Congruences on lattices (with application to amalgamation)

We present some aspects of congruences on lattices. An overview of general results on congruence distributive algebras is given in Chapter 1 and in Chapter 2 we examine weak projections; including Dilworth's characterization of congruences on lattices and a finite basis theorem for lattices. The outstanding problem of whether congruence lattices of lattices characterize distributive algebraic lattices is discussed in Chapter 3 and we look at some of the partial results known to date. The last chapter (Chapter 6) characterizes the amalgamation class of a variety B generated by a B-lattice, B, as the intersection of sub direct products of B, 2-congruence extendible members of B and 2-chain limited members of B. To this end we consider 2-congruence extendibility in Chapter 4 and n-chain limited lattices in Chapter 5. Included in Chapter 4 is the result that in certain lattice varieties the amalgamation class is contained in the class of 2-congruence extendible members of the variety. A final theorem in Chapter 6 states that the amalgamation class of a B-lattice variety is a Horn class.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Year dc:date.issued

1996

Author dc:creator

• Laing, Lyneve

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rose, Henry

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17442

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17442