The q-Theory of Finite Semigroups

 

-Preface.- List of Tables.-List of Figures.-Introduction.-Part I. The q-operator and Pseudovarieties of Relational Morphisms.-1. Foundations for Finite Semigroup Theory.-2. The q-operator - 3.The Equational Theory -Part II. Complexity in Finite Semigroup Theory. -4. The Complexity of Finite Semigroups. -5. Two-Sided Complexity and the Complexity of Operators.-Part III. The Algebraic Lattice of Semigroup Pseudovarieties.-6. Algebraic Lattices, Continuous Lattices and Closure Operators.-7. The Abstract Spectral Theory of PV.-Part IV. Quantales, Indempotent Semirings, Matrix Algebras and the Triangular Product-8. Quantales.-9. The Triangular Product and Decomposition Results for Semirings.-A. The Green-Rees Local Structure Theory.-B. Tables on Preservation of Sups and Infs.- List of Problems.- References.- Table of Pseudovarieties.-Table of Operators and Products.-Index of Notation.-Author Index.-Index.