Generalized deviation of posets and modular lattices (Q1972127)

The authors investigate the existence and relationship of the \(\Gamma\) and dual \(\Gamma\)-deviation of a poset, where \(\Gamma\) is a nonempty set of linear order types. They extend some ideas of Albu and Smith on \(X\)-Artinian and \(X\)-Noetherian posets -- if \(\Gamma\) is a finite set of linear order types the bounds are given for the \(\Gamma\)-deviation of a poset. If \(\Gamma\) is an arbitrary set of indecomposable order types and \(L\) is a modular lattice then the \(\Gamma\)-deviation behaves in a classical manner on subintervals of \(L\). Examples are given.