Upper triangular matrices over information algebras (Q2174424)

The present paper generalizes and extends to the semiring \(T_n(H_0)\) of upper triangular matrices over a reduced, atomic and cancellative information algebra \(H_0\) the results obtained in [\textit{Y. Chen} et al., Czech. Math. J. 65, No. 1, 1--20 (2015; Zbl 1349.15039)] for the semiring \(T_n(\mathbb{N}_0)\) of upper triangular matrices over nonnegative integers. Section 2 contains a classification of the irreducible elements of \(T_n(H_0)\). Among irreducibles, prime-like and almost prime-like elements are described. In subsection 2.2, the authors show that, unlike many classes of semigroups whose arithmetic structure has been studied, \(T_n(H_0)\) is not transfer Krull. The factorization in \(T_n(H_0)\) is studied in Section 3. To measure the degree of its nonuniqueness, arithmetic invariants such as length sets, elasticities and delta sets are computed. For \(H_0=\mathbb{N}_0\), the authors extend the formerly known results by giving explicit descriptions of nonunique factorization in \(T_n(\mathbb{N}_0)\).