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congruence distributive algebra

Source: miklos schweitzer 1992 q3

October 25, 2021
logicabstract algebra

Problem Statement

Call a (non-trivial) lattice class a pseudo-variety if it is closed under taking a homomorphic image, a direct product, and a convex subset. Prove that the smallest distributive pseudo-variety cannot be defined by a first-order set of formulas.