Entropicity and generalized entropic property in idempotent n-semigroups

Erkko Lehtonen, Agata Pilitowska

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Abstract

We investigate entropicity and the generalized entropic property in n-semigroups. These two properties are not equivalent for n-semigroups in general, but we show that there are certain classes of idempotent n-semigroups for which entropicity and the generalized entropic property are equivalent, such as Mal’cev n-semigroups and idempotent n-semigroups derived from binary semigroups. Moreover, we present an alternative description of entropicity in the variety of semigroups satisfying the identity xn≈x for some n≥2. We also obtain a simple representation of the free ternary Mal’cev semigroup on two generators.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)260-281
Number of pages22
JournalSemigroup Forum
Volume91
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Aug 2015

Keywords

  • Entropicity
  • Generalized entropic property
  • Idempotency
  • n-semigroup

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