Characterization of discriminator varieties
Author:
Diego Vaggione
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 129 (2001), 663-666
MSC (2000):
Primary 08A05, 08A30, 08A40, 08B10, 06E15
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-00-05627-6
Published electronically:
August 30, 2000
MathSciNet review:
1706965
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We prove that a variety 
is a discriminator variety if and only if 
has the Fraser-Horn property and every member of 
is representable as a Boolean product whose factors are directly indecomposable or trivial.
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with factorable congruences and 
imply 
is a discriminator variety, Acta Sci. Math. 62 (1996), 359-368. Retrieve articles in Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society with MSC (2000): 08A05, 08A30, 08A40, 08B10, 06E15
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Additional Information
Diego Vaggione
Affiliation:
Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física (FaMAF), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba - Ciudad Universitaria Córdoba 5000, Argentina
Email:
vaggione@mate.uncor.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-00-05627-6
Received by editor(s):
March 2, 1999
Received by editor(s) in revised form:
May 14, 1999
Published electronically:
August 30, 2000
Additional Notes:
The author’s research was supported by CONICOR and SECYT (UNC)
Communicated by:
Carl G. Jockusch, Jr.
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