The Coarse Structure of the Representation Algebra of a Finite Monoid

Let M be a monoid, and let L be a commutative idempotent submonoid. We show that we can find a complete set of orthogonal idempotents L ^ 0 of the monoid algebra A of M such that there is a basis of A adapted to this set of idempotents which is in one-to-one correspondence with elements of the monoi...

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Published in:Journal of Discrete Mathematics 2014-01, Vol.2014, p.1-7
Main Author: Schaps, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Let M be a monoid, and let L be a commutative idempotent submonoid. We show that we can find a complete set of orthogonal idempotents L ^ 0 of the monoid algebra A of M such that there is a basis of A adapted to this set of idempotents which is in one-to-one correspondence with elements of the monoid. The basis graph describing the Peirce decomposition with respect to L ^ 0 gives a coarse structure of the algebra, of which any complete set of primitive idempotents gives a refinement, and we give some criterion for this coarse structure to actually be a fine structure, which means that the nonzero elements of the monoid are in one-to-one correspondence with the vertices and arrows of the basis graph with respect to a set of primitive idempotents, with this basis graph being a canonical object.
ISSN:2090-9837
2090-9845
DOI:10.1155/2014/529804