\(\alpha\)-scattered spaces (Q1380950)

A topological space is scattered if it contains no subset which is dense-in-itself. For a space \((X,\tau)\) the \(\alpha\)-topology for \(X\) is the topology generated by \(\{U-N: U\in\tau\) and \(\text{intcl}(N)=\emptyset\}\). A space \((X,\tau)\) is defined to be \(\alpha\)-scattered if the \(\alpha\)-topology for \(X\) is scattered. \(\alpha\)-scattered spaces are used to extend a result of Arkhangel'skij and Collins and are shown to be related to strongly irresolvable spaces.