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Projective Orthomodular Lattices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Gunter Bruns
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1
Michael Roddy
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Brandon University Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9
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Abstract

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We introduce sectional projectivity, which appears to be the correct notion of projectivity when working with orthomodularlattices. We prove some positive results for varieties of OMLs satisfying various finiteness conditions, namely that every finite OML in such a variety is sectionally projective. In contrast, we prove that the eight element modular ortholattice, MO 3, is not projective in the variety of modular ortholattices.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1994

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