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Semiring and involution identities of power groups

Group Theory 2023-11-17 v2 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

For every group GG, the set P(G)\mathcal{P}(G) of its subsets forms a semiring under set-theoretical union \cup and element-wise multiplication \cdot and forms an involution semigroup under \cdot and element-wise inversion 1{}^{-1}. We show that if the group GG is finite, non-Dedekind, and solvable, neither the semiring (P(G),,)(\mathcal{P}(G),\cup,\cdot) nor the involution semigroup (P(G),,1)(\mathcal{P}(G),\cdot,{}^{-1}) admits a finite identity basis. We also solve the finite basis problem for the semiring of Hall relations over any finite set.

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@article{arxiv.2206.08761,
  title  = {Semiring and involution identities of power groups},
  author = {Sergey V. Gusev and Mikhail V. Volkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.08761},
  year   = {2023}
}

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18 pages, 1 figure

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