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Abelianness and centrality in inverse semigroups

Group Theory 2026-02-04 v2

Abstract

We adapt the abstract concepts of abelianness and centrality of universal algebra to the context of inverse semigroups. We characterize abelian and central congruences in terms of the corresponding congruence pairs. We relate centrality to conjugation in inverse semigroups. Subsequently we prove that solvable and nilpotent inverse semigroups are groups.

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@article{arxiv.2209.13805,
  title  = {Abelianness and centrality in inverse semigroups},
  author = {Michael Kinyon and David Stanovský},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.13805},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

14 pages, amsart; v2: added references, including arXiv:2210.02791

R2 v1 2026-06-28T02:15:04.769Z