Arens-Fort Space is Paracompact

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Theorem

Let $T = \struct {S, \tau}$ be the Arens-Fort space.


Then $T$ is a paracompact space.


Proof 1

Let $\CC$ be any open cover of $T$.

Let $H \in \CC$ be any open set which contains $\tuple {0, 0}$.

For all $s \in S$ such that $s \ne \tuple {0, 0}$, we have that $\set s$ is open in $T$ by definition of the Arens-Fort space.

So the open cover of $T$ which consists of $H$ together with all the open sets $\set s$, where $s \in S \setminus H$ is a refinement of $T$ which is locally finite.

Hence the result, by definition of paracompact space.

$\blacksquare$


Proof 2

We have that:

The Arens-Fort Space is Completely Normal.
The Arens-Fort Space is Lindelöf.

From Sequence of Implications of Separation Axioms, it follows that $T$ is a $T_3$ space.

The result follows from Lindelöf $T_3$ Space is Paracompact.

$\blacksquare$