Operation is Isomorphic to Power Structure Operation on Set of Singleton Subsets
Theorem
Let $\struct {S, \circ}$ be a magma.
Let $\struct {\powerset S, \circ_\PP}$ be the power structure of $\struct {S, \circ}$.
Let $S'$ denote the set of singleton elements of $\powerset S$.
Then $\struct {S, \circ}$ is isomorphic to $\struct {S', \circ_\PP}$.
Proof
Let $\phi: S \to S'$ be the mapping defined as:
- $\forall x \in S: \map \phi x = \set x$
We have that:
\(\ds \forall a, b \in S: \, \) | \(\ds \map \phi a\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \map \phi b\) | |||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds \set a\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \set b\) | Definition of $\phi$ | ||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds a\) | \(=\) | \(\ds b\) | Singleton Equality |
demonstrating that $\phi$ is an injection.
Then we have:
\(\ds \forall A \in S': \exists a \in S: \, \) | \(\ds A\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \set a\) | Definition of Singleton | ||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds A\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \map \phi a\) | Definition of $\phi$ |
demonstrating that $\phi$ is a surjection.
Hence by definition $\phi$ is a bijection.
By the definition of a magma, $S$ is closed under $\circ$.
That is:
- $\forall a, b \in S, a \circ b \in S$
Hence:
- $a \circ b \in \Dom \phi$
Also, by Power Structure of Magma is Magma, $S'$ is closed under $\circ_\PP$.
Hence:
- $\set a \circ_\PP \set b \in S'$
Now:
\(\ds \forall a, b \in S: \, \) | \(\ds \map \phi {a \circ b}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \set {a \circ b}\) | Definition of $\phi$ | ||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \set a \circ_\PP \set b\) | Definition of Subset Product | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \map \phi a \circ_\PP \map \phi b\) | Definition of $\phi$ |
That is, $\phi$ is a homomorphism.
So $\phi$ is a bijective homomorphism.
Hence the result by definition of isomorphism.
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 1965: Seth Warner: Modern Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {II}$: New Structures from Old: $\S 9$: Compositions Induced on the Set of All Subsets: Exercise $9.5$