Cardinal functions for 𝑘-spaces

In this paper, four cardinal functions are defined on the class of k-spaces. Some of the relationships between these cardinal functions are studied. Characterizations of various k-spaces are presented in terms of the existence of these cardinal functions. A bound for the ordinal invariant κ \kappa of Arhangelskii and Franklin is established in terms of the tightness of the space. Examples are presented which exhibit the interaction between these cardinal invariants and the ordinal invariants of Arhangelskii and Franklin.