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Algebra in the superextensions of semilattices

Group Theory 2012-12-19 v2 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Given a semilattice XX we study the algebraic properties of the semigroup υ(X)\upsilon(X) of upfamilies on XX. The semigroup υ(X)\upsilon(X) contains the Stone-Cech extension β(X)\beta(X), the superextension λ(X)\lambda(X), and the space of filters ϕ(X)\phi(X) on XX as closed subsemigroups. We prove that υ(X)\upsilon(X) is a semilattice iff λ(X)\lambda(X) is a semilattice iff ϕ(X)\phi(X) is a semilattice iff the semilattice XX is finite and linearly ordered. We prove that the semigroup β(X)\beta(X) is a band if and only if XX has no infinite antichains, and the semigroup λ(X)\lambda(X) is commutative if and only if XX is a bush with finite branches.

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@article{arxiv.1012.2488,
  title  = {Algebra in the superextensions of semilattices},
  author = {Taras Banakh and Volodymyr Gavrylkiv},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.2488},
  year   = {2012}
}

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10 pages