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A short proof of Isbell’s zigzag theorem

Peter Michael Higgins

Vol. 144 (1990), No. 1, 47–50
Abstract

Isbell’s Zigzag Theorem, which characterizes semigroup dominions (defined below) by means of equations, has several proofs. We give a short proof of the theorem from first principles.

Mathematical Subject Classification 2000
Primary: 20M50
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Received: 17 July 1989
Published: 1 July 1990
Authors
Peter Michael Higgins