Some remarks on dualisability and endodualisability (Q1866809)

The paper addresses some questions related to the fundamental problem of dualisability of algebras: the characterization of those finite algebras \(\underline {M}\) which are dualisable (in the sense of B. A. Davey). One of the questions that are solved is whether the dualisability of a finite generating algebra of a given quasivariety \({\mathcal A}\) implies the dualisability of any other finite algebra that generates \({\mathcal A}\). This problem is solved in the paper affirmatively. Also the problem of endodualisability is considered: to characterize those finite algebras \(\underline {M}\) that are dualisable via \(\text{End}\underline {M},\) the endomorphism monoid of \(\underline {M}.\) It is proved that the endodualisability of a finite algebra \(\underline {M}\) always implies the endodualisability of its finite powers \(\underline {M}^n.\) The converse of this result is true under some special conditions.