A proof of van Douwen’s right ideal theorem
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- by Dennis E. Davenport and Neil Hindman
- Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 113 (1991), 573-580
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1991-1057952-3
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Abstract:
In 1979 Eric K. van Douwen announced a powerful theorem about the Stone-Čech compactification of a discrete semigroup which he called The Right Ideal Theorem. Its proof, however, was lost with his untimely death. In this paper we present a proof of the theorem and a derivation of some of its corollaries.References
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Bibliographic Information
- © Copyright 1991 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 113 (1991), 573-580
- MSC: Primary 54D35; Secondary 22A30, 54H11
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1991-1057952-3
- MathSciNet review: 1057952