Selection games and the Vietoris space (Q2072117)

For a space \(X\), let \(\mathbb{K}(X)\) be the collection of all non-empty compact subsets of \(X\). Relationships between selection principles on a space and its hyperspace \(\mathbb{K}(X)\), with various topologies, has been a growing area of investigation. One of the common techniques employed is to translate certain cover types to families of closed sets via the complement operation. The resulting relationship is thus between covers of a certain type and dense sets in a related topology given to the space of closed sets. In the paper under review, the authors establish relationships between \(\omega\)-covers (\(k\)-covers) and open covers on the space \(\mathcal{P}_{\textsf{fin}}(X)\), which is the family of the finite subsets of \(X\), and is considered as subspace of \(\mathbb{K}(X)\). The authors use their results to prove strategic equivalence of some Rothberger-like and Menger-like games on \(X\) with the corresponding games on the disjoint union \(X^{<\omega}\) of finite powers of \(X\). On the other hand, the authors apply such equivalences to correct a flawed argument in the paper [\textit{C. Caruvana} and \textit{J. Holshouser}, Topology Appl. 279, Article ID 107253, 19 p. (2020; Zbl 07207020)] which attempted to show that Hurewicz/Pawlikowski theorems are true for \(k\)-covers.