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Structural properties of universal minimal dynamical systems for discrete semigroups

Author(s): Bohuslav Balcar; Frantisek Franek
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 349 (1997), 1697-1724.
MSC (1991): Primary 54H20, 03G05; Secondary 06E05
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Abstract: We show that for a discrete semigroup $S$ there exists a uniquely determined complete Boolean algebra $B(S)$ - the algebra of clopen subsets of $M(S)$. $M(S)$ is the phase space of the universal minimal dynamical system for $S$ and it is an extremally disconnected compact Hausdorff space. We deal with this connection of semigroups and complete Boolean algebras focusing on structural properties of these algebras. We show that $B(S)$ is either atomic or atomless; that $B(S)$ is weakly homogenous provided $S$ has a minimal left ideal; and that for countable semigroups $B(S)$ is semi-Cohen. We also present a class of what we call group-like semigroups that includes commutative semigroups, inverse semigroups, and right groups. The group reflection $G(S)$ of a group-like semigroup $S$ can be constructed via universal minimal dynamical system for $S$ and, moreover, $B(S)$ and $B(G(S))$ are the same.

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Bohuslav Balcar
Affiliation: Mathematical Institute of AV CR, Zitná 25, 115 67 Praha 1, Czech Republic, and Center for Theoretical Study, Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic
Email: balcar@beba.cesnet.cz

Frantisek Franek
Affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Systems, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1
Email: franek@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-97-01868-0
PII: S 0002-9947(97)01868-0
Keywords: Semigroup, group, dynamical system, minimal dynamical system, universal minimal dynamical system, ultrafilter, ultrafilter dynamical system, Boolean algebra, Cohen alegbra, extremally disconnected compact space.
Received by editor(s): July 5, 1994
Additional Notes: The research of the first author was supported by AV CR research grant 119401, while the research of the second author was supported by NSERC research grant OGP0025112.
Copyright of article: Copyright 1997, American Mathematical Society

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