McAlister covering theorem
A subset in an inverse semigroup is called unitary if for any elements and , or implies .
An inverse semigroup is E-unitary if its semigroup of idempotents
is unitary.
Theorem.
Let be an inverse semigroup; then, there exists an E-unitary inverse semigroup and a surjective, idempotent-separating homomorphism
.
Also, if is finite, then may be chosen to be finite as well.
Note that a homomorphism is idempotent-separating if it is injective on idempotents.
References
- 1 M. Lawson, Inverse Semigroups: The Theory of Partial Symmetries
, World Scientific, 1998