set E in Q, the preimage is neutrosophic δ-open in U.
Definition 23.
Assume that is a neutrosophic topological space and η is a neutrosophic set in . Define . The collection is referred to as the neutrosophic η-topology induced by σ over η. The pair is called the subspace. The elements of are known as neutrosophic open sets in the subspace η. A set is said to be neutrosophic closed in η when .
Definition 24.
Consider as a neutrosophic point within η, denoted by . A set is called a neutrosophic neighborhood of in the subspace η whenever there exists a such that belongs to T and T is contained within H.
Theorem 2.
Consider . The set U is a member of if and only if T functions as a neutrosophic neighborhood of every point that lies in T within η.
Definition 25.
Consider . The interior of N in the subspace η is defined as the largest neutrosophic open set in η that is contained within N. In other words, . In a similar manner, the closure of N in η is defined as the smallest closed set in η that contains N. More precisely, .
Definition 26.
Consider and . The point is described as q-coincident with E in the subspace η when or or . This relationship is denoted as .
Definition 27.
Consider . A set is called a neutrosophic q-neighborhood of whenever there exists a such that and .
Remark 3.
Consider . The set T belongs to if and only if T serves as a q-neighborhood of every satisfying in η.
Remark 4.
Consider as a neutrosophic topological space and as a neutrosophic subspace.
- (1)
- Given that , it follows that .
- (2)
- In the case of any neutrosophic subset , is contained in .
- (3)
- Given that and , it follows that .
4. Neutrosophic -Separation Axioms
In this section, we introduce new separation axioms by utilizing the concept of neutrosophic -open sets. Regarding neutrosophic disjointness, we know that implies , but the converse does not necessarily hold. Based on this principle, we now define a new set of neutrosophic -separation axioms.
Definition 28.
A neutrosophic topological space U is called neutrosophic whenever, for any pair of neutrosophic points and with distinct supports in U, there exists a neutrosophic δ-open set T such that or .
The separation axiom defined here differs from the neutrosophic axiom, as demonstrated in the following example.
Consider . It is clear that σ forms a neutrosophic topology on U, and the set of all neutrosophic δ-open sets in is . Therefore, for any two distinct neutrosophic points in , there exists a neutrosophic open subset of U that contains one point but not the other. As a result, is neutrosophic , but it is not neutrosophic .
Theorem 3.
Given that is injective and neutrosophic δ-continuous, and that Q is neutrosophic , it follows that U must also be neutrosophic .
Proof.
Consider two points and in U with distinct supports. Since r is injective, and are two neutrosophic points with different supports in Q. Given that Q is neutrosophic , there exists a neutrosophic -open set T, such that or . Therefore, we have or . Moreover, since r is neutrosophic -continuous, is a neutrosophic -open set. Hence, U is neutrosophic . □
Definition 29.
In the case of a neutrosophic topological space U, it is termed neutrosophic whenever, for any two neutrosophic points and with distinct supports in U, there exist two neutrosophic δ-open sets and such that and .
- It is evident that every neutrosophic space is also neutrosophic .
Example 1.
Let and , where is the neutrosophic point with membership value p, indeterminacy value p, and non-membership value at the support t. Then, clearly σ is a neutrosophic topology and all elements in σ are neutrosophic regular open, so they are neutrosophic δ-open. Take any two neutrosophic points and where r and p are nonzero. Then, there is a neutrosophic δ-open set such that , and is an only neutrosophic δ-open set with . Clearly, for any p, . Hence is neutrosophic , but it is not neutrosophic .
Theorem 4.
A space U is neutrosophic if and only if every crisp neutrosophic point in U is neutrosophic δ-closed.
Proof.
Consider U as a neutrosophic space. For a crisp neutrosophic point in U, we aim to show that is neutrosophic -open. Choose a neutrosophic point with a different support from . Since U is neutrosophic , there exists a neutrosophic -open set T such that . Thus, we can express as . Since the union of these neutrosophic -open sets is neutrosophic -open, it follows that is neutrosophic -open. Therefore, is neutrosophic -closed. □
Corollary 1.
Let U be a neutrosophic topological space. U is neutrosophic if and only if .
Theorem 5.
Consider as an injective and neutrosophic δ-continuous function. Provided that Q is neutrosophic , it follows that U is also neutrosophic .
Proof.
Consider two neutrosophic points and in U with distinct supports. Since r is injective, and are neutrosophic points in Q that have different supports. Given that Q is neutrosophic , there exist two neutrosophic -open sets and , where and . As a result, and are neutrosophic -open sets in U, and we have and . This shows that U is neutrosophic . □
Definition 30.
Given any two neutrosophic points and with distinct supports in U, a neutrosophic space U is called neutrosophic δ-Hausdorff or neutrosophic when there exist neutrosophic δ-open sets and such that , , and .
It is clear that a neutrosophic space is also a neutrosophic space.
Theorem 6.
Assume that is a neutrosophic space. When the complement of each neutrosophic δ-open set is also neutrosophic δ-open, becomes a neutrosophic space.
Proof.
Consider two neutrosophic points and in U with different supports. Since U is neutrosophic , there exists a neutrosophic -open set T satisfying or . Suppose . Then, it follows that . By the given condition, is neutrosophic -open. Therefore, is neutrosophic . □
Theorem 7.
When satisfies that the crisp neutrosophic point is neutrosophic δ-open in , it follows that is neutrosophic .
Proof.
Consider two neutrosophic points and with distinct supports. In this case, and . It is evident that , and based on this assumption, and are neutrosophic -open. Therefore, is neutrosophic . □
Theorem 8.
When is injective and neutrosophic δ-continuous, and Q is neutrosophic , it implies that U is also neutrosophic .
Proof.
Consider two points and in U with different supports. As f is injective, and are neutrosophic points in Q with distinct supports. Given that Q is neutrosophic , there exist neutrosophic -open sets and such that , , and . Consequently, and are neutrosophic -open sets in U satisfying , , and . Thus, U is neutrosophic . □
Definition 31.
In the context of neutrosophic topology, a space U is described as neutrosophic δ-regular when, given a neutrosophic point in U and a neutrosophic δ-closed set K such that , there exist neutrosophic δ-open sets and satisfying , , and . Additionally, U is identified as neutrosophic when it meets the conditions of being both neutrosophic δ-regular and neutrosophic .
It is straightforward to demonstrate that any neutrosophic space is also neutrosophic .
It is well established that for every neutrosophic closed set C, is a neutrosophic regular open set. Consequently, it is also neutrosophic δ-open. Hence, the following theorem holds true.
Theorem 9.
In a neutrosophic topological space :
- (1)
- U is neutrosophic δ-regular.
- (2)
- Given a neutrosophic point and a neutrosophic δ-open set N containing , there exists a neutrosophic δ-open set T such that .
- (3)
- Given a neutrosophic δ-closed set C and a neutrosophic point such that , there exist neutrosophic δ-open sets and with , and .
- (4)
- Given a neutrosophic δ-closed set C and a neutrosophic point with , there exist neutrosophic open sets and such that , and .
Proof.
Consider a neutrosophic point set and a neutrosophic -open set N containing . It follows that there exist neutrosophic -open sets and with , , and . Consequently, . Therefore, .
- Consider C, a neutrosophic -closed subset of U, and , a neutrosophic point set satisfying . It follows that is a neutrosophic -open set containing . By (2), there exists a neutrosophic -open set T with . Since T is a neutrosophic -open set containing , there exists a neutrosophic -open set N with . Define and . It follows that and are neutrosophic -open sets with , . Furthermore, . Therefore, .
- It is evident.
- Consider C as a neutrosophic -closed subset of U and as a neutrosophic point set where . By (4), there exist neutrosophic open sets T and N where , , and . Since , it follows that . Define ; consequently, is neutrosophic -open, and . Since , we have . Define ; as a result, is neutrosophic -open, and . Additionally, since , we conclude that . □
Definition 32.
A neutrosophic δ-normal space is one where, for any pair of neutrosophic δ-closed sets C and S in U with , there exist neutrosophic δ-open sets and such that , , and . A neutrosophic space U is called neutrosophic if it is both neutrosophic and neutrosophic δ-normal.
Theorem 10.
Within a neutrosophic topological space , the following statements are all true simultaneously:
- (1)
- U is neutrosophic δ-normal.
- (2)
- Given a neutrosophic δ-closed set C and a neutrosophic δ-open set T containing C, there exists a neutrosophic δ-open set N with the properties .
- (3)
- Given a neutrosophic δ-closed set C and a neutrosophic δ-open set T containing C, a neutrosophic open set N can be found with .
- (4)
- Given a pair of neutrosophic δ-closed subsets C and S in U with , neutrosophic open sets and exist, satisfying , , and .
Proof.
Consider a neutrosophic -closed set C and a neutrosophic -open set T containing C. It follows that is a neutrosophic -closed set, and . As a result, there exist neutrosophic -open sets and where , , and . Consequently, we have and . Hence, .
- It is apparent.
- Given that C and S are neutrosophic -closed subsets of U with , it follows that is a neutrosophic -open set containing C. By (3), there exists a neutrosophic open set N where . Since is neutrosophic -closed and is a neutrosophic -open set containing , a neutrosophic open set T must exist such that . Define and , so and are neutrosophic open sets where and . Additionally, . Therefore, .
- Given neutrosophic -closed subsets C and S of U with , according to (4), there exist neutrosophic open sets T and N satisfying , , and . Additionally, since , it follows that . Define as , so is neutrosophic -open and . Likewise, define as , which makes neutrosophic -open and . Furthermore, since , we have . □
Example 2.
Let and, for each , , , , for all . Meanwhile, let . Then, σ is a neutrosophic topology and each is neutrosophic δ-open. Therefore, σ is neutrosophic δ-normal and neutrosophic δ-regular. However, it is not neutrosophic . So, it is neither neutrosophic nor neutrosophic .
Example 3.
Let and, for each ,
Let σ be a neutrosophic topology on U generated by the subbase . Then, σ is a neutrosophic topology and for all . So, every is neutrosophic δ-open. Similarly, every is also neutrosophic δ-open. Therefore, is neutrosophic and also neutrosophic .
5. Neutrosophic -Closure and -Interior in the Neutrosophic Subspace
Consider as a neutrosophic topological space and as a neutrosophic subset of U. The neutrosophic subspace on is denoted by . If is neutrosophic regular open (or regular closed) in X, then is referred to as a neutrosophic regular open (or regular closed) subspace, respectively.
Given any subset , suppose is a neutrosophic subset defined as follows:
In that case, the neutrosophic subspace will be represented as .
Definition 33.
Consider . We define E as neutrosophic regular open (or regular closed) in the subspace η, if (or .
Definition 34.
Consider . A neutrosophic point is defined as a neutrosophic δ-cluster point of E in η if and only if every neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood T of in η is q-coincident with E in η. The set of all neutrosophic δ-cluster points of E in η is referred to as the neutrosophic δ-closure of E in η, denoted by .
Theorem 11.
Consider and . The element belongs to the set if and only if every neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood T of in η is q-coincident with E in η.
Proof.
Consider H to be a neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood of such that . Then, H is a neutrosophic open set in where and are satisfied. Since is neutrosophic regular closed and , it follows that . Furthermore, because , we conclude that .
On the other hand, suppose . In this case, there exists a neutrosophic regular closed set W such that and . As a result, is a neutrosophic regular open set where and hold. Thus, cannot be a neutrosophic -cluster point of E in .
According to the aforementioned theorem, in a neutrosophic subspace , we have , for any set . Next, we introduce the concept of the -interior in a subspace. □
Definition 35.
Assume . The δ-interior of E within η is defined in the following way:
We aim to demonstrate that for any neutrosophic set E in a neutrosophic subspace , the following holds: . To accomplish this, we will first prove two lemmas.
Lemma 1.
Consider as a neutrosophic subspace. If , then is a neutrosophic regular closed set in η.
Proof.
Since , and hence .
On the other hand, since , . Hence, . □
Lemma 2.
Consider as a neutrosophic subspace. In that case, .
Proof.
It is known that for every neutrosophic open set T in , is neutrosophic regular closed in .
On the other hand, consider any neutrosophic regular closed set W in . In that case, .
There may be a challenge in determining the neutrosophic -closure of any neutrosophic set. However, based on the above lemmas, we have a hint on how to find it. □
Theorem 12.
Consider any neutrosophic set E in a neutrosophic subspace , .
Proof.
It is clear from Lemma 2. □
Furthermore, if is neutrosophic open in U and if , for any neutrosophic subset E of . At this point, we will demonstrate it.
Lemma 3.
Consider U as a neutrosophic topological space, , and η as a neutrosophic open subset of U, where . Assume . When E is neutrosophic regular open in U, it follows that E is also neutrosophic regular open in η.
Proof.
Consider any neutrosophic subset ; the following holds: . Hence, if , then . □
Theorem 13.
Consider as a neutrosophic topological space and . Suppose that , and η is neutrosophic regular open in U. Under these conditions, for any neutrosophic subset , it follows that .
Proof.
Suppose that . Then, there is a neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood H of with , i.e., . Since , and N are neutrosophic open in U, . Note that is a neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood of in U. Since , we have . Thus, . Conversely, take and a neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood H of in U. Then, and so . Thus, is a neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood of in U. By the above lemma, is also a neutrosophic regular open q-neighborhood of in . Since , . Hence, HqE. Therefore, is a neutrosophic -cluster point of E in U.
A neutrosophic regular open set in does not automatically qualify as neutrosophic regular open in U. However, when is a neutrosophic regular open set in U, where , it follows that any neutrosophic -open set in U, contained within , will also be considered neutrosophic -open in . This is illustrated by the subsequent theorem. □
Theorem 14.
Consider as a neutrosophic topological space and . Suppose that η is neutrosophic regular open in U and , where . It follows that .
Proof.
□
6. Neutrosophic -Separation Axioms in the Neutrosophic Subspace
We proceed by defining the neutrosophic -separation axioms within neutrosophic subspaces. It should be noted that for any set , the complement of A, denoted as , in the neutrosophic subspace is equivalent to .
Definition 36.
A neutrosophic subspace is called neutrosophic whenever, given any pair of neutrosophic points and with distinct supports in η, a neutrosophic δ-open set T in η exists, where or .
Definition 37.
Assume is a neutrosophic space, with and η being a neutrosophic regular open set of U, where . It follows that is neutrosophic .
Proof.
Consider U as a neutrosophic space, and suppose is a neutrosophic regular open subset of U, where . For neutrosophic points and with different supports in the subspace , it follows that and also have different supports in the space U. Since U is neutrosophic , a neutrosophic -open set exists, satisfying or . Furthermore, since is neutrosophic -open in U with , is also neutrosophic -open in . Additionally, either or . Therefore, is neutrosophic . □
Definition 38.
A neutrosophic subspace is termed neutrosophic when, given a pair of neutrosophic points and with distinct supports in η, two neutrosophic δ-open sets and exist in η such that and .
Theorem 15.
A neutrosophic subspace is referred to as neutrosophic whenever a pair of neutrosophic points and with different supports in η is neutrosophic δ-closed in η.
Proof.
Consider a crisp neutrosophic point in . It will be shown that is neutrosophic -open in . A neutrosophic point with a different support from can be chosen. Since is neutrosophic , there exists a neutrosophic -open set T in such that . Therefore, as can be expressed as . Since this union is neutrosophic -open in , it follows that is neutrosophic -open in . As a result, is neutrosophic -closed in . □
Corollary 2.
Consider as a neutrosophic subspace. η is neutrosophic if and only if holds when .
Theorem 16.
Consider as a neutrosophic space, where and η is neutrosophic regular open in U, with . It follows that is neutrosophic .
Proof.
This is obvious. □
Definition 39.
A neutrosophic subspace is termed neutrosophic δ-Hausdorff, or neutrosophic , when, given any pair of neutrosophic points and with distinct supports in η, there exist neutrosophic δ-open sets and in η such that , , and .
It is clear that every neutrosophic subspace is also a neutrosophic subspace. In addition, it is easily seen that since every open set is δ-open, every space is also space for i = 0, 1, 2.
Theorem 17.
Given that U is a neutrosophic space and , with η being neutrosophic regular open in U, where , it follows that is neutrosophic .
Proof.
Consider neutrosophic points and with different supports in a subspace . It follows that and are also neutrosophic points with different supports in the space U. Since U is neutrosophic , neutrosophic -open sets and exist in U where , , and . Consequently, neutrosophic -open sets and exist in , where , , and . Therefore, is neutrosophic . □
Definition 40.
A neutrosophic subspace is defined as neutrosophic δ-regular if, for every pair consisting of a neutrosophic point in η and a neutrosophic δ-closed set C in η such that , there exist neutrosophic δ-open sets and in η with , , and . A neutrosophic subspace is referred to as neutrosophic if it is both neutrosophic δ-regular and neutrosophic .
It is straightforward to demonstrate that every neutrosophic subspace is also a neutrosophic subspace.
It is known that for any neutrosophic closed set C in η, is neutrosophic regular open in η. As a result, it is also neutrosophic δ-open. This leads to the conclusion of the following theorem.
Theorem 18.
The following conditions are equivalent for a neutrosophic subspace :
- (1)
- is neutrosophic δ-regular.
- (2)
- Given a neutrosophic point and a neutrosophic δ-open set N containing in , there exists a neutrosophic δ-open set T in η such that .
- (3)
- In , consider a neutrosophic δ-closed set C and a neutrosophic point where . There exist neutrosophic δ-open sets and in η, with , , and .
- (4)
- In , given a neutrosophic δ-closed set C and a neutrosophic point with , there exist neutrosophic open sets and in , where , , and .
Proof.
Let be a neutrosophic point set in and N be a neutrosophic -open set in containing j. Then, there exist neutrosophic -open sets and in such that , and . So . Thus .
- Let C be a neutrosophic -closed subset in and be a neutrosophic point in such that . Then, is a neutrosophic -open set in with . By (2), there is a neutrosophic -open set T in such that . Since U is a neutrosophic -open set in containing , there is a neutrosophic -open set N in such that . Put and . Then, and are neutrosophic -open sets in with ,. Furthermore, . Since, , .
- This is obvious.
- Let C be a neutrosophic -closed subset in and be a neutrosophic point in such that . By (4), there are neutrosophic open sets T and N in such that , and . Since , . Put , then is neutrosophic -open in and . Since , . Put , then is neutrosophic -open in and . Furthermore, since , . □
Definition 41.
A neutrosophic subspace is called neutrosophic δ-normal if for any pair of neutrosophic δ-closed subsets in η with , there are neutrosophic δ-open sets in η with , and . A neutrosophic subspace is called neutrosophic if it is neutrosophic and neutrosophic δ-normal.
Clearly every neutrosophic subspace is neutrosophic .
Theorem 19.
For a neutrosophic subspace , the following are equivalent:
- (1)
- is neutrosophic δ-normal.
- (2)
- For any neutrosophic δ-closed set C and any neutrosophic δ-open set T containing C in , there exists a neutrosophic δ-open set N in η such that
- (3)
- For any neutrosophic δ-closed set C and any neutrosophic δ-open set T containing C in , there exists a neutrosophic δ-open set N in η such that
- (4)
- For any neutrosophic δ-closed set C and any neutrosophic δ-open set T containing C in , there exists a neutrosophic open set N in η such that
- (5)
- For any pair of neutrosophic δ-closed subsets C and S with in , there are neutrosophic open sets and in η with , and
Proof.
Let C be a neutrosophic -closed set in and T be a neutrosophic -open set in containing C. Then, is a neutrosophic -closed set in with . Thus, there are neutrosophic -open sets and in such that , and . So, and . Hence, .
- , This is obvious.
- Let C and S be neutrosophic -closed subsets in with . Then, is a neutrosophic -open set in containing C. By (3), there is a neutrosophic open set N in such that . Since is neutrosophic -closed in and is a neutrosophic -open set in containing , there is a neutrosophic open set T in such that . Let and , then and are neutrosophic open sets in with and . Also, . So, .
- Let C and S be neutrosophic -closed subsets in with . Then, by (4), there are neutrosophic open sets T and N in such that , and . Since , we have . Put , then is neutrosophic -open in and . Similarly put , then is neutrosophic -open in and . Since , we have . □
Theorem 20.
Let be a neutrosophic δ-regular space. Suppose that and η is neutrosophic regular open in U, where . Then, is neutrosophic δ-regular.
Proof.
Let T be a neutrosophic -open set in and a neutrosophic point in with . Since is neutrosophic regular open in U, T is also neutrosophic -open in U. Since X is neutrosophic -regular, there is a neutrosophic -open set G of U such that . Thus, is a neutrosophic -open set in such that . Hence, is neutrosophic -regular. □
Lemma 4.
Let be a neutrosophic δ-normal space. Suppose that and η is neutrosophic regular closed in U, where . If is neutrosophic regular closed in η, then C is also neutrosophic regular closed in U.
Proof.
. □
Theorem 21.
Let be a neutrosophic δ-normal space. Suppose that and η is neutrosophic regular open in U, where . Then, is neutrosophic δ-normal.
Proof.
Let U be a neutrosophic -normal space and be a neutrosophic -open subspace of U. Let be neutrosophic -closed subsets in with . Since is neutrosophic -closed in U, C and S are also neutrosophic -closed in U with . Since U is neutrosophic -normal, there exist neutrosophic -open sets and in U with , and . So, there exist neutrosophic -open sets and in with , and in the subspace . □
7. Conclusions
In this study, the concept of -separation axioms, which have been defined in different ways in general topological spaces and various types of topological spaces, was extended to neutrosophic topological spaces. The relationships between these newly introduced separation axioms, which are defined for the first time in this paper, were analyzed and clarified with the aid of a diagram. Additionally, the properties of these novel separation axioms in neutrosophic subspaces were investigated. This work is anticipated to lay the groundwork for further exploration in the field of mathematics and contribute to human life.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, F.E., A.M. and S.Z.; methodology, A.M. and S.Z.; validation, F.E.; investigation, F.E.; supervision, A.A.; formal analysis, A.A.; writing—review and editing, A.A.; writing—original draft preparation A.A.; data curation, F.E. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research received no external funding.
Data Availability Statement
Data are contained within this article.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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