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November 2013 On the Prime Whales of a Boolean Algebra
Jason Holland
Missouri J. Math. Sci. 25(2): 220-224 (November 2013). DOI: 10.35834/mjms/1384266207

Abstract

In this note, we introduce objects called prime whales and use them to represent a Boolean algebra as an algebra of sets in a way that is analogous to Stone's Representation Theorem. We also characterize the existence of prime whales in terms of the existence of prime ideals.

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Jason Holland. "On the Prime Whales of a Boolean Algebra." Missouri J. Math. Sci. 25 (2) 220 - 224, November 2013. https://doi.org/10.35834/mjms/1384266207

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Published: November 2013
First available in Project Euclid: 12 November 2013

zbMATH: 1284.06030
MathSciNet: MR3161638
Digital Object Identifier: 10.35834/mjms/1384266207

Subjects:
Primary: 06E15

Keywords: Boolean algebra , prime ideals

Rights: Copyright © 2013 Central Missouri State University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

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