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Title

Prime ideal theorem for double Boolean algebras

Authors 1

Affiliations

  1. Universität Bern Mathematisches Institut, Sidlerstr. 5, CH-3012 Bern

Abstract

Double Boolean algebras are algebras (D,⊓,⊔,⊲,⊳,⊥,⊤) of type (2,2,1,1,0,0). They have been introduced to capture the equational theory of the algebra of protoconcepts. A filter (resp. an ideal) of a double Boolean algebra D is an upper set F (resp. down set I) closed under ⊓ (resp. ⊔). A filter F is called primary if F ≠ ∅ and for all x ∈ D we have x ∈ F or xF. In this note we prove that if F is a filter and I an ideal such that F ∩ I = ∅ then there is a primary filter G containing F such that G ∩ I = ∅ (i.e. the Prime Ideal Theorem for double Boolean algebras).

Keywords

double Boolean algebra, protoconcept algebra, concept algebra, weakly dicomplemented lattices

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Pages:
263-275
Main language of publication
English
Received
2006-07-24
Accepted
2006-12-13
Published
2007
Exact and natural sciences