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Title
Prime ideal theorem for double Boolean algebras
Authors 1
Affiliations
- 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 . 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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