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- From: membrilo@vax.oxford.ac.uk
- Newsgroups: sci.math
- Subject: Re: A word problem
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.100105.10803@vax.oxford.ac.uk>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 10:01:05 GMT
- References: <1992Dec12.162349.29729@dcs.qmw.ac.uk>
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- In article <1992Dec12.162349.29729@dcs.qmw.ac.uk>, arodgers@dcs.qmw.ac.uk
- (Angus H Rodgers) writes:
- > Are there any finitely generated infinite semigroups in which
- > the idempotent law holds?
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- You mean the square of each element is the identity?
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- If yes, then it is enough to look at the 3 generators semigroup (in which the
- idempotent law holds), since it is infinite. This is a direct consecuence of
- the fact that you can construct square-free infinite words using only three
- letters
- I give you a reference for a proof: "Combinatorics in Words" by Lottarie.
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- Hope this helps.
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- F.H. Membrillo-Hernandez
- Mathematical Institute
- Oxford University
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