Gerek Kısmı: $A, \ \tau\text{-kompakt},$ $\mathcal{A}_A\subseteq \tau_A$ ve $A=\cup\mathcal{A}_A$ olsun yani $\mathcal{A}_A$ ailesi, $A$ kümesinin bir $\tau_A$-açık örtüsü olsun.
$\left.\begin{array}{rr} (\mathcal{A}_A\subseteq \tau_A)(A=\cup\mathcal{A}_A)\Rightarrow (\mathcal{A}:=\{T|B\in\mathcal{A}_A\Rightarrow (\exists T\in\tau)(B=T\cap A)\}\subseteq \tau)(A\subseteq \cup\mathcal{A})\\ \\ A, \ \tau\text{-kompakt}\end{array}\right\}\Rightarrow$
$\left.\begin{array}{rr} \Rightarrow (\exists \mathcal{A}^*\subseteq \mathcal{A})(|\mathcal{A}^*|<\aleph_0)(A\subseteq \cup\mathcal{A}^*\subseteq A\cap (\cup\mathcal{A}^*)) \\ \\ \mathcal{A}_A^* :=\{A\cap T|T\in \mathcal{A}^*\}\end{array}\right\}\Rightarrow (\mathcal{A}_A^*\subseteq \mathcal{A}_A)(|\mathcal{A}_A^*|<\aleph_0)(A=\cup\mathcal{A}_A^*).$
Yeter Kısmı: $(A,\tau_A)$ kompakt uzay, $\mathcal{A}\subseteq \tau$ ve $A=\cup\mathcal{A}$ olsun yani $\mathcal{A}$ ailesi, $A$ kümesinin bir $\tau$-açık örtüsü olsun.
$\left.\begin{array}{rr} (\mathcal{A}\subseteq \tau)(A=\cup\mathcal{A})\Rightarrow (\mathcal{A}_A:=\{A\cap B|B\in\mathcal{A}\}\subseteq \tau_A)(A=\cup\mathcal{A}_A) \\ \\ (A,\tau_A), \text{ kompakt uzay} \end{array}\right\}\Rightarrow$
$\left.\begin{array}{rr} \Rightarrow (\exists\mathcal{A}_A^*\subseteq\mathcal{A}_A )(|\mathcal{A}_A^*|<\aleph_0)(A=\cup\mathcal{A}_A^*)\\ \\ \mathcal{A}^*:=\{B|A\cap B\in\mathcal{A}_A^* \} \end{array}\right\}\Rightarrow (\mathcal{A}^*\subseteq \mathcal{A})(|\mathcal{A}^*|<\aleph_0)(A\subseteq \cup\mathcal{A}^*).$