On cohesive almost zero-dimensional spaces

Abstract

We investigate C-sets in almost zero-dimensional spaces, showing that closed $\sigma$C-sets are C-sets. As corollaries, we prove that every rim-$\sigma$-compact almost zero-dimensional space is zero-dimensional and that each cohesive almost zero-dimensional space is nowhere rational. To show these results are sharp, we construct a rim-discrete connected set with an explosion point. We also show every cohesive almost zero-dimensional subspace of $($Cantor set$)$$\times\mathbb R$ is nowhere dense.