This paper gives a partial solution to a problem of W. Taylor on characterization of the unit interval in the class of all topological spaces by means of the first order properties of their clones. A characterization within the class of compact spaces is obtained.
@article{119069, author = {Artur Barkhudaryan}, title = {On a characterization of the unit interval in terms of clones}, journal = {Commentationes Mathematicae Universitatis Carolinae}, volume = {40}, year = {1999}, pages = {153-164}, zbl = {1060.54512}, mrnumber = {1715208}, language = {en}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/119069} }
Barkhudaryan, Artur. On a characterization of the unit interval in terms of clones. Commentationes Mathematicae Universitatis Carolinae, Tome 40 (1999) pp. 153-164. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/119069/
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