Cardinal Invariants on Boolean Algebras
Cardinal Invariants on Boolean Algebras

Author: J. Donald Monk

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-03-25

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 3034603347

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This text covers cardinal number valued functions defined for any Boolean algebra such as cellularity. It explores the behavior of these functions under algebraic operations such as products, free products, ultraproducts and their relationships to each other.

Boolean Algebras
Boolean Algebras

Author: Roman Sikorski

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 3642858201

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There are two aspects to the theory of Boolean algebras; the algebraic and the set-theoretical. A Boolean algebra can be considered as a special kind of algebraic ring, or as a generalization of the set-theoretical notion of a field of sets. Fundamental theorems in both of these directions are due to M. H. STONE, whose papers have opened a new era in the develop ment of this theory. This work treats the set-theoretical aspect, with little mention being made of the algebraic one. The book is composed of two chapters and an appendix. Chapter I is devoted to the study of Boolean algebras from the point of view of finite Boolean operations only; a greater part of its contents can be found in the books of BIRKHOFF [2J and HERMES [1]. Chapter II seems to be the first systematic study of Boolean algebras with infinite Boolean operations. To understand Chapters I and II it suffices only to know fundamental notions from general set theory and set-theoretical topology. No know ledge of lattice theory or of abstract algebra is presumed. Less familiar topological theorems are recalled, and only a few examples use more advanced topological means; but these may be omitted. All theorems in both chapters are given with full proofs.

Algebras, Rings and Their Representations
Algebras, Rings and Their Representations

Author: Alberto Facchini

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 9812774556

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Surveying the most influential developments in the field, this proceedings reviews the latest research on algebras and their representations, commutative and non-commutative rings, modules, conformal algebras, and torsion theories. The volume collects stimulating discussions from world-renowned names including Tsit-Yuen Lam, Larry Levy, Barbara Osofsky, and Patrick Smith. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Some Coreflective Categories of Topological Modules (221 KB). Contents: Krull Monoids and Their Application in Module Theory (A Facchini); Infinite Progenerator Sums (A Facchini & L S Levy); Quadratic Algebras of Skew Type (E Jespers & J Okn nski); Representation Type of Commutative Noetherian Rings (Introduction) (L Klingler & L S Levy); Corner Ring Theory: A Generalization of Peirce Decompositions (T-Y Lam); Quasideterminants and Right Roots of Polynomials Over Division Rings (B L Osofsky); Injective Dimension Relative to a Torsion Theory (P F Smith); and other papers. Readership: Algebraists, mathematicians interested in the connections between algebra and other fields, and graduate students interested in algebra."

Introduction to Boolean Algebras
Introduction to Boolean Algebras

Author: Steven Givant

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-12-10

Total Pages: 589

ISBN-13: 0387684360

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This book is an informal though systematic series of lectures on Boolean algebras. It contains background chapters on topology and continuous functions and includes hundreds of exercises as well as a solutions manual.

Algebra and Geometry
Algebra and Geometry

Author: R. V. Gamkrelidze

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-09

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1475705077

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This volume contains five review articles, three in the Al gebra part and two in the Geometry part, surveying the fields of ring theory, modules, and lattice theory in the former, and those of integral geometry and differential-geometric methods in the calculus of variations in the latter. The literature covered is primarily that published in 1965-1968. v CONTENTS ALGEBRA RING THEORY L. A. Bokut', K. A. Zhevlakov, and E. N. Kuz'min § 1. Associative Rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 § 2. Lie Algebras and Their Generalizations. . . . . . . 13 ~ 3. Alternative and Jordan Rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 MODULES A. V. Mikhalev and L. A. Skornyakov § 1. Radicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 § 2. Projection, Injection, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 § 3. Homological Classification of Rings. . . . . . . . . . . . 66 § 4. Quasi-Frobenius Rings and Their Generalizations. . 71 § 5. Some Aspects of Homological Algebra . . . . . . . . . . 75 § 6. Endomorphism Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 § 7. Other Aspects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 91 LATTICE THEORY M. M. Glukhov, 1. V. Stelletskii, and T. S. Fofanova § 1. Boolean Algebras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 111 § 2. Identity and Defining Relations in Lattices . . . . . . 120 § 3. Distributive Lattices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 vii viii CONTENTS § 4. Geometrical Aspects and the Related Investigations. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . • 125 § 5. Homological Aspects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 § 6. Lattices of Congruences and of Ideals of a Lattice . . 133 § 7. Lattices of Subsets, of Subalgebras, etc. . . . . . . . . 134 § 8. Closure Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 § 9. Topological Aspects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 § 10. Partially-Ordered Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 § 11. Other Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 GEOMETRY INTEGRAL GEOMETRY G. 1. Drinfel'd Preface . . . . . . . . .