Independence algebras, basis algebras and the distributivity condition

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Abstract: Stable basis algebras were introduced by Fountain and Gould and developed in a series of articles. They form a class of universal algebras, extending that of independence algebras. If a stable basis algebra mathbbB of finite rank satisfies the distributivity condition (a condition satisfied by all the previously known examples), it is a reduct of an independence algebra mathbbA. Our first aim is to give an example of an independence algebra not satisfying the distributivity condition. Gould showed that if a stable basis algebra mathbbB with the distributivity condition has finite rank, then so does the independence algebra mathbbA of which it is a reduct, and in this case the endomorphism monoid End(mathbbB) of mathbbB is a left order in the endomorphism monoid End(mathbbA) of mathbbA. We complete the picture by determining when End(mathbbB) is a right, and hence a two-sided, order in End(mathbbA). In fact (for rank at least 2), this happens precisely when every element of End(mathbbA) can be written as where End(mathbbB), alphasharp is the inverse of alpha in a subgroup of End(mathbbA) and alpha and have the same kernel. This is equivalent to End(mathbbB) being a special kind of left order in End(mathbbA) known as straight.



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