General algebraic systems Definition
Strong amalgamation property
Definition
Fix a signature and let be a class of algebras of this signature, closed under isomorphism. The class has the strong amalgamation property if the following holds. For all and all embeddings and , there are and embeddings and such that:
- ;
- .
Remarks
Clause 1 alone is the amalgamation property, so the strong amalgamation property implies the amalgamation property. Clause 2 says that an element of and an element of have the same image in only if both come from the same element of .
Example: the class of groups has the strong amalgamation property. Take , the free product of and amalgamated over . By the normal form theorem for amalgamated free products, and embed in and their images meet exactly in the image of .
Non-example: the class of fields has the amalgamation property but fails clause 2. Let and , with the inclusion. In any field with embeddings that agree on , both and are roots of , so . Hence lies in but not in the image of .
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| Tag | K2N123JM35 |
|---|---|
| URI | m2://K2N123JM35 |
| Kind | definition |
| Writing | W0 stub |
| MSC | 08B25, 03C52 |
| Defines | Strong amalgamation property |
| Uses | Amalgamation property, Embedding of structures |
| Changed | 2 November 2026 |
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