English

Simple and sub-directly irreducible double Boolean algebras

Logic 2023-12-22 v1

Abstract

Double Boolean algebras are algebras D=(D;,,¬,,,)\underline{D}=(D;\sqcap,\sqcup,\neg,\lrcorner,\bot,\top) of type (2,2,1,1,0,0)(2,2,1,1,0,0) introduced by Rudolf Wille to capture the equational theory of the algebra of protoconcepts. Every double Boolean algebra D\underline{D} contains two Boolean algebras denoted by D\underline{D}_{\sqcap} and D\underline{D}_{\sqcup}. A double Boolean algebra D\underline{D} is said pure if D=DDD=D_{\sqcap}\cup D_{\sqcup}, and trivial if =\bot\sqcup\bot=\top\sqcap\top. In this work, we first show that a double Boolean algebra is pure and trivial if and only if it is a glued sum of two Boolean algebras; secondly, we characterize simple double Boolean algebras; and finally, we determine up to isomorphism all sub-directly irreducible algebras of some sub-classes of the variety of double Boolean algebras.

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@article{arxiv.2312.13686,
  title  = {Simple and sub-directly irreducible double Boolean algebras},
  author = {G. T. Kembang and L. Kwuida and E. R. A. Temgoua and Y. L. J. Tenkeu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.13686},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

18 pages, 3 figures, 19 tables

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