z-filters and related ideals in C(X)

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Abstract

In this article we introduce the concept of z-filter on a topological space X. We study and investigate the behavior of z-filters and compare them  with corresponding ideals, namely, z-ideals of C(X),  the ring of real-valued continuous functions on a completely regular Hausdorff space X. It is observed that X is a compact space if and only if every z-filter is ci-fixed. Finally, by using  z-ultrafilters, we prove that any arbitrary product of i-compact spaces is i-compact.

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