We show that an ideal I of an MV-algebra A is linearly ordered if and only if every non-zero element of I is a molecule. The set of molecules of A is contained in Inf(A) ∪ B2(A) where B2(A) is the set of all elements x ∈ A such that 2x is idempotent. It is shown that I ≠ {0} is weakly essential if and only if B⊥ ⊂ B(A). Connections are shown among the classes of ideals that have various combinations of the properties of being implicative, essential, weakly essential, maximal or prime.
@article{urn:eudml:doc:41313, title = {Molecules and linerly ordered ideals of MV-algebras.}, journal = {Publicacions Matem\`atiques}, volume = {41}, year = {1997}, pages = {455-465}, mrnumber = {MR1485495}, zbl = {0897.06015}, language = {en}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/urn:eudml:doc:41313} }
Hoo, C. S. Molecules and linerly ordered ideals of MV-algebras.. Publicacions Matemàtiques, Tome 41 (1997) pp. 455-465. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/urn:eudml:doc:41313/