For a space Z let 𝒦(Z) denote the partially ordered set of all compact subspaces of Z under set inclusion. If X is a compact space, Δ is the diagonal in X², and 𝒦(X²∖Δ) has calibre (ω₁,ω), then X is metrizable. There is a compact space X such that X²∖Δ has relative calibre (ω₁,ω) in 𝒦(X²∖Δ), but which is not metrizable. Questions of Cascales et al. (2011) concerning order constraints on 𝒦(A) for every subspace of a space X are answered.

A topological space $X$ has a rank 2-diagonal if there exists a diagonal sequence on $X$ of rank $2$, that is, there is a countable family $\{{𝒰}_n:n\in \omega \}$ of open covers of $X$ such that for each $x\in X$, $\left\{x\right\}=\bigcap \{{\mathrm{St}}^2(x,{𝒰}_n):n\in \omega \}$. We say that a space $X$ satisfies the Discrete Countable Chain Condition (DCCC for short) if every discrete family of nonempty open subsets of $X$ is countable. We mainly prove that if $X$ is a DCCC normal space with a rank 2-diagonal, then the cardinality of $X$ is at most $𝔠$. Moreover, we prove that if $X$ is a first countable...

For every metric space X we introduce two cardinal characteristics $co{v}^{♭}\left(X\right)$ and $co{v}^{♯}\left(X\right)$ describing the capacity of balls in X. We prove that these cardinal characteristics are invariant under coarse equivalence, and that two ultrametric spaces X,Y are coarsely equivalent if $co{v}^{♭}\left(X\right)=co{v}^{♯}\left(X\right)=co{v}^{♭}\left(Y\right)=co{v}^{♯}\left(Y\right)$. This implies that an ultrametric space X is coarsely equivalent to an isometrically homogeneous ultrametric space if and only if $co{v}^{♭}\left(X\right)=co{v}^{♯}\left(X\right)$. Moreover, two isometrically homogeneous ultrametric spaces X,Y are coarsely equivalent if and only if $co{v}^{♯}\left(X\right)=co{v}^{♯}\left(Y\right)$...

Gromov and Dranishnikov introduced asymptotic and coarse dimensions of proper metric spaces via quite different ways. We define coarse and asymptotic dimension of all metric spaces in a unified manner and we investigate relationships between them generalizing results of Dranishnikov and Dranishnikov-Keesling-Uspienskij.

The main results of the paper are: Proposition 0.1. A group G acting coarsely on a coarse space (X,𝓒) induces a coarse equivalence g ↦ g·x₀ from G to X for any x₀ ∈ X. Theorem 0.2. Two coarse structures 𝓒₁ and 𝓒₂ on the same set X are equivalent if the following conditions are satisfied: (1) Bounded sets in 𝓒₁ are identical with bounded sets in 𝓒₂. (2) There is a coarse action ϕ₁ of a group G₁ on (X,𝓒₁) and a coarse action ϕ₂ of a...

A net in a Hausdorff uniform space is called cofinally Cauchy if for each entourage, there exists a cofinal (rather than residual) set of indices whose corresponding terms are pairwise within the entourage. In a metric space equipped with the associated metric uniformity, if each cofinally Cauchy sequence has a cluster point, then so does each cofinally Cauchy net, and the space is called cofinally complete. Here we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the nonempty closed subsets of the...

Let us denote by $\Phi (\lambda ,\mu )$ the statement that $𝔹\left(\lambda \right)=D{\left(\lambda \right)}^{\omega }$, i.e. the Baire space of weight $\lambda$, has a coloring with $\mu$ colors such that every homeomorphic copy of the Cantor set $ℂ$ in $𝔹\left(\lambda \right)$ picks up all the $\mu$ colors. We call a space $X$$\pi$-regular if it is Hausdorff and for every nonempty open set $U$ in $X$ there is a nonempty open set $V$ such that $\overline{V}\subset U$. We recall that a space $X$ is called feebly compact if...