The congruences of a finite lattice : a proof-by-picture approach

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The congruences of a finite lattice : a proof-by-picture approach

George Grätzer

Birkhäuser, c2006

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-273) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Self-contained exposition presents the major results on congruence lattices of finite lattices Includes the latest findings from a pioneering researcher in the field Features the author's signature "Proof-by-Picture" method and its conversion to transparencies Contains complete proofs, an extensive bibliography and index, and nearly 80 open problems Excellent grad text and reference

Table of Contents

* Table of Notation * Picture Gallery * Preface and Acknowledgment * Introduction Part I: A Brief Introduction to Lattices * Basic Concepts * Special Concepts * Congruences Part II: Basic Techniques * Chopped Lattices * Boolean Triples * Cubic Extensions Part III: Representation Theorems * The Dilworth Theorem * Minimal Representations * Semimodular Lattices * Modular Lattices * Uniform Lattices Part IV: Extensions * Sectionally Complemented Lattices * Semimodular Lattices * Isoform Lattices * Independence Theorems * Magic Wands Part V: Two Lattices * Sublattices * Ideals * Tensor Extensions * Bibliography * Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA74806386
  • ISBN
    • 0817632247
  • LCCN
    2005934394
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxii, 281 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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