1. Introduction
The concept of a fuzzy set of a nonempty set Z is a mapping (where ). This concept was first defined in 1965 by Zadeh [1]. The integration between fuzzy sets and some uncertainty approaches such as rough sets and soft sets has been investigated in [2–4]. The concept of a fuzzy topology was presented in 1968 by Chang [5]. Several authors have successfully generalized the theory of general topology to the fuzzy setting with crisp methods. According to Šostak [6], the notion of a fuzzy topology being a crisp subclass of the class of fuzzy sets and fuzziness in the notion of openness of a fuzzy set have not been considered, which seems to be a drawback in the process of fuzzification of a topological space. Therefore, Šostak [6] defined a novel definition of a fuzzy topology as the concept of openness of fuzzy sets. It is an extension of a fuzzy topology defined by Chang [5]. Thereafter, many researchers (Ramadan [7], Chattopadhyay et. al. [8], El Gayyar et. al. [9], Höhle and Šostak [10], Ramadan et. al. [11], Kim et. al. [12], Abbas [13,14], Kim and Abbas [15], Aygun and Abbas [16,17], Li and Shi [18,19], Shi and Li [20], Fang and Guo [21], El-Dardery et. al. [22], Kalaivani and Roopkumar [23], Solovyov [24], Minana and Šostak [25]) have redefined the same notion and investigated fuzzy topological spaces () being unaware of Šostak’s work.
The generalizations of fuzzy open sets plays an effective role in a fuzzy topology through their ability to improve on many results, or to open the door to explore and discuss several fuzzy topological notions such as fuzzy continuity [7,8], fuzzy connectedness [8], fuzzy compactness [8,9], fuzzy separation axioms [18], etc. Overall, the notions of k-fuzzy pre-open (k-FP-open) sets, k-fuzzy semi-open (k-FS-open) sets, k-fuzzy -open (k-F-open) sets, and k-fuzzy -open (k-F-open) sets were presented and investigated by the authors of [12,14] in based on Šostak’s sense [6]. Also, Kim et al. [12] defined and discussed some weaker forms of fuzzy continuity, called FS-continuity (resp. FP-continuity and F-continuity) between based on Šostak’s sense. Abbas [14] explored and characterized the concepts of F-continuous (resp. F-irresolute) mappings between in the sense of Šostak. Also, Kim and Abbas [15] defined some new types of k-fuzzy compactness on in the sense of Šostak. Furthermore, the notions of k-fuzzy -open (k-F-open) sets and k-fuzzy -closed (k-F-closed) sets were defined and discussed by the authors of [26] on in the sense of Šostak [6].
A novel concept of fuzzy local function, called k-fuzzy local function was presented and investigated by Taha and Abbas [27] in an based on Šostak’s sense [6]. Moreover, the concepts of fuzzy lower (resp. upper) weakly and almost -continuous multifunctions were displayed and investigated by Taha and Abbas [27]. Also, Taha [28–30] introduced the notions of k-FS-open sets, k-FP-open sets, k-F-open sets, k-F-open sets, k-FS-open sets, k-F-open sets, and k-GF-closed sets in an based on Šostak’s sense. Overall, Taha [29–31] presented the notions of fuzzy upper (resp. lower) generalized -continuous (resp. pre--continuous, semi--continuous, --continuous, --continuous, and strong --continuous) multifunctions via fuzzy ideals [32].
The purpose of this study is as follows.
Section 2 contains many basic results and notions that help in understanding the obtained results. In
Section 3, we present and study a novel class of fuzzy sets, called
k-F
-open sets in
based on Šostak’s sense. This class is contained in the class of
k-FS
-open sets and contains all
k-F
-open sets,
k-FP
-open sets, and
k-FS
-open sets. We also define and discuss the closure and interior operators with respect to the classes of
k-F
-open sets and
k-F
-closed sets. Furthermore, we introduce new types of fuzzy
-separation axioms using
k-F
-closed sets, called
k-F
-regular spaces and
k-F
-normal spaces, and study some properties of them. In
Section 4, we present and investigate the concept of F
-continuous mappings using
k-F
-open sets. Also, we display and characterize the concepts of FA
-continuous and FW
-continuous mappings, which are weaker forms of F
-continuous mappings. In
Section 5, we explore and discuss some new F
-mappings using
k-F
-open sets and
k-F
-closed sets, called F
-open mappings, F
-closed mappings, F
-irresolute mappings, F
-irresolute open mappings, and F
-irresolute closed mappings. In the last section, we close this work with proposed future articles and conclusions.
2. Preliminaries
In this study, non-empty sets will be denoted by Z, Y, X, etc. On Z, is the class of all fuzzy sets. For any fuzzy set , , for each . Also, for , for each .
A fuzzy point on Z is a fuzzy set, is defined as follows: if , and for any . Moreover, we say that belongs to (), if . On Z, is the class of all fuzzy points.
On Z, a fuzzy set is a quasi-coincident with (), if there is , with . Otherwise, is not a quasi-coincident with ().
The difference between
[27] is defined as follows:
Lemma 2.1.
Let . Thus,
(1) iff there is such that ,
(2) if , then ,
(3) iff ,
(4) iff implies iff implies iff implies ,
(5) iff there is such that .
Definition 2.1.
A mapping is called a fuzzy topology on Z if it satisfies the following conditions:
(1)
(2) for each
(3) for each
Thus, is called a fuzzy topological space () based on Šostak’s sense.
Definition 2.2.
A fuzzy mapping is called
(1) fuzzy continuous if , for every ;
(2) fuzzy open if , for every ;
(3) fuzzy closed if , for every .
Definition 2.3.
In an
, for each
and
(where
), we define fuzzy operators
and
as follows:
Definition 2.4.
Let be an and . A fuzzy set is called
(1) k-F-open if ;
(2) k-FP-open if ;
(3) k-FS-open if ;
(4) k-FR-open if ;
(5) k-F-open if ;
(6) k-F-open if ;
(7) k-F-open if .
Remark 2.1.
From the previous definitions, we have the following diagram.
Definition 2.5.
A fuzzy mapping is called FS-continuous (resp. FP-continuous, F-continuous, F-continuous, and F-continuous) if is an k-FS-open (resp. k-FP-open, k-F-open, k-F-open, and k-F-open) set, for every with and .
Definition 2.6.
In an
, for each
and
, we define fuzzy operators
and
as follows:
Definition 2.7.
A fuzzy ideal on Z, is a map that satisfies the following:
(1) ∀ and ⇒.
(2) ∀⇒.
Moreover,
is the simplest fuzzy ideal on
Z, and is defined as follows:
Definition 2.8.
Let
be an
,
, and
. Then the
k-fuzzy local function
of
is defined as follows:
Remark 2.2.
If we take
, for each
we have:
Definition 2.9.
Let
be an
,
, and
. Then we define fuzzy operator
as follows:
Now if, then for each .
Theorem 2.1.
Let be an , , and . The operator satisfies the following properties:
(1) .
(2) .
(3) If , then .
(4) .
(5) .
(6) .
Definition 2.10.
Let be an and . A fuzzy set is called
(1) k-FS-open if ;
(2) k-FP-open if ;
(3) k-F-open if ;
(4) k-F-open if ;
(5) k-FS-open if ;
(6) k-FR-open if .
Definition 2.11. A fuzzy mapping is called F-continuous (resp. FP-continuous, FS-continuous, and FS-continuous) if is an k-F-open (resp. k-FP-open, k-FS-open, and k-FS-open) set, for each with and .
Some basic notations and results that we need in the sequel are found in [7-9,27-31].
3. On -Fuzzy -Open Sets
Definition 3.1. Let be an and . A fuzzy set is called an k-F-open set if .
Remark 3.1. The complement of k-F-open sets are k-F-closed sets.
Lemma 3.1. Every k-F-open set is k-F-open [26].
Proof. The proof follows from Definitions 2.4, 3.1, and Theorem 2.1(2). □
Remark 3.2. If we take , then k-F-open set and k-F-open set [26] are equivalent.
Remark 3.3. The converse of Lemma 3.1 fails as Example 3.1 will show.
Example 3.1. Define
as follows:
Thus, is an -F-open set, but it is not -F-open.
Proposition 3.1. In an , for each and . Then
(1) each k-FP-open set [28] is k-F-open;
(2) each k-F-open set is k-FS-open [30];
(3) each k-FS-open set [28] is k-F-open.
Proof.
(1) If
is an
k-FP
-open set. Then
Thus, is k-F-open.
(2) If
is an
k-F
-open set. Then
Thus, is k-FS-open.
(3) If
is an
k-FS
-open set. Then
Thus,
is
k-F
-open. □
Remark 3.4. From the previous discussions and definitions, we have the following diagram.
Remark 3.5. The converse of the above diagram fails as Examples 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 will show.
Example 3.2. Let
and define
as follows:
,
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, is an -F-open set, but it is not -FP-open.
Example 3.3. Let
and define
as follows:
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, is an -F-open set, but it is neither -FS-open nor -F-open.
Example 3.4. Let
and define
as follows:
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, is an -FS-open set, but it is not -F-open.
Corollary 3.1. In an and . Then
(1) the union of k-F-open sets is k-F-open;
(2) the intersection of k-F-closed sets is k-F-closed.
Proof. This is easily proved by Definition 3.1 and Remark 3.1. □
Corollary .3.2. In an , for each k-F-open set .
(1) If is an k-FR-open set, then is k-FS-open.
(2) If is an k-FR-closed set, then is k-FP-open.
(3) If , then is k-FP-open.
(4) If , then is k-FS-open.
Proof. The proof follows by Definitions 2.10 and 3.1. □
Corollary 3.3. In an , for each k-F-closed set .
(1) If is an k-FR-open set, then is k-FP-closed.
(2) If is an k-FR-closed set, then is k-FS-closed.
(3) If , then is k-FS-closed.
(4) If , then is k-FP-closed.
Proof. The proof follows by Definition 2.10 and Remark 3.1. □
Definition 3.2. In an
, for each
and
, we define a fuzzy
-
-closure operator
as follows:
Proposition 3.2. In an , for each and . A fuzzy set is k-F-closed iff .
Proof. This is easily proved from Definition 3.2. □
Theorem 3.1. In an , for each and . A fuzzy --closure operator satisfies the following properties.
(1) .
(2) .
(3) if .
(4) .
(5) .
Proof. (1), (2), and (3) are easily proved by Definition 3.2.
(4) From (2) and (3),
. Now, we show
. If
does not contain
, there is
and
with
Since , by Definition 3.2, there is as an k-F-closed set and with . Since , then . Again, by the definition of , then . Hence, , which is a contradiction for . Thus, . Therefore, .
(5) Since and , hence by (3), and . Thus, . □
Definition 3.3. In an , for each and , we define a fuzzy --interior operator as follows:
Proposition 3.3. Let be an , , and . Then
(1) ;
(2) .
Proof. (1) For each , we have = .
(2) This is similar to that of (1). □
Proposition 3.4. In an , for each and . A fuzzy set is k-F-open iff .
Proof. This is easily proved from Definition 3.3. □
Theorem 3.2. In an , for each and . A fuzzy --interior operator satisfies the following properties.
(1) .
(2) .
(3) if .
(4) .
(5) .
Proof. The proof is similar to that of Theorem 3.1. □
Definition 3.4. Let , , and . An is said to be an k-F-regular space if for each k-F-closed set , there is with for , such that , , and .
Definition 3.5. Let and . An is said to be an k-F-normal space if for each k-F-closed sets and , there is with for , such that , , and .
Theorem 3.3. Let be an , , , and . The following statements are equivalent.
(1) is an k-F-regular space.
(2) If
for each
k-F
-open set
, there is
with
, and
(3) If for each k-F-closed set , there is with for , such that , , and .
Proof. (1) ⇒ (2) Let for each k-F-open set , then . Since is k-F-regular, then there is with and , such that , , and . Thus, , so .
(2) ⇒ (3) Let for each k-F-closed set , then . By (2), there is with and . Since , then is an k-F-open set and . Again, by (2), there is such that , and . Hence, . Set , and thus . Then, . Therefore, .
(3) ⇒ (1) This is easily proved by Definition 3.4. □
Theorem 3.4. Let be an , , and . The following statements are equivalent.
(1) is an k-F-normal space.
(2) If for each k-F-closed set and k-F-open set , there is with , and .
(3) If for each k-F-closed sets and , there is with for , such that , , and .
Proof. The proof is similar to that of Theorem 3.3. □
4. On Fuzzy -Continuity
Definition 4.1. A fuzzy mapping is called F-continuous if is an k-F-open set, for any with and .
Lemma 4.1. Every F-continuity is an F-continuity [26].
Proof. The proof follows from Definitions 2.5, 4.1, and Lemma 3.1. □
Remark 4.1. If we take , then F-continuity and F-continuity [26] are equivalent.
Remark 4.2. The converse of Lemma 4.1 fails as Example 4.1 will show.
Example 4.1. Define
as follows:
Thus, the identity fuzzy mapping is F-continuous, but it is not F-continuous.
Remark 4.3. From the previous definitions, we have the following diagram.
Remark 4.4. The converse of the above diagram fails as Examples 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 will show.
Example 4.2. Let
and define
as follows:
,
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, the identity fuzzy mapping is F-continuous, but it is not FP-continuous.
Example 4.3. Let
and define
as follows:
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, the identity fuzzy mapping is F-continuous, but it is neither FS-continuous nor F-continuous.
Example 4.4. Let
and define
as follows:
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, the identity fuzzy mapping is FS-continuous, but it is not F-continuous.
Theorem 4.1. A fuzzy mapping is F-continuous iff for any and any with containing , there is that is k-F-open containing with and .
Proof. (⇒) Let and with containing , and then . Since , then we obtain (say). Hence, is k-F-open containing with .
(⇐) Let and with containing . According to the assumption there is that is k-F-open containing with . Hence, and . Thus, , so is an k-F-open set. Then, is F--continuous. □
Theorem 4.2. Let be a fuzzy mapping and . Then the following statements are equivalent for every and :
(1) is F-continuous.
(2) is k-F-closed, for every with .
(3) .
(4) .
(5) .
Proof. (1) ⇔ (2) The proof follows by and Definition 4.1.
(2) ⇒ (3) Let
. By (2), we have
is
k-F
-closed. Thus,
Therefore, .
(3) ⇒ (4) Let . By (3), . Thus, .
(4) ⇔ (5) The proof follows by and Proposition 3.3.
(5) ⇒ (1) Let with . By (5), we obtain . Then, . Thus, is k-F-open, so is F-continuous. □
Definition 4.2. A fuzzy mapping is called FA-continuous if , for any with and .
Lemma 4.2. Every F-continuity is an FA-continuity.
Proof. The proof follows by Definitions 4.1 and 4.2. □
Remark 4.5. The converse of Lemma 4.2 fails as Example 4.5 will show.
Example 4.5. Let
and define
as follows:
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, the identity fuzzy mapping is FA-continuous, but it is not F-continuous.
Theorem 4.3. A fuzzy mapping is FA-continuous iff for any and any with containing , there is that is k-F-open containing with and .
Proof. (⇒) Let
and
with
containing
, and then
Since , then Therefore, is k-F-open containing with .
(⇐) Let
and
with
such that
. According to the assumption there is
that is
k-F
-open containing
with
. Hence,
and
Thus, . Therefore, is FA-continuous. □
Theorem 4.4. Let be a fuzzy mapping, , and . Then the following statements are equivalent:
(1) is FA-continuous.
(2) is k-F-open, for every k-FR-open set .
(3) is k-F-closed, for every k-FR-closed set .
(4) , for every k-F-open set .
(5) , for every k-FS-open set .
Proof. (1) ⇒ (2) Let and be an k-FR-open set with . Hence, by (1), there is that is k-F-open with and . Thus, and . Therefore, , so is k-F-open.
(2) ⇒ (3) If is k-FR-closed, then by (2), is k-F-open. Thus, is k-F-closed.
(3) ⇒ (4) If
is
k-F
-open and since
is
k-FR-closed, then by (3),
is
k-F
-closed. Since
, hence
(4) ⇒ (5) The proof follows from the fact that any k-FS-open set is k-F-open.
(5) ⇒ (3) If
is
k-FR-closed, and then
is
k-FS-open. By (5),
Hence, is k-F-closed.
(3) ⇒ (1) If and with such that , and then . Since is k-FR-closed, by (3), is k-F-closed. Hence, is k-F-open and Thus, Therefore, is FA-continuous. □
Definition 4.3. A fuzzy mapping is called FW-continuous if , for any with and .
Lemma 4.3. Every F-continuity is an FW-continuity.
Proof. The proof follows by Definitions 4.1 and 4.3. □
Remark 4.6. The converse of Lemma 4.3 fails as Example 4.6 will show.
Example 4.6. Let
and define
as follows:
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, the identity fuzzy mapping is FW-continuous, but it is not F-continuous.
Theorem 4.5. A fuzzy mapping is FW-continuous iff for any and any with containing , there is that is k-F-open containing with and .
Proof. (⇒) Let
and
with
containing
, and then
Since , then (say). Hence, is k-F-open containing with .
(⇐) Let and with such that . According to the assumption there is that is k-F-open containing with . Hence, and . Thus, . Therefore, is FW--continuous. □
Theorem 4.6. Let be a fuzzy mapping, , and . Then the following statements are equivalent:
(1) is FW-continuous.
(2) , if .
(3) .
(4) .
Proof. (1) ⇔ (2) The proof follows by Proposition 3.3 and Definition 4.3.
(2) ⇒ (3) Let
. Hence by (2),
Thus, .
(3) ⇔ (4) The proof follows from Proposition 3.3.
(4) ⇒ (1) Let with . Hence by (4), . Thus, , so is FW-continuous. □
Lemma 4.4. Every FA-continuity is an FW-continuity.
Proof. The proof follows by Definitions 4.2 and 4.3. □
Remark 4.7. The converse of Lemma 4.4 fails as Example 4.7 will show.
Example 4.7. Let
and define
as follows:
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, the identity fuzzy mapping is FW-continuous, but it is not FA-continuous.
Remark 4.8. From the previous discussions and definitions, we have the following diagram.
Proposition 4.1. Let and be two fuzzy mappings. Then the composition is FA-continuous if is F-continuous and is fuzzy continuous.
Proof. The proof follows by the previous definitions. □
5. On Fuzzy -Irresoluteness
Definition 5.1. A fuzzy mapping is called F-irresolute if is an k-F-open set, for any k-F-open set and .
Lemma 5.1. Every F-irresolute mapping is F-continuous.
Proof. The proof follows from Definitions 4.1, 5.1, and Remark 2.1. □
Remark 5.1. The converse of Lemma 5.1 fails as Example 5.1 will show.
Example 5.1. Let
and define
as follows:
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, the identity fuzzy mapping is F-continuous, but it is not F-irresolute.
Theorem 5.1. Let be a fuzzy mapping and . Then the following statements are equivalent for every and :
(1) is F-irresolute.
(2) is k-F-closed, for every k-F-closed set .
(3) .
(4) .
(5) .
Proof. (1) ⇔ (2) The proof follows by and Definition 5.1.
(2) ⇒ (3) Let
. By (2), we have
is
k-F
-closed. Thus,
Therefore, .
(3) ⇒ (4) Let . By (3), . Thus, .
(4) ⇔ (5) The proof follows by and Proposition 3.3.
(5) ⇒ (1) Let
be an
k-F
-open set. By (5),
Thus, . Therefore, is k-F-open, so is F-irresolute. □
Proposition 5.1. Let and be two fuzzy mappings. Then the composition is F-irresolute (resp. F-continuous) if is F-irresolute and is F-irresolute (resp. fuzzy continuous).
Proof. The proof follows by the previous definitions. □
Definition 5.2. A fuzzy mapping is called F-open if is an k-F-open set, for any with and .
Definition 5.3. A fuzzy mapping is called F-irresolute open if is an k-F-open set, for any k-F-open set and .
Lemma 5.2. Each F-irresolute open mapping is F-open.
Proof. The proof follows from Definitions 5.2, 5.3, and Remark 2.1. □
Remark 5.2. The converse of Lemma 5.2 fails as Example 5.2 will show.
Example 5.2. Let
and define
as follows:
,
. Define
as follows:
Thus, the identity fuzzy mapping is F-open, but it is not F-irresolute open.
Theorem 5.2. Let be a fuzzy mapping and . Then the following statements are equivalent for every and :
(1) is F-open.
(2) .
(3) .
(4) For every and every with and , there is is k-F-closed with and .
Proof. (1) ⇒ (2) Since
, hence by (1),
is
k-F
-open. Thus,
(2) ⇒ (3) Set , and hence by (2), . Thus,
(3) ⇒ (4) Let
and
with
such that
. Since
,
. Hence by (3),
. Then, we have
Thus, is k-F-closed with and
(4) ⇒ (1) Let with . Set and , . Hence by (4), there is is k-F-closed with and . Thus, . On the other hand, since , . Hence, , so is an k-F-open set. Therefore, is F-open. □
Theorem 5.3. Let be a fuzzy mapping and . Then the following statements are equivalent for every and :
(1) is F-irresolute open.
(2) .
(3) .
(4) For every and every is an k-F-closed set with , there is is k-F-closed with and .
Proof. The proof is similar to that of Theorem 5.2. □
Definition 5.4. A fuzzy mapping is called F-closed if is an k-F-closed set, for any with and .
Definition 5.5. A fuzzy mapping is called F-irresolute closed if is an k-F-closed set, for any k-F-closed set and .
Lemma 5.3. Each F-irresolute closed mapping is F-closed.
Proof. The proof follows from Definitions 5.4 and 5.5. □
Theorem 5.4. Let be a fuzzy mapping and . Then the following statements are equivalent for every and :
(1) is F-closed.
(2) .
(3) .
(4) For every and every with and , there is is k-F-open with and .
Proof. The proof is similar to that of Theorem 5.2. □
Theorem 5.5. Let be a fuzzy mapping and . Then the following statements are equivalent for every and :
(1) is F-irresolute closed.
(2) .
(3) .
(4) For every and every is an k-F-open set with , there is is k-F-open with and .
Proof. The proof is similar to that of Theorem 5.2. □
Proposition 5.2. Let be a bijective fuzzy mapping. Then is F-irresolute open iff is F-irresolute closed.