Jankov Formula and Ternary Deductive Term

4 pages•Published: July 28, 2014

Abstract

Grounding on defining relations of a finitely presentable subdirectly irreducible (s.i.) algebra in a variety with a ternary deductive term (TD), we define the characteristic identity of this algebra. For finite s.i. algebras the characteristic identity is equivalent to the identity obtained from Jankov formula. In contrast to Jankov formula, characteristic identity is relative to a variety and even in the varieties of Heyting algebras there are the characteristic identities not related to Jankov formula. Every subvariety of a given locally finite variety with a TD term admits an optimal axiomatization consisting of characteristic identities. There is an algorithm that reduces any finite system of axioms of such a variety to an optimal one. Each variety with a TD term can be axiomatized by characteristic identities of partial algebras, and in certain cases these identities are related to the canonical formulas.

Keyphrases: canonical formula, finitely presented algebra, intermediate logics, jankov characteristic formula, variety with ternary deductive term

In: Nikolaos Galatos, Alexander Kurz and Constantine Tsinakis (editors). TACL 2013. Sixth International Conference on Topology, Algebra and Categories in Logic, vol 25, pages 48-51.

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	https://doi.org/10.29007/8fkc