Ideal-Aura Topological Spaces, New Local Functions, and Generalized Open Sets
Abstract
We combine an ideal topological space with a scope function , , to form what we call an ideal-aura topological space . The central new object is the aura-local function , which extends the Jankovic-Hamlett local function: we always have . The closure is an additive Cech closure operator that, in general, fails to be idempotent; we prove that idempotency is equivalent to transitivity of . The resulting Cech topology sits in the chain , interpolating between the pure aura topology and the classical ideal topology. We introduce a -operator and use it to give an alternative description of . Five classes of -generalized open sets are defined and arranged in a hierarchy, with strict inclusions separated by counterexamples. Decomposition theorems for -continuity are proved. Three special cases are examined: the trivial ideal recovers the pure aura topology, the improper ideal gives the discrete topology, and the ideal of finite sets exhibits a localization phenomenon.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.07692,
title = {Ideal-Aura Topological Spaces, New Local Functions, and Generalized Open Sets},
author = {Ahu Acikgoz and Murad Ozkoc},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.07692},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
19 pages. Third paper in the Aura Topological Spaces series