Topological representation of lattice homomorphisms

Autor: Aleksander Błaszczyk, Wojciech Bielas
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Topology and its Applications. 196:362-378
ISSN: 0166-8641
DOI: 10.1016/j.topol.2015.05.010
Popis: Wallman [13] proved that if L is a distributive lattice with 0 and 1, then there is a T 1 -space with a base (for closed subsets) being a homomorphic image of L . We show that this theorem can be extended over homomorphisms. More precisely: if NLat denotes the category of normal and distributive lattices with 0 and 1 and homomorphisms, and Comp denotes the category of compact Hausdorff spaces and continuous mappings, then there exists a contravariant functor Ult : NLat → Comp . When restricted to the subcategory of Boolean lattices this functor coincides with a well-known Stone functor which realizes the Stone Duality. The functor W carries monomorphisms into surjections. However, it does not carry epimorphisms into injections. The last property makes a difference with the Stone functor. Some applications to topological constructions are given as well.
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