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Algebraic semilattices
Abbreviation: ASlat
Definition
An \emph{algebraic semilattice} is a complete semilattice P=⟨P,≤⟩ such that
the set of compact elements below any element is directed and
every element is the join of all compact elements below it.
An element c∈P is \emph{compact} if for every subset S⊆P such that c≤⋁S, there exists a finite subset S0 of S such that c≤⋁S0.
The set of compact elements of P is denoted by K(P).
Morphisms
Let P and Q be algebraic semilattices. A morphism from P to Q is a function f:P→Q that is \emph{Scott-continuous}, which means that f preserves all directed joins:
z=⋁D⟹f(z)=⋁f[D]
Examples
Example 1:
Basic results
Properties
Finite members
f(1)=1