On Lowen's fuzzy compact spaces

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to obtain an axiomatic characterization of Lowen's fuzzy compactness.Design/methodology/approachThe paper shows a characterization of Lowen's fuzzy compactness.FindingsThe paper shows new results on fuzzy compactness.Research limitations/implicationsClearly, this paper is devoted to fuzzy topological spaces.Practical implicationsThe main applications are in the mathematical field.Originality/valueThe paper presents original results on fuzzy topology.