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Free algebras in the variety of three-valued closure algebras

Part of: Algebraic logic Varieties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

M. Abad  and
J. P. Díaz Varela
M. Abad
Affiliation:
Departmento de Matemática, Universidad Nacional del Sur, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
J. P. Díaz Varela
Affiliation:
Departmento de Matemática, Universidad Nacional del Sur, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
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Abstract

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In this paper, the variety of three-valued closure algebras, that is, closure algebras with the property that the open elements from a three-valued Heyting algebra, is investigated. Particularly, the structure of the finitely generated free objects in this variety is determined.

Keywords

closure algebraHeyting algebra

MSC classification

Secondary: 06E25: Boolean algebras with additional operations (diagonalizable algebras, etc.) 03G25: Other algebras related to logic 08B15: Lattices of varieties 08B20: Free algebras
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 72 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 181 - 198
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2002

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