Mal'tsev conditions, lack of absorption, and solvability. (Q494634)

Maltsev conditions on locally finite varieties are studied. Several new characterizations using hereditary term properties are presented. In particular, it is shown that the lack of absorption causes collapse in the Maltsev hierarchy. The connection between solvability and the lack of absorption is studied. It is provided a new and simple proof of the result by Hobby and McKenzie, saying that locally finite varieties with a Taylor term possess a term which is Maltsev on blocks of every solvable congruence in every finite algebra in the variety.