The \(D\)-property which relates to certain covering properties (Q409534)

The focus of this paper is on the properties of \(D\)-spaces. The paper consists of 4 sections. After an informative introduction, in section 2, the author provides, amongst others, a positive answer to a question mentioned by \textit{J. C. Martínez} in [Topology Appl. 158, No. 2, 223--228 (2011; Zbl 1206.54022)]. More specifically, in Theorem 9, it is shown that if a regular \(\bar{D}\)-scattered space \(X\) is the union of a finite collection \(\{X_i \mid 1 \leq i \leq k \}\) of submetacompact spaces, then \(X\) is a \(D\)-space. As a consequence of Theorem 9 and Lemma 11 (if a regular space \(X\) is the union of a finite collection of \(\mathbb C\)-scattered spaces, then \(X\) is a \(\mathbb C\)-scattered space), the author obtains Theorem 12 which states that if a regular space \(X\) is the union of a finite collection of submetacompact \(\mathbb C\)-scattered spaces, then \(X\) is a \(D\)-space. In section 3, the author shows that the product of a finite collection of regular weak \(\bar{\theta}\)-refinable (or (sub) metacompact) \(\mathbb C\)-scattered spaces and a Lindelöf \(D\)-space is a \(D\)-space (see Theorem 18). In section 4, the author obtains Theorem 29 which says that if \(X\) is a regular meta-Lindelöf \(\bar{D}\)-scattered space with locally countable extent, then \(X\) is a \(D\)-space. As a consequence, the author gives Corollary 30 which states that Theorem 29 with the same conditions but for \(\mathbb C\)-scattered spaces is also true.