Semigroup Theory and its Applications: Proceedings of the 1994 Conference Commemorating the Work of Alfred H. Clifford

by Karl H. Hofmann, Michael W. Mislove

Overview

In this volume the authors represent the leading areas of research in semigroup theory and its applications, both to other areas of mathematics and to areas outside mathematics. The editors include papers that survey Clifford's work on Clifford semigroups and trace the influence of Clifford's work on current semigroup theory. Also notable is a paper on applications from other areas of mathematics to semigroup theory, and a paper on an application of semigroup theory to theoretical computer science and mathematical logic. All workers in semigroup theory will find this volume invaluable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521576697
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/16/1996
Series:	London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series , #231
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

1. Reminiscences of a friendship D. Miller; 2. Clifford's work on unions of groups G. Preston; 3. A survey on totally ordered semigroups K. Hofmann and J. Lawson; 4. The relationship of Clifford's work to the current theory of semigroups J. Rhodes; 5. Bands of semigroups B. Schein; 6. Isbell's zigzag theorem and its consequences J. Howie; 7. Maps implicit in the Jordan–Hölder theorem A. Gleason; 8. Finite semigroups as categories, ordered semigroups or compact semigroups J.-E. Pin; 9. Principles underlying the degeneracy of models, the untyped lambda calculus K. Hofmann and M. Mislove; 10. Special involutions W. D. Munn.

Editorial Reviews

"...this wonderful volume of brilliant articles...will enrich any library." London Mathematical Society Lecture Notes

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