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| author | Czédli, Gábor |
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| contents | By a 1997 result of R. Freese, an $n$-element lattice has at most $2^{n-1}$ congruences. This motivates us to define the congruence density cd$(L)$ of a finite $n$-element lattice as $|$Con$(L)|/2^{n-1}$, where $|$Con$(L)|$ is the number of elements of the congruence lattice Con$(L)$ of $L$. We prove that whenever $L$ is a finite lattice with cd$(L)>3/32$, then $L$ has the same number of join-irreducible and meet-irreducible elements. This result is sharp, since there exists a six-element lattice $R_6$ with cd$(R_6)=3/32$ but fewer join-irreducible than meet-irreducible elements. By R. Freese, C. Mureşan, J. Kulin, and the present author's results, lattices with congruence densities larger than $1/8$ have already been described. Here we decrease the lower threshold from $1/8$ to $3/32$. That is, we describe all finite lattices $L$ such that cd$(L)>3/32$. As a corollary, we give the $k$th largest number of congruences of $n$-element lattices for $n>8$ and $k\in\{n+1, n+2, n+3,n+4\}$. |
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| spellingShingle | Lattices with congruence densities larger than $3/32$ Czédli, Gábor Rings and Algebras 06B10 By a 1997 result of R. Freese, an $n$-element lattice has at most $2^{n-1}$ congruences. This motivates us to define the congruence density cd$(L)$ of a finite $n$-element lattice as $|$Con$(L)|/2^{n-1}$, where $|$Con$(L)|$ is the number of elements of the congruence lattice Con$(L)$ of $L$. We prove that whenever $L$ is a finite lattice with cd$(L)>3/32$, then $L$ has the same number of join-irreducible and meet-irreducible elements. This result is sharp, since there exists a six-element lattice $R_6$ with cd$(R_6)=3/32$ but fewer join-irreducible than meet-irreducible elements. By R. Freese, C. Mureşan, J. Kulin, and the present author's results, lattices with congruence densities larger than $1/8$ have already been described. Here we decrease the lower threshold from $1/8$ to $3/32$. That is, we describe all finite lattices $L$ such that cd$(L)>3/32$. As a corollary, we give the $k$th largest number of congruences of $n$-element lattices for $n>8$ and $k\in\{n+1, n+2, n+3,n+4\}$. |
| title | Lattices with congruence densities larger than $3/32$ |
| topic | Rings and Algebras 06B10 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04321 |