Equations on Semidirect Products of Commutative Semigroups

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Francine Blanchet-Sadri, Professor (Creator)

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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )

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Abstract: In this paper; we study equations on semidirect products of commutative semigroups. Let Comq,r denote the pseudovariety of all finite semigroups that satisfy the equations xy = yx and x^{r + q} = xr. The pseudovariety Com_1,1 is the pseudovariety of all finite semilattices. We consider the product pseudovariety Com_q,r * Com_q',r' generated by all semidirect products of the form S * T with S ∈ Com_q,r and T ∈ Com_q',r'. We give an algorithm to decide when an equation holds in Com_q,r * Com_q',r'. Finite complete sets of equations are described for all the products Com_q,r * Com_q',r' which provide polynomial time algorithms to test membership. Our results imply finite complete sets of equations for G_com * Com_1,1 and (Com∩ A) * Com_1,1 (among others). Here; G_com denotes the pseudovariety of all finite commutative groups; Com the pseudovariety of all finite commutative semigroups and A the pseudovariety of all finite aperiodic semigroups.

Equations on Semidirect Products of Commutative Semigroups
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Publication

Semigroup Forum 55(1), 80-88.

Language: English

Date: 1997

Keywords

Mathematics, Computer science, Products, Commutative

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