Date of Award
5-15-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
First Advisor
Florian Enescu
Abstract
Fan algebras arise from fan-linear maps, a special class of functions defined on partitions of the nonnegative integer lattice in the plane. These algebras are natural objects of study in commutative algebra as they include many classical examples of commutative rings. Additionally, the ubiquity of this structure has only recently been identified, therefore little is known regarding the properties of these algebras. We begin our study by classifying all fan-linear maps via the conditions imposed on them by their domains. This classification includes a general result regarding the universal group of cones in lattices of arbitrary dimension. We then go on to show that the set of all fan-linear maps on any fixed partition is necessarily a finitely-generated affine semigroup. Finally, this leads to the conclusion that the set of fan algebras corresponding to a fixed partition and a fixed set of ideals forms a finitely generated semigroup. This is accomplished through the identification of generating maps in the semigroup of all fan-linear maps with generating algebras and the description of a natural additive operation.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/5755213
Recommended Citation
Hull, John J., "Fan-Linear Maps and Fan Algebras." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2014.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/5755213
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