3. --Continuous -Methods and ---Homeomethod
In this section, we introduce new classes of methods called -h-continuous N-methods, -h-open N-methods, -h-irresolute N-methods, -h-totally continuous N-methods, -h-contra-continuous N-methods, and the -h-N-homeomethod and study some properties of these N-methods.
Definition 10. Let be a topological space and be a subset of the set of all convergent nets in . Let η be the collection of subsets of ; then, η is said to be a -topology on if
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belong to η;
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The union of any number of sets in η belongs to η;
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The intersection of any two sets in η belongs to η.
Then, is said to be a -topological space over . And, every element of η is a -open set in . The complement of a -open set is called a -closed set in .
Definition 11. Consider a -topological space over . Let , then
- (i)
The -interior of the set λ is defined as the union of all -open subsets contained in λ and is denoted by ;
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The -closure of the set λ is defined as the intersection of all -closed
subsets containing λ and is denoted by .
Definition 12. A subset λ of the -topological space is called a -h-open set if for every non-empty set δ in , and , . The complement of the -h-open set is called -h-closed.
Theorem 3. Every -open set in any -topological space is -h-open.
Remark 1. The converse situation may not be true as shown in the following example.
Example 1. Let be a topological space and be a -topological space over , defined as and , , where are convergent nets in . Then, is -h-open but not -open in .
Definition 13. An N-method is a function defined from a -topological space over to .
Definition 14. An N-method is considered -continuous if for each open set S in , is -open in .
Definition 15. An N-method is called -h-continuous if for every open set S in , the preimage is -h-open in .
Definition 16. An N-method is said to be -open if is open in for every -open set S in .
Example 2. Let be a topological space where , and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Since the family of -h-open sets in is , is -h-continuous.
Theorem 4. Every -continuous N-method is -h-continuous.
Proof. Let be a -continuous N-method and S be any open subset in . Since is -continuous, then is a -open set in . Since every -open set is a -h-open set by Theorem 3, then is a -h-open set in . Therefore, is -h-continuous. □
Remark 2. The converse of Theorem 4 need not be true as shown in the following example.
Example 3. Let be a topological space, where , W and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Then, is -h-continuous but not -continuous.
Theorem 5. If is -h-continuous and is continuous, then is -h-continuous.
Proof. Let be -h-continuous and be continuous. Let S be an open set in . Since j is continuous, then is an open set in . Since is -h-continuous, then is a -h-open set in . Therefore, is -h-continuous. □
Definition 17. An N-method is said to be -h-open if is an h-open set in for every -open set S in .
Example 4. Let be a topological space where , W and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Then, is -h-open.
Theorem 6. Every -open N-method is -h-open.
Proof. Let be a -open N-method and S be any -open set in . Since is -open, then is an open set in . Since every open set is an h-open set by Theorem 1, then is an h-open set in . Therefore, is -h-open. □
Remark 3. The converse of Theorem 6 need not be true as shown in the following example.
Example 5. In Example 4, is -h-open but not -open.
Theorem 7. If is -open and is h-open, then is -h-open.
Proof. Let be -open and be h-open. Let S be an -open set in . Since is -open, then is an open set in . Since j is h-open, then is an h-open set in . Therefore, is -h-open. □
Definition 18. An N-method is said to be -h-irresolute if is a -h-open set in for every h-open set S in .
Example 6. Let be a topological space where , and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Then, is -h-irresolute.
Theorem 8. If a bijective N-method is -h-open, then it is -irresolute.
Proof. Consider that is a bijective and -h-open N-method. Let S be any h-open set in . Since is bijective and -h-open, then is a -open set in and hence a -open set in by Theorem 3. Therefore, is -h-irresolute. □
Remark 4. The converse of Theorem 8 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 7. Let be a topological space where , and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Then, is bijective. And is -h-irresolute but not -open.
Theorem 9. Every -h-irresolute N-method is -h-continuous.
Proof. Let be a -h-irresolute N-method and U be any open set in . Since every open set is an h-open set by Theorem 1 and is -h-irresolute, then is an -h-open set in . Therefore is -h-continuous. □
Remark 5. The converse of Theorem 9 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 8. Let be a topological space where , and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Then, is -h-continuous but not -irresolute.
Theorem 10. If is a -h-irresolute N-method and is an h-irresolute function, then is -h-irresolute.
Proof. Let be a -h-irresolute N-method and be an h-irresolute function. Let S be any h-open set in . Since f is h-irresolute, then is h-open set in . Since is -irresolute, then is -h-open in . Therefore, is -h-irresolute. □
Theorem 11. If is -h-irresolute and is h-continuous, then is -h-continuous.
Proof. Let be a -h-irresolute N-method and be an h-continuous function. Let S be an open set in . Since j is h-continuous and is h-open in , and since is -h-irresolute, is -h-open in . This implies that is -h-open in . Therefore, is -h-continuous. □
Definition 19. A bijective N-method is said to be an N- if is a -continuous and -open N-method.
Definition 20. A bijective N-method is said to be an h-N-homeomethod if is a -h-continuous and -h-open N-method.
Theorem 12. If is an N-homeomethod, then is an h-N-homeomethod.
Proof. Since every -continuous N-method is -h-continuous by Theorem 4, every -open N-method is -h-open by Theorem 6, and is bijective, therefore, is an h-homeomethod. □
Remark 6. The converse of Theorem 12 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 9. Let be a topological space where , W and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Then, is an h-N-homeomethod, but it is not an N-homeomethod.
Definition 21. An N-method is said to be -totally continuous if is a -clopen set in for every open set S in .
Definition 22. An N-method is said to be -h-totally continuous if is a -clopen set in for every h-open set S in .
Example 10. Let be a topological space where , and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Then, is -h-totally continuous.
Theorem 13. Every -h-totally continuous N-method is -totally continuous.
Proof. Let be -h-totally continuous and S be any open set in . Since every open set is an h-open set by Theorem 1, then S is an h-open set in . Since is a -h-totally continuous N-method, then is a -clopen set in . Therefore, is -totally continuous. □
Remark 7. The converse of Theorem 13 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 11. Let be a topological space where , and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Then, is -totally continuous, but it is not -h-totally continuous.
Theorem 14. Every -h-totally continuous N-method is -h-irresolute.
Proof. Let be -h-totally continuous and S be any h-open set in . Since is a -h-totally continuous N-method, then is a -clopen set in , which implies -open, and it follows that is a -h-open set in . Therefore, is -h-irresolute. □
Remark 8. The converse of Theorem 14 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 12. In Example 6, the N-method is -h-irresolute but not -h-totally continuous.
Theorem 15. If is a -h-totally continuous N-method and is an h-totally continuous function, then is -h-totally continuous.
Proof. Let be a -h-totally continuous N-method and be an h-totally continuous function. Let S be any h-open in . Since j is h-totally continuous, then is a clopen set in , which implies that is an open set, and it follows that is an h-open set. Since is -h-totally continuous, then is -clopen in . Therefore, is -h-totally continuous. □
Theorem 16. If is a -h-totally continuous N-method and is an h-irresolute function, then is a -h-totally continuous N-method.
Proof. Let be a -h-totally continuous N-method and be an h-irresolute function. Let S be an h-open set in . Since j is h-irresolute, then is an h-open set in . Since is -h-totally continuous, then is a -clopen set in . Therefore, is -h-totally continuous. □
Theorem 17. If is a -h-totally continuous N-method and is an h-continuous function, then is -totally continuous.
Proof. Let be a -h-totally continuous N-method and be an h-continuous function. Let S be an open set in . Since j is h-continuous, then is an h-open set in . Since is -h-totally continuous, then is a -clopen set in . Therefore, is -totally continuous. □
Definition 23. An N-method is said to be -- if is a -closed set in for every open set S in .
Definition 24. An N-method is said to be -h-contra-continuous if is a -h-closed set in for every open set S in .
Example 13. Let be a topological space where , and be a -topological space over , defined as and , where are convergent nets in . Consider an N-method defined as , , . Then, is -h-contra-continuous.
Theorem 18. Every --continuous N-method is -h-contra-continuous.
Proof. Let be a --continuous N-method and S be any open set in . Since is --continuous, then is a -closed set in . Since every -closed set is a -h-closed set, then is a -h-closed set in . Therefore, is -h-contra-continuous. □
Remark 9. The converse of Theorem 18 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 14. In Example 13, the N-method is -h-contra-continuous but not --continuous.
Theorem 19. Every -totally continuous N-method is -h-contra-continuous.
Proof. Let be -totally continuous and S be any open set in . Since is a -totally continuous function, then is a -clopen set in , and hence -closed, and it follows that it is a -h-closed set. Therefore, is -h-contra-continuous. □
Remark 10. The converse of Theorem 19 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 15. In Example 13, the N-method is -h-contra-continuous but not -totally continuous.
4. Nano --Continuity
In this section, we introduce the nano N-method concept and some classes of this new concept, such as nano -h-continuous nano N-methods, nano -h-open nano N-methods, nano -h-irresolute nano N-methods, nano -h-totally continuous nano N-methods, nano -h-contra-continuous nano N-methods, and nano -h-N-homeomethods, and investigate some properties of them.
Definition 25. Let be a nano-topological space and Φ be a subset of all convergent nets in . Then, a relation is a nano -equivalence relation on Φ if it satisfies the following three properties:
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For any , ;
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If then,;
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If and then, .
Definition 26. Let be a nano-topological space, Φ be a subset of all convergent nets in and be a nano -equivalence relation on Φ. For any , is a nano -equivalence class of and denoted as .
Definition 27. Let be a nano-topological space, Ψ be a non-empty finite set of convergent nets in and be an nano -equivalence relation on Ψ. The pair is called a nano -approximation space, and Ψ is called the universe of . Let :
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The lower nano -approximation of with respect to is denoted by and ,
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Upper nano -approximation of with respect to is denoted by and ;
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The boundary region of with respect to is denoted by and .
Definition 28. Let be a nano-topological space, Ψ be a non-empty finite set of convergent nets in and be an nano -equivalence relation on Ψ. Then, for , is called the nano -topology on Ψ and is called a nano -topological space over . The elements of are called nano -open sets, and the complement of a nano -open set is called a nano -closed set.
Definition 29. Consider a nano -topological space with respect to , where . Let , then the following apply:
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The nano -interior of the set λ is defined as the union of all nano -open subsets contained in λ, and is denoted by ;
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The nano -closure of the set λ is defined as the intersection of all nano -closed subsets containing λ, and it is denoted by .
Definition 30. A subset λ of the nano -topological space is called a nano -h-open set if for every non-empty set δ in , and , . The complement of the nano -h-open set is called nano -h-closed.
Theorem 20. Every nano -open set in any nano -topological space is nano -h-open.
Definition 31. Let be a nano-topological space and be a nano -topological space over . A nano N-method is a function defined from to .
Definition 32. A nano N-method is said to be nano -continuous if is a nano -open set in for every nano open set δ in .
Definition 33. A nano N-method is said to be nano -h-continuous if is a nano -h-open set in for every nano open set δ in .
Example 16. Let with and with . Take and . Then, and . Consider a nano N-method defined as , , . Since the family of nano -h-open sets in is , is nano -h-continuous.
Theorem 21. Every nano -continuous nano N-method is nano -h-continuous.
Proof. Let be a nano -continuous N-method and V be any nano open subset in . Since is nano -continuous, then is a nano -open set in . Since every nano -open set is a nano -h-open set by Theorem 20, then is a nano -h-open set in . Therefore, is nano -h-continuous. □
Remark 11. The converse of Theorem 21 need not be true; as we can see in Example 16, is nano open in but is not nano -open in .
Definition 34. A nano N-method is said to be nano -h-open if is a nano h-open set in for every nano -open set V in .
Example 17. with and with . Take and . Then, and . Consider a nano N-method defined as , , . Since the family of nano -h-open sets in is , is nano -h-open.
Theorem 22. Every nano -open nano N-method is nano -h-open.
Proof. Let be a nano -open nano N-method and V be any nano -open set in . Since is nano -open, then is a nano open set in . Since every nano open set is a nano h-open set by Theorem 2, then is a nano h-open set in . Therefore, is nano -h-open. □
Remark 12. The converse of Theorem 22 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 18. In Example 17, is nano -open in . But is not open in . So, is nano -h-open but not nano -open.
Definition 35. A nano N-method is said to be nano -h-irresolute if is a nano -h-open set in for every nano h-open set V in .
Example 19. Let with and with . Take and . Consider a nano N-method defined as , , . Since the families of nano -h-open sets in and are and , is nano -h-irresolute.
Theorem 23. Every nano -h-irresolute nano N-method is nano -h-continuous.
Proof. Let be a nano -h-irresolute nano N-method and V be any nano open set in . Since every nano open set is nano h-open and is -h-irresolute, then V is a nano h-open set in and is a nano -h-open set in . Therefore, is -h-continuous. □
Remark 13. The converse of Theorem 23 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 20. Let with and with . Take and . Then, and . Consider a nano N-method defined as , , . Clearly, is nano -h-continuous. Since is nano h-open and is not a nano -h-open set in , is not nano -h-irresolute.
Definition 36. A bijective nano N-method is said to be a nano N-homeomethod if is a nano -continuous and nano -open N-method.
Definition 37. A bijective nano N-method is said to be an h-N-homeomethod if is nano -h-continuous and nano -h-open N-method.
Example 21. In Example 20, the nano N-method is an h-N-homeomethod.
Theorem 24. If is a nano N-homeomethod, then is a nano h-N-homeomethod.
Proof. Since every -continuous nano N-method is nano -h-continuous and every -open N-method is -h-open, is -h-continuous and -h-open. Further, is bijective. Therefore, is a nano h-N-homeomethod. □
Remark 14. In Example 20, is nano -open in but is not open in . This implies that is not -open, and the converse of Theorem 22 need not be true.
Definition 38. A nano N-method is said to be nano - totally continuous if is a nano -clopen set in for every nano open set δ in .
Definition 39. A nano N-method is said to be nano -h-totally continuous if is a nano -clopen set in for every nano h-open set V in .
Example 22. Let with and with . Take and . Then, and . Consider a nano N-method defined as , , . Clearly, is nano -h-totally continuous.
Theorem 25. Every nano -h-totally continuous nano N-method is nano -totally continuous.
Proof. Let be nano -h-totally continuous and V be any nano open set in . Since every nano open set is a nano h-open set by Theorem 2, then V is a nano h-open set in . Since is a nano -h-totally continuous nano N-method, then is a nano -clopen set in . Therefore, is nano -totally continuous. □
Remark 15. The converse of Theorem 25 need not be true, as shown in the following example.
Example 23. Let with and with . Take and . Then, and . Consider a nano N-method defined as , , . Clearly, is nano -totally continuous but not nano -h-totally continuous.
Theorem 26. Every nano -h-totally continuous nano N-method is nano -h-irresolute.
Proof. Let be nano -h-totally continuous and V be a nano h-open set in . Since is a nano -h-totally continuous nano N-method, then is a nano -clopen set in , which implies nano -open, and it follows that is a nano -h-open set in . Therefore, is nano -h-irresolute. □
Remark 16. In Example 19, is nano -h-open in but is not nano -clopen in . This implies that is not nano -h-totally continuous, and the converse of Theorem 24 need not be true.
Definition 40. A nano N-method is said to be nano -contra continuous if is a nano -closed set in for every nano open set δ in .
Definition 41. A nano N-method is said to be nano -h-contra-continuous if is a nano -h-closed set in for every nano open set V in .
Example 24. Let with and with . Take and . Then, and . Consider a nano N-method defined as , , . Clearly, is nano -h-contra-continuous.
Theorem 27. Every nano --continuous N-method is nano -h-contra-continuous.
Proof. Let be a nano --continuous nano N-method and V be any nano open set in . Since is nano -contra-continuous, then is nano -closed in . Since every nano -closed set is a nano -h-closed set, then is a nano -h-closed set in . Therefore, is nano -h-contra-continuous. □
Remark 17. In Example 24, is nano -open in but is not nano -closed in . This implies that is not nano --continuous, and the converse of Theorem 27 need not be true.
Theorem 28. Every nano -totally continuous nano N-method is nano -h-contra-continuous.
Proof. Let be nano -totally continuous and V be any nano open set in . Since is a nano -totally continuous function, then is a nano -clopen set in , and hence nano -closed, and it follows that it is a nano -h-closed set. Therefore, is nano -h-contra-continuous. □
Remark 18. In Example 24, is nano -open in but is not nano -clopen in . This implies that is not nano -totally continuous, and the converse of Theorem 28 need not be true.