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Interval-Dismantling for Lattices

Discrete Mathematics 2023-06-19 v1

Abstract

Dismantling allows for the removal of elements of a set, or in our case lattice, without disturbing the remaining structure. In this paper we have extended the notion of dismantling by single elements to the dismantling by intervals in a lattice. We utilize theory from Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) to show that lattices dismantled by intervals correspond to closed subrelations in the respective formal context, and that there exists a unique kernel with respect to dismantling by intervals. Furthermore, we show that dismantling intervals can be identified directly in the formal context utilizing a characterization via arrow relations and provide an algorithm to compute all dismantling intervals.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2208.01479,
  title  = {Interval-Dismantling for Lattices},
  author = {Maximilian Felde and Maren Koyda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.01479},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

12 pages, 5 figures, 1 algorithm

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