Presentations of Inverse Semigroups their Kernels and Extensions

Catarina Carvalho, Robert Gray, Nik Ruskuc

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Abstract

Let S be an inverse semigroup and let π:S→T be a surjective homomorphism with kernel K. We show how to obtain a presentation for K from a presentation for S, and vice versa. We then investigate the relationship between the properties of S, K and T, focusing mainly on finiteness conditions. In particular we consider finite presentability, solubility of the word problem, residual finiteness, and the homological finiteness property FPn. Our results extend several classical results from combinatorial group theory concerning group extensions to inverse semigroups. Examples are also provided that highlight the differences with the special case of groups.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)289-316
JournalJournal of the Australian Mathematical Society
Volume90
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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