Coincidence of the Isbell and Scott topologies on domain function spaces (Q2435274)

Let \(X\) be a topological space, \(L\) a dcpo with the Scott topology and \([X\rightarrow L]\) the set of all continuous mappings from \(X\) to \(L\). The Isbell topology on \([X\rightarrow L]\) has as subbase the sets \(\{f\in [X\rightarrow L]:f^{-1}(V)\in H\}\), where \(H\) is a Scott open set in the open-set lattice \(\Omega (X)\) and \(V\) is a Scott open set in \(L\). The authors give necessary and sufficient conditions for the coincidence of the Isbell and Scott topologies on \([X\rightarrow L]\) when \(L\) is a bicomplete domain and \(X\) in the class of core compact spaces. They also show that these topologies coincide in the following cases: (1) \(X\) is a core compact space with a countable base and \(L\) is a dcpo consisting of a least element and a decreasing sequence with two lower bounds. (2) \(X\) is a well-rooted Lawson compact domain and \(L\) is an FL-domain.