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On the contraction of vectorial lattice representations

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For modular lattices of finite length, vector space representations are shown to give rise to contracted representations of homomorphic images

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Communicated by B. Jónsson

Dedicated to the memory of Alan Day

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Herrmann, C. On the contraction of vectorial lattice representations. Order 8, 275–281 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00383448

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