Scattered sets, chains and the Baire Category Theorem (Q1374518)

A set in a topological space is called scattered if every nonempty subset has an isolated point. A set of reals is called right (left) scattered if every nonempty subset has a point isolated on the right (left). A set of reals is called splattered if every nonempty subset has a point isolated on one side at least. Let us have a well-ordered, possibly transfinite, sequence \[ G_0\subset G_1\subset G_2\subset \dots \] of open subsets of \(E^1\) (chain of open sets). For each \(\alpha \), denote \(R_\alpha\) (resp. \(L_\alpha \)) the set of finite right (resp. left) hand endpoints of components of \(G_\alpha\). Then \(R=\bigcup_\alpha R_\alpha\) (resp. \(L=\bigcup_\alpha L_\alpha \)) is left (resp. right) scattered, \(R\cap L\) is scattered and \(R\cup L\) is splattered (associated scattered and splattered sets of the chain). Conversely, every scattered (or left scattered or right scattered) set is the associated scattered (or left scattered or right scattered) set of some chain. The authors define also regular chains and completely splattered sets and prove that a set is completely splattered if and only if it is the associated splattered set of some regular chain. Some further theorems are proved, e.g.: If a set of reals has countable closure, it is a completely splattered set. Every set of reals is the sum of four sets, the first scattered, the second left scattered with no isolated points, the third right scattered with no isolated points and the fourth set has only bilateral limit points.