基本説明
This self-contained exposition by one of the leading experts in lattice theory, George Grätzer, presents the major results on congruence lattices of finite lattices featuring the author's signature "Proof-by-Picture" method and its conversion to transparencies.
Full Description
Self-contained exposition presents the major results on congruence lattices of finite lattices Includes the latest findings from a pioneering researcher in the field Features the author's signature "Proof-by-Picture" method and its conversion to transparencies Contains complete proofs, an extensive bibliography and index, and nearly 80 open problems Excellent grad text and reference
Contents
* Table of Notation * Picture Gallery * Preface and Acknowledgment * Introduction Part I: A Brief Introduction to Lattices * Basic Concepts * Special Concepts * Congruences Part II: Basic Techniques * Chopped Lattices * Boolean Triples * Cubic Extensions Part III: Representation Theorems * The Dilworth Theorem * Minimal Representations * Semimodular Lattices * Modular Lattices * Uniform Lattices Part IV: Extensions * Sectionally Complemented Lattices * Semimodular Lattices * Isoform Lattices * Independence Theorems * Magic Wands Part V: Two Lattices * Sublattices * Ideals * Tensor Extensions * Bibliography * Index
