Notes on the od-Lindelöf property (Q2850646)

For a topological space \(X\) denote by \(L(X)\) (respectively, \(\text{od\,}L(X)\)) the smallest cardinal \(\kappa\) such that any cover of \(X\) by open sets (respectively, open dense sets) has a subcover of cardinality \(<\kappa\). The author calls \(X\) Lindelöf (respectively, od-Lindelöf\(_\kappa\)) if \(L(X)\leq\kappa\) (respectively, \(\text{od\,}L(X)\leq \kappa\)). In the special case that \(\kappa=\omega_1\) (respectively, \(\kappa=\omega\)), od-Lindelöf, spaces are simply called od-Lindelöf (respectively, od-compact). It is shown that if \(\kappa\) is a regular cardinal and \(X\) is a \(T_1\)-space with \(\text{od\,}L(X)\leq\kappa\) in which every point has an open neighborhood that is Lindelöf\(_\kappa\), then either \(L(X)\leq\kappa\) or there is a clopen discrete subset of cardinality \(\geq\kappa\) in \(X\). It follows that a connected manifold is metrizable if and only if it is od-Lindelöf.NEWLINENEWLINE It also follows that a \(T_1\)-space is od-compact if and only if the subspace of its non-isolated points is compact. Additionally, several examples are provided that show that od-Lindelöfness behaves quite poorly with respect to finite or countable unions.