The following is about the axioms of a neighbourhood system of a topology.
How to prove the last sentence that the "new" neighbourhood system of $x$ is just the family of sets $\mathscr{U}_x$ we begin with.
My attempt:
- To prove that the neighborhood system at each $x \in X$ is precisely $\mathscr{U}_x$. We prove these two families of sets contain the same sets.
- $\Leftarrow$: If there is any open set $G$ containing $x$, by N-e) and N-d), $G$ itself qualifies as a member in $\mathscr{U}_x$ containing $x$. Then by N-d) again, every set including $G$ qualifies as a member in $\mathscr{U}_x$. So we have proved that every neighbourhood of x in the generated topology is a member of $\mathscr{U}_x$.
- $\Rightarrow$. If now we have a member $U \in \mathscr{U}_x$(I emphasize here this is a just family of sets satisfying several axioms, are not guaranteed to be a neighbourhood system). I want to prove $U$ is indeed a neighbourhood of $x$, i.e. $U$ includes an open set $G$ containing $x$. How do I proceed further? In my guess, $U$ might just have an empty interior!
Here is a similar question, but the answerer didn't prove it.