[topology] new kind of separation axiom? where does it fit in?

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Hello,

Just out of curiosity, where would following "seperation axiom" fit in?

Assume a topological space X is T1. We call X okay if for any two closed subsets A and B, there exists an open set U such that B \subset U and A \cap U = \emptyset.

So far I'm only acquainted with the T1, T2, T3 and T4 axioms (and the notion of completely regular in relation to the Urysohn theorem).
 
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You mean A and B disjoint right??

Can't you always take U=X\setminus A??
 
Haha...

(and yes I meant A and B disjoint)

It seems I hadn't thought this one true :) thanks a lot!
 
A sphere as topological manifold can be defined by gluing together the boundary of two disk. Basically one starts assigning each disk the subspace topology from ##\mathbb R^2## and then taking the quotient topology obtained by gluing their boundaries. Starting from the above definition of 2-sphere as topological manifold, shows that it is homeomorphic to the "embedded" sphere understood as subset of ##\mathbb R^3## in the subspace topology.
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