A theory of transformation monoids: combinatorics and representation theory.
Krohn-Rhodes complexity pseudovarieties are not finitely based
We prove that the pseudovariety of monoids of Krohn-Rhodes complexity at most is not finitely based for all . More specifically, for each pair of positive integers , we construct a monoid of complexity , all of whose -generated submonoids have complexity at most .
Krohn-Rhodes complexity pseudovarieties are not finitely based
We prove that the pseudovariety of monoids of Krohn-Rhodes complexity at most is not finitely based for all . More specifically, for each pair of positive integers , we construct a monoid of complexity , all of whose -generated submonoids have complexity at most .
Ordered groupoids and étendues
Combinatorial topology and the global dimension of algebras arising in combinatorics
In a highly influential paper, Bidigare, Hanlon and Rockmore showed that a number of popular Markov chains are random walks on the faces of a hyperplane arrangement. Their analysis of these Markov chains took advantage of the monoid structure on the set of faces. This theory was later extended by Brown to a larger class of monoids called left regular bands. In both cases, the representation theory of these monoids played a prominent role. In particular, it was used to compute the spectrum of the...
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