Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 April 2009
A class of algebras A is said to have the strong amalgamation property if for any indexed set of algebras {Ai: i ∈ J} from A, each having an algebra U ∈ A as a subalgebra, there exist an algebra B ∈ A and monomorphisms φi: Ai → B (for each i ∈ J) such that (i) φi|U = φi| U for all i,j∈J, (ii) φi(Ai) ∩ φi(Aj) =φi(U) for atl i, j ∈ J with i ≠ j, where φi|U denotes the restriction of φi to U. Omitting condition (ii) gives us the definition of the weak amalgamation property.