Algebra in the superextensions of semilattices


Abstract in English

Given a semilattice $X$ we study the algebraic properties of the semigroup $upsilon(X)$ of upfamilies on $X$. The semigroup $upsilon(X)$ contains the Stone-Cech extension $beta(X)$, the superextension $lambda(X)$, and the space of filters $phi(X)$ on $X$ as closed subsemigroups. We prove that $upsilon(X)$ is a semilattice iff $lambda(X)$ is a semilattice iff $phi(X)$ is a semilattice iff the semilattice $X$ is finite and linearly ordered. We prove that the semigroup $beta(X)$ is a band if and only if $X$ has no infinite antichains, and the semigroup $lambda(X)$ is commutative if and only if $X$ is a bush with finite branches.

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