Reflection-closed varieties of multisorted algebras and minor identities (Q1991602)

The notion of reflection conceived by \textit{L. Barto} et al. [Isr. J. Math. 223, 363--398 (2018; Zbl 1397.08002)] is generalized to multisorted algebras in the sense of \textit{W. Wechler} [Universal algebra for computer scientists. Berlin etc.: Springer-Verlag (1992; Zbl 0748.68002)]. Minor identities have only one function symbol on either side; they generalize the height-1 identities of Barto et al. [loc. cit.]. It is shown that a class of similar multisorted algebras is definable by a set of minor identities iff it is closed with respect to reflection and isomorphic copies of direct products. Such classes are dubbed ``minor varieties''. The associated notion of ``minor-equational theory'' can be characterized through explicit, albeit somewhat intricate closure conditions.