Radical Semigroup Rings and the Thue--Morse Semigroup

Let R be an associative ring with unit, let S be a semigroup with zero, and let RS be a contracted semigroup ring. It is proved that if RS is radical in the sense of Jacobson and if the element 1 has infinite additive order, then S is a locally finite nilsemigroup. Further, for any semigroup S, there is a semigroup T S such that the ring RT is radical in the Brown--McCoy sense. Let S be the semigroup of subwords of the sequence abbabaabbaababbab..., and let F be the two-element field. Then the ring FS is radical in the Brown--McCoy sense and semisimple in the Jacobson sense.     

On semigroups admitting ring structure

A right-chain semigroup is a semigroup whose right ideals are totally ordered by set inclusion. The main result of this paper says that if S is a right-chain semigroup admitting a ring structure, then either S is a null semigroup with two elements or sS=S for some s∈S. Using this we give an elementary proof of Oman’s characterization of semigroups admitting a ring structure whose subsemigroups (containing zero) form a chain. We also apply this result, along with two other results proved in this paper, to show that no nontrivial multiplicative bounded interval semigroup on the real line ℝ admits a ring structure, obtaining the main results of Kemprasit et al. (ScienceAsia 36: 85–88, 2010).     

Growth of Rank 1 Valuation Semigroups

We consider semigroup S of a rank 1 valuation ? centered on a local ring R. We show that the Hilbert polynomial of R gives a bound on the growth of the valuation semigroup S. This allows us to give a very simple example of a well ordered subsemigroup of Q+, which is not a value semigroup of a local domain. We also consider the rates of growth which are possible for S. We show that quite exotic behavior can occur. In the final section, we consider the general question of characterizing rank 1 value semigroups.     

Identities of semigroup rings over semilattices of completely (0-) simple semigroups

LetR be a ring with identity,S be a semigroup with the set of idempotentsE(S), and denote (E(S)) for the subsemigroup ofS generated byE(S). In this paper, we prove that ifS is a semilattice of completely 0-simple semigroups and completely simple semigroups, then the semigroup ringRS possesses an identity iff so doesR(E(S)); especially, the result is true forS being a completely regular semigroup.     

S-Noetherian Properties of Composite Ring Extensions

Let R be a commutative ring with identity and S a multiplicative subset of R. We say that R is an S-Noetherian ring if for each ideal I of R, there exist an s ∈ S and a finitely generated ideal J of R such that sI ? J ? I. In this article, we study transfers of S-Noetherian property to the composite semigroup ring and the composite generalized power series ring.     

On the Buchsbaumness of the Associated Graded Ring of a One-Dimensional Local Ring

Let (R, m) be a Noetherian, one-dimensional, local ring, with |R/m|=∞. We study when its associated graded ring G(m) is Buchsbaum; in particular, we give a theoretical characterization for G(m) to be Buchsbaum not Cohen–Macaulay. Finally, we consider the particular case of R being the semigroup ring associated to a numerical semigroup S: we introduce some invariants of S, and we use them in order to give a necessary and a sufficient condition for G(m) to be Buchsbaum.     

Serre's Condition Rℓ for Affine Semigroup Rings

In this note we characterize the affine semigroup rings K[S] over an arbitrary field K that satisfy condition R_? of Serre. Our characterization is in terms of the face lattice of the positive cone pos(S) of S. We start by reviewing some basic facts about the faces of pos(S) and consequences for the monomial primes of K[S]. After proving our characterization we turn our attention to the Rees algebras of a special class of monomial ideals in a polynomial ring over a field. In this special case, some of the characterizing criteria are always satisfied. We give examples of non-normal affine semigroup rings that satisfy R₂.     

Prime serial rings with krull dimension

Let Abe an integral domain and Sa torsion-free can-cellative Abelian semigroup. By analogy with known results on polynomial rings and group rings, results are sought for a number of properties of the semigroup ring A[S]; The properties of interest include coequidimensionality, (universal) catenarity, (stably strong) S-domain, and (locally, residually, totally) Jaffard do-main. Positive results, leading to new examples of rings with some of the above properties, are obtained in case (the quotient group of) Shas rank 1 or Sis finitely generated. An example shows that some results do not carry over in case Shas rank 2 but is not finitely generated.     

On Automatic Rees Matrix Semigroups

We consider a Rees matrix semigroup S = M[U; I, J; P] over a semigroup U, with I and J finite index sets, and relate the automaticity of S with the automaticity of U. We prove that if U is an automatic semigroup and S is finitely generated then S is an automatic semigroup. If S is an automatic semigroup and there is an entry p in the matrix P such that pU ¹ = U then U is automatic. We also prove that if S is a prefix-automatic semigroup, then U is a prefix-automatic semigroup.     

ON THE STRUCTURE OF REGULAR CRYPTO SEMIGROUPS

Superabundant semigroups are generalizations of completely regular semigroups written the class of abundant semigroups. It has been shown by Fountain that an abundant semigroup is superabundant if and only if it is a semilattice of completely J ^*-simple semigroups. Reilly and Petrich called a semigroup S cryptic if the Green's relation H is a congruence on S. In this paper, we call a superabundant semigroup S a regular crypto semigroup if H ^* is a congruence on S such that S/H ^* is a regular band. It will be proved that a superabundant semigroup S is a regular crypto semigroup if and only if S is a refined semilattice of completely J ^*-simple semigroups. Thus, regular crypto semigroups are generalization of the cryptic semigroups as well as abundant semigroups.     

On character amenability of semigroup algebras

We study the character amenability of semigroup algebras. We work on general semigroups and certain semigroups such as inverse semigroups with a finite number of idempotents, inverse semigroups with uniformly locally finite idempotent set, Brandt and Rees semigroup and study the character amenability of the semigroup algebra l¹(S) in relation to the structures of the semigroup S. In particular, we show that for any semigroup S, if ?¹(S) is character amenable, then S is amenable and regular. We also show that the left character amenability of the semigroup algebra ?¹(S) on a Brandt semigroup S over a group G with index set J is equivalent to the amenability of G and J being finite. Finally, we show that for a Rees semigroup S with a zero over the group G, the left character amenability of ?¹(S) is equivalent to its amenability, this is in turn equivalent to G being amenable.     

The permutation projective dimension of the quaternionic group

Abstract

Let R be a commutative Noetherian local Gorenstein ring with residue field k. We show that G(k), the Gorenstein injective envelope of k, is an artinian R-module, and we compute G(k) in the case where R = k[[S]] is a semigroup ring and S is symmetric. We also show that a certain subring of the endomorphism ring of G(k) is a complete local (but possibly non-commutative) ring.     

Semiprimitivity of Orthodox Semigroup Algebras

Let S be a finite orthodox semigroup or an orthodox semigroup where the idempotent band E(S) is locally pseudofinite. In this paper, by using principal factors and Rukolaǐne idempotents, we show that the contracted semigroup algebra R₀[S] is semiprimitive if and only if S is an inverse semigroup and R[G] is semiprimitive for each maximal subgroup G of S. This theorem strengthens previous results about the semiprimitivity of inverse semigroup algebras.     

A Note on Semigroup Algebras of Permutable Semigroups

Let S be a semigroup and 𝔽 be a field. For an ideal J of the semigroup algebra 𝔽[S] of S over 𝔽, let ?_J denote the restriction (to S) of the congruence on 𝔽[S] defined by the ideal J. A semigroup S is called a permutable semigroup if α ○ β = β ○ α is satisfied for all congruences α and β of S. In this paper we show that if S is a semilattice or a rectangular band then φ_{{S; 𝔽}}: J → ?_J is a homomorphism of the semigroup (Con(𝔽[S]); ○ ) into the relation semigroup (?_S; ○ ) if and only if S is a permutable semigroup.     

Prime Ideals of Cancellative Semigroups

Abstract

For a class of prime ideals P of a cancellative semigroup S it is shown that the factors S/P have a structure of a monomial semigroup over a group. Consequences for the semigroup algebras K[S] are discussed.     

Bands of weakly r-Archimedean ordered semigroups

In this paper, some characterizations that an ordered semigroup S is a band of weakly r-archimedean ordered subsemigroups of S are given by some relations on S . We prove that an ordered semigroup S is a band of weakly r -archimedean ordered subsemigroups if and only if S is regular band of weakly r -archimedean ordered subsemigroups. Finally, we obtain that a negative ordered semigroup S is a band of weakly r-archimedean ordered subsemigroups of S if and only if S is a band of r-archimedean ordered subsemigroups of S . As an application the corresponding results on semigroups without order can be obtained by moderate modifications. August 27, 1999     

ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE JACOBSON RADICAL OF GRADED RINGS

Abstract

We introduce a new large class of semigroups S including all locally finite, completely regular and strongly π-regular linear semigroups. For any semigroup S in the class and any S-graded ring R, the structure of the Jacobson radical of R is reduced to the radicals of subrings graded by the maximal subgroups of S. Many results on radicals follow from this reduction in a unified way. In two special cases the reduction is simplified.     

Characterizing compact Clifford semigroups that embed into convolution and functor-semigroups

We study algebraic and topological properties of the convolution semigroup of probability measures on a topological groups and show that a compact Clifford topological semigroup S embeds into the convolution semigroup P(G) over some topological group G if and only if S embeds into the semigroup exp(G)\exp(G) of compact subsets of G if and only if S is an inverse semigroup and has zero-dimensional maximal semilattice. We also show that such a Clifford semigroup S embeds into the functor-semigroup F(G) over a suitable compact topological group G for each weakly normal monadic functor F in the category of compacta such that F(G) contains a G-invariant element (which is an analogue of the Haar measure on G).     

Irreducible Numerical Semigroups Having Toms Decomposition

In this article we prove that if S is an irreducible numerical semigroup and S is generated by an interval or S has multiplicity 3 or 4, then it enjoys Toms decomposition. We also prove that if a numerical semigroup can be expressed as an expansion of a numerical semigroup generated by an interval, then it is irreducible and has Toms decomposition.     

A Structure Preserving Embedding of Semigroups Into Regular Semigroups

For any semigroup S a regular semigroup 𝒞(S) that embeds S can be constructed as the direct limit of a sequence of semigroups each of which contains a copy of its predecessor as a subsemigroup whose elements are regular. The construction is modified here to obtain an embedding of S into a regular semigroup R such that the nontrivial maximal subgroups of R are isomorphic to the Schützenberger groups of S and such that the restriction to S of any of Green's relations on R is the corresponding Green's relation on S.