We prove that every for every complete lattice-ordered effect algebra E there exists an orthomodular lattice O(E) and a surjective full morphism øE: O(E) → E which preserves blocks in both directions: the (pre)imageofa block is always a block. Moreover, there is a 0, 1-lattice embedding : E → O(E).

We introduce perfect effect algebras and we show that every perfect algebra is an interval in the lexicographical product of the group of all integers with an Abelian directed interpolation po-group. To show this we introduce prime ideals of effect algebras with the Riesz decomposition property (RDP). We show that the category of perfect effect algebras is categorically equivalent to the category of Abelian directed interpolation po-groups. Moreover, we prove that any perfect effect algebra is a subdirect product of antilattice effect algebras with the RDP.

Free algebras with an arbitrary number of free generators in varieties of BL-algebras generated by one BL-chain that is an ordinal sum of a finite MV-chain Ln, and a generalized BL-chain B are described in terms of weak Boolean products of BL-algebras that are ordinal sums of subalgebras of Ln, and free algebras in the variety of basic hoops generated by B. The Boolean products are taken over the Stone spaces of the Boolean subalgebras of idempotents of free algebras in the variety of MV-algebras generated by Ln.

2000 Mathematics subject classification: primary 03G25, 03B50, 03B52, 03D35, 03G25, 08B20.

We show that monotone σ -complete effect algebras under some conditions are σ - homomorphic images of effect-tribes (as monotone σ -complete effect algebras), which are nonempty systems of fuzzy sets closed under complements, sums of fuzzy sets less than 1, and containing all pointwise limits of nondecreasing fuzzy sets. Because effect-tribes are generalizations of Boolean σ -algebras of subsets, we present a generlization of the Loomis-Sikorski theorem for such effect algebras. We show that we can choose an effect-tribe to be a system of affin fuzzy sets. In addition, we present a new version of the Loomis-Sikorski theorem for σ-complete MV-algebras.

Pseudoeffect (PE-) algebras generalize effect algebras by no longer being necessarily commutative. They are in certain cases representable as the unit interval of a unital po-group, for instance if they fulfil a certain Riesz property.

Several infinitary lattice properties and the countable Riesz interpolation property are studied for PE-algebras on the one hand and for po-groups on the other hand. We establish the exact relationships between the various conditions that are taken into account, and in particular, we examine how properties of a PE-algebra are related to the analogous properties of a representing po-group.

Pseudo-effect algebras are partial algebras (E; +, 0, 1) with a partially defined addition + which is not necessary commutative and with two complements, left and right ones. We define central elements of a pseudo-effect algebra and the centre, which in the case of MV-algebras coincides with the set of Boolean elements and in the case of effect algebras with the Riesz decomposition property central elements are only characteristic elements. If E satisfies general comparability, then E is a pseudo MV-algebra. Finally, we apply central elements to obtain a variation of the Cantor-Bernstein theorem for pseudo-effect algebras.

We show that any pseudo MV-algebra is isomorphic with an interval Γ(G, u), where G is an ℓ-group not necessarily Abelian with a strong unit u. In addition, we prove that the category of unital ℓ-groups is categorically equivalent with the category of pseudo MV-algebras. Since pseudo MV-algebras are a non-commutative generalization of MV-algebras, our assertions generalize a famous result of Mundici for a representation of MV-algebras by Abelian unital ℓ-groups. Our methods are completely different from those of Mundici. In addition, we show that any Archimedean pseudo MV-algebra is an MV-algebra.

In this paper, the variety of three-valued closure algebras, that is, closure algebras with the property that the open elements from a three-valued Heyting algebra, is investigated. Particularly, the structure of the finitely generated free objects in this variety is determined.

We show that every σ-complete MV-algebra is an MV-σ-homomorphic image of some σ-complete MV- algebra of fuzzy sets, called a tribe, which is a system of fuzzy sets of a crisp set Ω containing 1Ω and closed under fuzzy complementation and formation of min {∑nfn, 1}. Since a tribe is a direct generalization of a σ-algebra of crisp subsets, the representation theorem is an analogue of the Loomis-Sikorski theorem for MV-algebras. In addition, this result will be extended also for Dedekind σ-complete ℓ-groups with strong unit.

A unified study is undertaken of finitely generated varieties HSP () of distributive lattices with unary operations, extending work of Cornish. The generating algebra () is assusmed to be of the form (P; ∧, ∨, 0, 1, {fμ}), where each fμ is an endomorphism or dual endomorphism of (P; ∧, ∨, 0, 1), and the Priestly dual of this lattice is an ordered semigroup N whose elements act by left multiplication to give the maps dual to the operations fμ. Duality theory is fully developed within this framework, into which fit many varieties arising in algebraic logic. Conditions on N are given for the natural and Priestley dualities for HSP () to be essentially the same, so that, inter alia, coproducts in HSP () are enriched D-coproducts.

It is known that every frame is isomorphic to the generalized Gleason algebra of an essentially unique bi-Stonian space (X, σ, τ) in which σ is T0. Let (X, σ, τ) be as above. The specialization order ≤σ, of (X, σ) is τ × τ-closed. By Nachbin's Theorem there is exactly one quasi-uniformity U on X such that ∩U = ≤σ and J(U*) = τ. This quasi-uniformity is compatible with σ and is coarser than the Pervin quasi-uniformity U of (X, σ). Consequently, τ is coarser than the Skula topology of σ and coincides with the Skula topology if and only if U = P.

Let C be a small category with weak finite limits, and let Flat(C) be the category of flat functors from C to the category of small sets. We prove that the free exact completion of C is the category of set-valued functors of Flat (C) which preserve small products and filtered colimits. In case C has finite limits, this gives A. Carboni and R. C. Magno's result on the free exact completion of a small category with finite limits.

We prove that every locally finite, congruence modular, minimal variety is minimal as a quasivariety. We also construct all finite, strictly simple algebras generating a congruence distributive variety, such that the sett of unary term perations forms a group. Lastly, these results are applied to a problem in algebraic logic to give a sufficient condition for a deductive system to be structurally complete.

Given a variety K of lattice-ordered algebras, A ∈ K is catalytic if for all B ∈ K, K(A, B) is a lattice for the pointwise order. The catalytic objects are determined for various varieties of distributive-lattice-ordered algebras. The characterisations obtained do not show an overall unity and exhibit diverse behaviour. Duality is employed extensively. Its usefulness in this context depends on the existence of an order-isomorphism between K(A, B) and the corresponding dual horn-set. Criteria for the existence of such an order-isomorphism are investigated for dualities of the Davey-Werner type. The relationship between catalytic objects and colattices is also discussed.

In an elementary topos if R is a ring and X is a decidable object then there exists a canonical homomorphism from the coproduct of an X-family of R-modules to the product of the same family. In this paper it is shown that this homomorphisms is a monomorphism.

Algebras (A, ∧, ∨, ~, γ, 0, 1) of type (2,2,1,1,0,0) such that (A, ∧, ∨, ~, γ 0, 1) is a De Morgan algebra and γ is a lattice homomorphism from A into its center that satisfies one of the conditions (i) a ≤ γa or (ii) a ≤ ~ a ∧ γa are considered. The dual categories and the lattice of their subvarieties are determined, and applications to Lukasiewicz algebras are given.