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On properties described by terms in commutator relation

Rings and Algebras 2023-10-04 v2

Abstract

We investigate properties of varieties of algebras described by a novel concept of equation that we call \emph{commutator equation}. A commutator equation is a relaxation of the standard term equality obtained substituting the equality relation with the commutator relation. Namely, an algebra A\mathbf{A} satisfies the commutator equation pCqp \approx_{C} q if for each congruence theta in Con(\mathbf{A}) and for each substitution pA,qAp^{\mathbf{A}}, q^{\mathbf{A}} of elements in the same θ\theta-class, then (pA,qA)[θ,θ](p^{\mathbf{A}}, q^{\mathbf{A}}) \in [\theta, \theta]. This notion of equation draws inspiration from the definition of \emph{weak difference term} and allows for further generalization of it. Furthermore, we present an algorithm that establishes a connection between congruence equations valid within the variety generated by the abelian algebras of the idempotent reduct of a given variety and congruence equations that hold within the entire variety. Additionally, we provide a proof that if the variety generated by the abelian algebras of the idempotent reduct of a variety satisfies a non-trivial idempotent Mal'cev condition then also the entire variety satisfies a non-trivial idempotent Mal'cev condition, statement that follows also form \cite[Theorem 3.13]{KK.TSOC}.

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@article{arxiv.2302.11448,
  title  = {On properties described by terms in commutator relation},
  author = {Stefano Fioravanti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.11448},
  year   = {2023}
}
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