The structure semilattice of a compact UDC semigroup (Q800501)

The authors continue their study of the similarity between the class of finite dimensional, compact, holoidal uniquely divisible commutative (UDC) semigroups and its subclass of semilattices. The dimensional stability of the subclass of semilattices with connected principal filters is extended to the larger class of UDC semigroups with the same property. If S is a finite dimensional, compact, holoidal UDC semigroup such that E(S), the idempotents of S, form a Lawson semilattice, then it is shown that the space of closed ideals of S in the Vietoris topology form a compact topological semilattice. The closed subsemilattice spanned by the principal ideals of S is called the structure semilattice of S, and the relationship of this structure to that of S is examined.