$ω$-well-filtered spaces, revisited

Abstract

We prove that a $T_0$ topological space is $\omega$-well-filtered if and only if it does not admit either the natural numbers with the cofinite topology or with the Scott topology as its closed subsets in the strong topology. Based on this, we offer a refined topological characterization for the $\omega$-well-filterification of $T_0$-spaces and solve a problem posed by Xiaoquan Xu. In the setting of second countable spaces, we also characterise sobriety by convergences of certain $\Pi^0_2$-Cauchy subsets of the spaces.