Classical finite transformation semigroups an introduction /

Offers a self-contained introduction to the modern theory of finite transformation semigroups. This book covers topics such as: transformations and semigroups, ideals and Green's relations, subsemigroups, congruences, endomorphisms, nilpotent subsemigroups, presentations, actions on sets, linea...

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Main Author: Ganyushkin, Olexandr.
Other Authors: Mazorchuk, Volodymyr., SpringerLink (Online Service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: London : Springer, ©2009.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 314 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Algebras and applications ; v. 9.
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Summary: Offers a self-contained introduction to the modern theory of finite transformation semigroups. This book covers topics such as: transformations and semigroups, ideals and Green's relations, subsemigroups, congruences, endomorphisms, nilpotent subsemigroups, presentations, actions on sets, linear representations, cross-sections and variants.
Item Description: Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index.
Offers a self-contained introduction to the modern theory of finite transformation semigroups. This book covers topics such as: transformations and semigroups, ideals and Green's relations, subsemigroups, congruences, endomorphisms, nilpotent subsemigroups, presentations, actions on sets, linear representations, cross-sections and variants.
Preface -- 1. Ordinary and partial transformations -- 2. The semigroups Tn, PT n and ISn -- 3. Generating Systems -- 4. Ideals and Green's relations -- 5. Subgroups and subsemigroups -- 6. Other relations on semigroups -- 7. Endomorphisms -- 8. Nilpotent subsemigroups -- 9. Presentation -- 10. Transitive actions -- 11. Linear representations -- 12. Cross-sections -- 13. Variants -- 14. Order-related subsemigroups -- Answers and hints to exercises -- Bibliography -- List of notation -- Index.
English.
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 314 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index.
ISBN: 9781848002814
1848002815
Access: University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus.