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A [[Partially ordered set|partially ordered set]] in which any subset $A$ has a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound. These are usually called the join and the meet of $A$ and are denoted by $\wedge_{a \in A} a$ and  and $\vee_{a \in A} a$ or simply by $\vee A$ and $\wedge A$ (respectively). If a partially ordered set has a largest element and each non-empty subset of it has a greatest lower bound, then it is a complete lattice. A lattice $L$ is complete if and only if any isotone mapping $\phi$ of the lattice into itself has a fixed point, i.e. an element $a \in L$ such that $a \phi = a$. If $\mathcal{P}(M)$ is the set of subsets of a set $M$ ordered by inclusion and $\phi$ is a closure operation on $\mathcal{P}(M)$, then the set of all $\phi$-closed subsets is a complete lattice. Any partially ordered set $P$ can be isomorphically imbedded in a complete lattice, which in that case is called a completion of $P$. The completion by sections (cf. [[Completion, MacNeille (of a partially ordered set)|Completion, MacNeille (of a partially ordered set)]]) is the least of all completions of a given partially ordered set. Complete lattices are formed by the set of all subalgebras in a universal algebra, by the set of all congruences in a universal algebra, and by the set of all closed subsets in a topological space.
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A [[Partially ordered set|partially ordered set]] in which any subset $A$ has a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound. These are usually called the join and the meet of $A$ and are denoted by $\wedge_{a \in A} a$ and  and $\vee_{a \in A} a$ or simply by $\vee A$ and $\wedge A$ (respectively). If a partially ordered set has a largest element and each non-empty subset of it has a greatest lower bound, then it is a complete lattice. A lattice $L$ is complete if and only if any isotone mapping $\phi$ of the lattice into itself has a fixed point, i.e. an element $a \in L$ such that $a \phi = a$. If $\mathcal{P}(M)$ is the set of subsets of a set $M$ ordered by inclusion and $\phi$ is a [[Closure relation|closure operation]] on $\mathcal{P}(M)$, then the set of all $\phi$-closed subsets is a complete lattice.  
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Any partially ordered set $P$ can be isomorphically imbedded in a complete lattice, which in that case is called a completion of $P$. For example, the map
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x \mapsto \{x\}^\nabla = \{ y \in X : y \le x \}
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maps $P$ into the complete lattice $\mathcal{P}(P)$, and hence defines a completion $\mathcal{O}(P)$ of $P$.  However this has this disadvantage that if $P$ is already a complete lattice, and hence a completion of itself, then the completion $\mathcal{O}(P)$ is larger than $P$ itself. The [[Completion, MacNeille (of a partially ordered set)|Dedkind–MacNeille completion]]) is the least of all completions of a given partially ordered set.  
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Complete lattices are formed by the set of all subalgebras in a universal algebra, by the set of all congruences in a universal algebra, and by the set of all closed subsets in a topological space (note that while the meet of a family of closed sets is their set-theoretic intersection, the join of a family of closed sets is the closure of their set-theoretic union).
  
 
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For the topic  "closure operation" , cf. also [[Closure relation|Closure relation]]; [[Basis|Basis]].
 
 
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<TR><TD valign="top">[a1]</TD> <TD valign="top">  B. A. Davey, H. A. Priestley, ''Introduction to lattices and order'', 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press  (2002) ISBN 978-0-521-78451-1</TD></TR>
 
<TR><TD valign="top">[a1]</TD> <TD valign="top">  B. A. Davey, H. A. Priestley, ''Introduction to lattices and order'', 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press  (2002) ISBN 978-0-521-78451-1</TD></TR>

Revision as of 15:43, 18 October 2014

A partially ordered set in which any subset $A$ has a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound. These are usually called the join and the meet of $A$ and are denoted by $\wedge_{a \in A} a$ and and $\vee_{a \in A} a$ or simply by $\vee A$ and $\wedge A$ (respectively). If a partially ordered set has a largest element and each non-empty subset of it has a greatest lower bound, then it is a complete lattice. A lattice $L$ is complete if and only if any isotone mapping $\phi$ of the lattice into itself has a fixed point, i.e. an element $a \in L$ such that $a \phi = a$. If $\mathcal{P}(M)$ is the set of subsets of a set $M$ ordered by inclusion and $\phi$ is a closure operation on $\mathcal{P}(M)$, then the set of all $\phi$-closed subsets is a complete lattice.

Any partially ordered set $P$ can be isomorphically imbedded in a complete lattice, which in that case is called a completion of $P$. For example, the map $$ x \mapsto \{x\}^\nabla = \{ y \in X : y \le x \} $$ maps $P$ into the complete lattice $\mathcal{P}(P)$, and hence defines a completion $\mathcal{O}(P)$ of $P$. However this has this disadvantage that if $P$ is already a complete lattice, and hence a completion of itself, then the completion $\mathcal{O}(P)$ is larger than $P$ itself. The Dedkind–MacNeille completion) is the least of all completions of a given partially ordered set.

Complete lattices are formed by the set of all subalgebras in a universal algebra, by the set of all congruences in a universal algebra, and by the set of all closed subsets in a topological space (note that while the meet of a family of closed sets is their set-theoretic intersection, the join of a family of closed sets is the closure of their set-theoretic union).

References

[1] G. Birkhoff, "Lattice theory" , Colloq. Publ. , 25 , Amer. Math. Soc. (1973)
[2] L.A. Skornyakov, "Elements of lattice theory" , Hindushtan Publ. Comp. (1977) (Translated from Russian)
[a1] B. A. Davey, H. A. Priestley, Introduction to lattices and order, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press (2002) ISBN 978-0-521-78451-1
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Complete lattice. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Complete_lattice&oldid=33807
This article was adapted from an original article by T.S. Fofanova (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article