An extension to "A subsemigroup of the rook monoid"
Abstract
In a recent paper, we defined an inverse submonoid $M_n$ of the rook monoid and investigated its properties. That investigation was enabled by representing the nonzero elements of $M_n$ (which are $n\times n$ matrices) via certain triplets belonging to $\mathbb{Z}^3$. In this short note, we allow the aforementioned triplets to belong to $\mathbb{R}^3$. We thus study a new inverse monoid $\overline{M}_n$, which is a supermonoid of $M_n$. We prove that the elements of $\overline{M}_n$ are either idempotent or nilpotent, compute nilpotent indexes, and discuss issues pertaining to $j$th roots. We also describe the ideals of $\overline{M}_n$, determine Green's relations, show that $\overline{M}_n$ is a supersemigroup of the Brandt semigroup, and prove that $\overline{M}_n$ has infinite Sierpiński rank. While there are similarities between $M_n$ and $\overline{M}_n$, there are also essential differences. For example, $M_n$ can be generated by only three elements, all ideals of $M_n$ are principal ideals, and there exist $x\in M_n$ that do not possess a square root in $M_n$; but none of these statements is true in $\overline{M}_n$.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- February 2023
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.2302.09496
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2302.09496
- Bibcode:
- 2023arXiv230209496F
- Keywords:
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- Mathematics - Combinatorics;
- 20M18;
- 20M12