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Houston Journal of Mathematics c 2016 University of Houston Volume 42, No. 1, 2016 DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS J.D.H. SMITH Communicated by Mai Gehrke Abstract. Directional algebras are generalizations of dimonoids, which may themselves be regarded as directional semigroups. Given a constant-free type, a directional type is obtained by pointing to each of the arguments of the original, undirected type. For each axiomatization of a variety of algebras of constant-free type, a corresponding directional variety is determined. Dimonoids and digroups are shown to arise from the general procedure. For quasigroups, various choices of equational bases lead to various varieties of directional quasigroups. Under one natural axiomatization, the variety of quasigroups is shown to be directionally complete, in the sense that the corresponding directional variety is again the variety of quasigroups. Another axiomatization yields (4 + 2)-quasigroups. Digroups are equivalent to a certain class of (4 + 2)-quasigroups. 1. Introduction As part of a programme addressing questions from algebraic K-theory and noncommutative geometry, J.-L. Loday introduced dimonoids (S,, ), with dialgebras as their linear analogues, breaking a single associative multiplication up into two separate binary operations [6]. Commutators [x, y] = x y y x of dialgebras lead to Leibniz algebras, as noncommutative (more strictly: nonantisymmetric) analogues of Lie algebras. While Lie s Third Theorem integrates Lie algebras to Lie groups, no structure has yet been identified to give a comparable integration of Leibniz algebras. Nevertheless, there are potential candidates such as digroups (compare [3]). The intention of the present paper is to examine dimonoids, digroups, and related algebras from the standpoint of universal algebra. In the interests of 2010 Mathematics Subject Classification. 08C99, 17A32, 18D50, 20M99. Key words and phrases. Dimonoid, clone, regular identity, digroup, quasigroup. 1

2 J.D.H. SMITH simplicity, attention is focussed purely on the set-based, combinatorial setting, with no explicit mention of linear analogues. An initial discussion of dimonoids is presented in Section 2, with an alternative construction of free dimonoids in Section 3. The general treatment begins in Section 4. A constant-free type τ : Ω Z + has a corresponding directional type τ : Ω Z +, where a new operator (ω, i) is associated to each operator ω of type τ and each argument slot 1 i ωτ in ω. For example, a single binary operator µ yields two directional operators: infix or postfix (µ, 1), and infix or postfix (µ, 2). Each τ-algebra (A, Ω) has a directional version, a τ -algebra (A, Ω ) in which each directional operation (ω, i) coincides with the undirected operation ω. The directional versions of τ-algebras are described as essentially undirected τ -algebras. Other models of τ -algebras are provided by the projection algebras of Definition 4.3, where each directional operation (ω, i) just projects onto the i-th argument. In order to prepare for the analysis of identities, the derived directional type τ is introduced in Section 5. Each algebra (A, Ω ) of directional type τ yields an algebra ( A, Ω ) of derived directional type τ (Lemma 5.4), the algebra derived from (A, Ω ). Algebras of type τ are known as derived directional τ-algebras. Section 6 is the keystone of the paper, providing the machinery to translate from an equational presentation Σ of a variety V of τ-algebras into an equational presentation of a variety V [Σ] of derived directional τ-algebras. The equational presentation Σ is formulated in terms of projectively regular identities regular identities between words in operators from Ω and the set of projections (6.1). Some immediate examples formulate commutativity and idempotence as projectively regular identities. The case of idempotence demonstrates the sensitivity of the translation process to the specific choice of the presentation Σ. Theorem 7.1 shows how the process outlined in Section 6 extracts dimonoids from semigroups. The next two sections examine the various directional versions of quasigroups, diquasigroups, that arise from various axiomatizations of the variety Q of quasigroups by projectively regular identities. Section 8 takes the rather comprehensive set Σ of (8.7). Theorem 8.3 then shows that the corresponding variety Q [Σ] is the variety of algebras derived from EU-quasigroups, which are essentially undirected. In other words, when axiomatized by the set Σ of (8.7), the variety of quasigroups has the property of being directionally complete, reemerging unchanged from the translation process of Section 6. Section 9 axiomatizes the variety of quasigroups by the sets Σ 4 of (9.2) and Σ 6 of (9.3). These sets of projectively regular identities yield directional algebras that consist of separate left and right quasigroup structures on the same set. The basic

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 3 structures are 4-diquasigroups (Q,,,, ), consisting of a left quasigroup (Q,, ) and a right quasigroup (Q,, ), while Q [Σ 4] is the variety of algebras derived from (4+2)-diquasigroups (Q,,,,,, ), namely 4-diquasigroups (Q,,,, ) with additional magma structures (Q, ) and (Q, ). Section 10 examines digroups (Q,,, 1, 1) within the (constant-free) context of the paper, using a constant unary operation 1 to select the so-called bar unit. Proposition 10.2 show how digroups are obtained from a projectively regular axiomatization (10.1) of the variety of groups. A digroup (Q,,, 1, 1) yields a (4 + 2)-quasigroup (Q,,,,,, ) with x y = x y 1, x y = x y 1, y x = y 1 x and y x = y 1 x. Indeed, it transpires that digroups are completely equivalent to a certain class of (4 + 2)-diquasigroups (Theorem 10.8). For algebras with a bilinear multiplication, two other approaches to the passage from undirected to directed identities have appeared in the literature. Chapoton used an endofunctor on the category of operads obtained by tensoring with socalled permutation or perm algebras, essentially right or left normal bands [1, 10]. On the other hand, Kolesnikov provided a translation procedure based on a connection between dialgebras and conformal algebras ([4], compare Example 2.7). Coordination of these varying approaches remains a topic for future research. 2. Dimonoids Definition 2.1. A dimonoid or directional semigroup (S,, ) is an algebra with two associative multiplications,, known respectively as the left and right directional multiplications, such that the internal associativity and bar side irrelevance identities (x y) z = x (y z) (x y) z = (x y) z, x (y z) = x (y z) are satisfied. Note that in the products x y and y x, the variable y is said to be on the bar side [6, p.11]. Example 2.2 (Projection dimonoids). [6, Ex. 1.3(b)] Suppose that X is a set. Then the left directional multiplication x y = x and right directional multiplication x y = y constitute a dimonoid (X,, ). Each element x of X yields a subdimonoid {x} of (X,, ).

4 J.D.H. SMITH A dimonoid (S,, ) is said to be undirected if the identity x y = x y is satisfied. Thus undirected dimonoids are just stammered semigroups with the multiplication appearing twice as a fundamental operation (compare [8, p.60]). Conversely, the congruence υ generated by the set {(x y, x y) x, y S} of pairs of elements of a dimonoid (S,, ) yields a projection to the semigroup replica or undirected replica S υ of the dimonoid S. The congruence υ itself is known as the undirected replica congruence. Example 2.3 (Square dimonoids). [6, Ex. 1.3(c)] Let (S, ) be a semigroup, with multiplication denoted by or juxtaposition. Defining (s, t) (u, v) = (s, tuv) and (s, t) (u, v) = (stu, v) on S 2 yields a dimonoid ( S 2,, ), known as the square dimonoid of the semigroup S. Example 2.4 (Action dimonoids). Let G be a semigroup, and let X be a right G-set. Defining (g, x) (h, y) = (gh, xh) and (g, x) (h, y) = (gh, y) on G X yields a dimonoid (G X,, ) known as an action dimonoid or the dimonoid of the action (X, G). Compare [6, Ex. 1.3(d)] for the left-handed group version. Proposition 2.5. Let G be a monoid, and let X be a right G-set. Then the undirected replica (G X,, ) υ of the action dimonoid (G X,, ) is the semigroup reduct (G, ) of the monoid G. Proof. It will be shown that the undirected replica congruence υ is the kernel congruence ker π of the projection π : G X G; (g, x) g. Let g be an element of G. Let x and y be elements of the set X. Then ( (g, x), (g, y) ) = ( (g, x) (1, y), (g, x) (1, y) ) υ, so ker π υ. Conversely, for elements g, h of G and x, y of X, one has ( (g, x) (h, y), (g, x) (h, y) ) = ( (gh, xh), (gh, y) ) ker π, so υ ker π. Remark 2.6. Description of the undirected replica of the action dimonoid for a general semigroup action appears to be more complicated.

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 5 Example 2.7 (Associative conformal algebras). [4, (3)] A conformal algebra is an abelian group C that is equipped with an endomorphism (2.1) C C; a a and a bilinear operation or multiplication (2.2) C 2 C; (a, b) a n b for each natural number n. The endomorphism (2.1) of the group C is a derivation ( a n b ) = a n b + a n b for each multiplication n, while successive multiplications are connected by the identity a n b = ( na) n 1 b. Finally, the products (2.2) are local in the sense that a, b C, N N. n N, a n b = 0. A conformal algebra C is said to be associative if the identity a n (b m c) = ( ) n (a n s b) m + s c s s N is satisfied for all natural numbers m and n. Then in an associative conformal algebra C whose abelian group reduct satisfies the divisibility condition the definitions a b = a 0 b and x C, 0 n Z, y C. ny = x, (2.3) a b = ( 1) s (a s b) [s] s! s N yield a dimonoid (C,, ). Note that the index [s] at the end of (2.3) denotes an s-fold application of the derivation (2.1). 3. Free dimonoids Various constructions of free dimonoids have been given in the literature, including the original version of Loday [6, Cor. 1.8] and a more elegant version due to Zhuchok [13, 2]. This section presents an alternative construction, which may be viewed as a combinatorial version of a construction of Loday in the linear case [6, Th. 2.5]. Let X be a set. Recall that X, the set of words in the alphabet X, is the free monoid on X. The identity element 1 is the empty word of length 0, while the set X is inserted into X as the set of words of length 1. The multiplication is just the concatenation of words or strings.

6 J.D.H. SMITH Theorem 3.1. For a set X, define X D = X X X and η X : X X D ; x (1, x, 1). Then with the left directional multiplication and right directional multiplication (u, x, u + ) (v, y, v + ) = (u, x, u + v yv + ) (u, x, u + ) (v, y, v + ) = (u xu + v, y, v + ), the set X D forms the free dimonoid (X D,, ) over the set X. Proof. It is straightforward to verify that (X D,, ) is a dimonoid (compare Remark 3.2). Let S be a dimonoid, the codomain of a function f : X S. In view of the associativity and internal associativity properties of the dimonoid multiplications, a function f : X D S is defined unambiguously by (u l... u 1, x, u+ 1... u+ r )f xf if l = r = 0 ; (u l = f u 1 f) xf if l > 0, r = 0 ; xf (u + 1 f u+ r f) if l = 0, r > 0 ; (u l f u 1 f) xf (u+ 1 f u+ r f) if l > 0, r > 0 for u 1,..., u l, x, u+ 1,... u+ r in X. Then certainly η X f = f. It is routine to check that f : X D S is a dimonoid homomorphism. The uniqueness of f as a homomorphic extension of f follows from the equations and (1, u l+1, 1) (u l u 1, x, u+ 1 u+ r ) = (u l+1 u l u 1, x, u+ 1 u+ r ) (u l... u 1, x, u+ 1 u+ r ) (1, u + r+1, 1) = (u l u 1, x, u+ 1 u+ r u + r+1 ) proved by induction on the natural numbers l and r respectively. Remark 3.2. Note that the projection π : X D X; (u, x, u + ) x is a homomorphism from the free dimonoid X D over X to the projection dimonoid (X,, ) of Example 2.2. Then for each element x of X, the preimage π 1 {x} forms a subdimonoid of X D.

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 7 4. Directional types If the codomain Y of a function f : X Y forms a poset (Y, ), then the apograph of f is the subset of X Y. {(x, y) X Y y xf} Definition 4.1 (The directional type of a constant-free type). Let τ : Ω Z + be a constant-free type (thus with the well-ordered set Z + of positive integers as its codomain). Consider the apograph Ω of τ : Ω Z +. Then the function τ : Ω Z + ; (ω, i) ωτ is the directional type of the constant-free type τ. Elements (ω, i) of Ω are known as directional operators, and τ -algebras are directional τ-algebras. Example 4.2. For the magma type τ = {(µ, 2)}, the directional type τ is the dimonoid type τ : 2, 2. Formally, = (µ, 1) and = (µ, 2) in Ω. Definition 4.3. Let τ : Ω Z + be a constant-free type, with directional type τ : Ω Z + ; (ω, i) ωτ. A τ -algebra (A, Ω ) is a projection τ -algebra if (4.1) a 1... a ωτ (ω, i) = a i for all ω Ω, 1 i ωτ, and a 1,..., a ωτ A. If τ is the magma type of Example 4.2, then the projection τ -algebras are the projection dimonoids of Example 2.2. Indeed, the construction of that example generalizes as follows. Proposition 4.4. Let τ : Ω Z + be a constant-free type, with directional type τ : Ω Z + ; (ω, i) ωτ. Let A be a set. Then the specifications (4.1) yield a projection τ -algebra (A, Ω ). Definition 4.5. Let τ : Ω Z + be a constant-free type, with directional type τ : Ω Z + ; (ω, i) ωτ. (a) Let (A, Ω) be a τ-algebra. Then the τ -algebra (A, Ω ) with (4.2) a 1... a ωτ (ω, i) = a 1... a ωτ ω for ω Ω, 1 i ωτ, and a 1,..., a ωτ A is called the directional version of (A, Ω). (b) A τ -algebra (A, Ω ) is said to be an essentially undirected τ -algebra if it is the directional version of a τ-algebra (A, Ω).

8 J.D.H. SMITH Example 4.6. Stammered semigroups are essentially undirected τ -algebras for the magma type τ of Example 4.2. Suppose that 5. Derived directional types τ : Ω Z + is a constant-free type. The derived directional type τ : Ω Z + is defined recursively. The recursive basis has projections (πi n, i) with (5.1) τ : (π n i, i) n for 1 i n Z, including (ι, 1) = (π 1 1, 1) corresponding to a unary identity function ι, and τ : (ω, i) ωτ for directional operators (ω, i) Ω. The recursive step is with (5.2) τ : ( u 1... u ωτ ω, i j + ) u i τ i<j ωτ i=1 u i τ ( u 1... u ωτ ω, i j + ) u i τ = (u 1, i 1 )... (u ωτ, i ωτ )(ω, j) i<j for (u 1, i 1 ),..., (u ωτ, i ωτ ) Ω and (ω, j) Ω. The set Ω that is recursively defined as the domain of the directional derived type is known as the derived directional operator domain. Example 5.1. Consider the magma type τ = {(µ, 2)} of Example 4.2 with directional, dimonoid type τ : 2, 2, i.e. = (µ, 1) and = (µ, 2) in Ω. The recursion basis comprises the projections (ι, 1) = (π 1 1, 1), (π 2 1, 1), (π 2 2, 2), (π 3 1, 1), (π 3 2, 2), (π 3 3, 3),... and the two directional operators (µ, 1) and (µ, 2). Then the first recursive step generates operators such as (ι, 1)(µ, 2)(µ, 1) = (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 1)

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 9 with j = 1, i 1 = 1, and i j + i<j u iτ = 1 + 0 = 1 in the notation of (5.2), represented graphically by the parsing trees (ι, 1) or (µ, 1) 3333333 3 (µ, 2) = (ι, 1)(µ, 1)(µ, 2) = (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 2) 8 8 88888 with j = 2, i 2 = 1, (ι, 1)τ = 1, i j + i<j u iτ = 1+1 = 2, represented graphically (in slightly more abbreviated form) by or 8 8 88888 = (ι, 1)(µ, 2)(µ, 2) = (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 3) 8 8888888 with j = 2, i 2 = 2, (ι, 1)τ = 1, i j + i<j u iτ = 2+1 = 3, represented graphically by 8 8888888 = 8 8888888 Note how one follows the arrows up from the root of the parsing tree in order to locate the argument corresponding to the sum i j + i<j u iτ in (5.2). Definition 5.2. For a constant-free type τ : Ω Z + with derived directional type τ : Ω Z+, a derived directional operator is said to undirect according to the recursive scheme with basis (5.3) (π n i, i) ( π n i : (x 1,..., x n ) x i )

10 J.D.H. SMITH for 1 i n Z and (ω, i) ω for ω Ω, and recursive step ( u 1... u ωτ ω, i j + ) u i τ u 1... u ωτ ω i<j for (u 1, i 1 ),..., (u ωτ, i ωτ ) Ω and (ω, j) Ω. Example 5.3. For the magma type τ = {(µ, 2)} of Examples 4.2 and 5.1, the diagram (5.4) 8 8 88888 8 8888888 provides a graphical representation of the undirection from (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 1) to x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ. Lemma 5.4. Let τ : Ω Z + be a constant-free type. Let (A, Ω ) be an algebra of directional type τ. Then the recursive specification ( a 1... a 1 i ωτ uiτ u 1... u ωτ ω, i j + ) u i τ i<j = ( a 1... a u1τ (u 1, i 1 ) )... ( a 1+ 1 i<ωτ uiτ... a 1 i ωτ uiτ (u ωτ, i ωτ ) ) (ω, j) for (u 1, i 1 ),..., (u ωτ, i ωτ ) Ω and (ω, j) Ω, with the projections being interpreted according to (5.3), yields an algebra ( A, Ω ) of derived directional type τ. Definition 5.5. In the context of Lemma 5.4, the algebra ( A, Ω ) is called the algebra derived from (A, Ω ). Example 5.6. If (A, Ω ) is a projection τ -algebra, then one has a 1... a uτ (u, i) = a i for all (u, i) Ω and a 1,..., a uτ A in the algebra ( A, Ω ) derived from (A, Ω ).

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 11 6. Identities of directional algebras Let τ : Ω Z + be a constant-free type. Let (6.1) Π = {π n i : (x 1,..., x n ) x i 1 i n Z} be the full set of projections. Then an identity x 1... x m u = y 1... y n v between words in Ω Π is said to be projectively regular if there is an equality {x 1,..., x m } = {y 1,..., y n } between the corresponding argument sets on each side of the identity. Definition 6.1. Let τ : Ω Z + be a constant-free type. (a) An algebra (A, Ω ) of derived directional type τ is said to be a derived directional τ-algebra. (b) Let V or V[Σ] be a variety of τ-algebras presented by a specific set Σ of projectively regular identities, which may include redundant identities. In this context, the elements of Σ are known as the basic identities, while V is said to be the undirected variety. Then the derived directional variety V or V [Σ] is defined as the variety of derived directional τ-algebras defined by those identities (6.2) x 1... x (u,i)τ (u, i) = y 1... y (v,i)τ (v, i), with (u, i), (v, i) in Ω, for which (6.3) x 1... x (u,i)τ u = y 1... y (v,i)τ v is a basic identity from Σ for the undirected variety V[Σ]. (c) In (b), the identity (6.2) is said to undirect to the identity (6.3). Example 6.2. Let τ = {(µ, 2)} be the magma type (Example 4.2). If the commutative law xyµ = yxµ is a basic identity, as an instance of (6.3), then the corresponding derived directional identities (6.2) are xy(µ, 1) = yx(µ, 1) and xy(µ, 2) = yx(µ, 2), or x y = y x and x y = y x in infix notation. These are the commutativity identities for dimonoids as understood by Zhuchok [11, 12]. They are not satisfied by non-trivial projection dimonoids. The following example gives an immediate illustration of how the derived directional variety V may depend on the specific presentation of V by the set Σ of projectively regular basic identities in the context of Definition 6.1.

12 J.D.H. SMITH Example 6.3. Again, take τ = {(µ, 2)} to be the magma type. Suppose that the idempotent law xxµ = x is interpreted as the basic identity xxµ = xι or xxµ = xxπ1. 2 Then the only corresponding derived directional identity is xx(µ, 1) = x(ι, 1), or x x = x in infix notation. On the other hand, a second basic interpretation of idempotence as xxµ = xxπ2 2 has a unique corresponding derived directional identity xx(µ, 2) = xx(π2, 2 2), or x x = x in infix notation. In this way, one recovers the two idempotent identities x x = x = x x for dimonoids as understood by Zhuchok [13, p.197]. Proposition 6.4. For a given constant-free type τ : Ω Z +, suppose that V is a variety of τ-algebras defined by basic identities (6.3). Suppose that V is the corresponding derived directional variety. Let (A, Ω) be an algebra in V. Then the algebra derived from the directed version of (A, Ω) lies in V. Proof. Each derived identity (6.2) holds in the algebra that is derived from the directed version of (A, Ω), since the corresponding undirected basic identity (6.3) holds in the V-algebra (A, Ω). 7. Directional semigroups As a proof of concept, the following result shows how dimonoids emerge from semigroups as the corresponding derived directional variety. Theorem 7.1. Let τ = {(µ, 2)} be the magma type. Let Sgp be the variety of semigroups, presented by the associative law. Then the derived directional variety Sgp is the variety of algebras derived from dimonoids. Proof. The unique basic identity for Sgp is the associative identity (7.1) x 1 x 2 µx 3 ιµ = x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, written using the identical unary operation ι. The derived directed operators that undirect to x 1 x 2 µx 3 ιµ are (x 1 x 2 µx 3 ιµ, 1), (x 1 x 2 µx 3 ιµ, 2), (x 1 x 2 µx 3 ιµ, 3), while the derived directed operators that undirect to x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ are (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 1), (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 2), (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 3) (compare (5.4) in Example 5.3 for the first of these latter operators). Thus in the language of derived directed operators, the basic identities for Sgp are the three

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 13 identities (7.2) (7.3) (7.4) (x 1 x 2 µx 3 ιµ, 1) = (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 1), (x 1 x 2 µx 3 ιµ, 2) = (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 2), and (x 1 x 2 µx 3 ιµ, 3) = (x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, 3) that undirect to the associative law (7.1). The case of (7.3) is the simplest to consider, since it has a unique interpretation x 1 x 2 (µ, 2)x 3 (µ, 1) = x 1 x 2 x 3 (µ, 1)(µ, 2) in the language of directional τ-algebras, becoming the internal associativity (x 1 x 2 ) x 3 = x 1 (x 2 x 3 ) in the language of dimonoids. Now while the left-hand side of (7.2) has a unique interpretation x 1 x 2 (µ, 1)x 3 (µ, 1) in directional τ-algebras, the right-hand side has the two interpretations x 1 x 2 x 3 (µ, 1)(µ, 1) and x 1 x 2 x 3 (µ, 2)(µ, 1) there. The identity (7.2) thus yields the identities x 1 x 2 (µ, 1)x 3 (µ, 1) = x 1 x 2 x 3 (µ, 1)(µ, 1) and x 1 x 2 (µ, 1)x 3 (µ, 1) = x 1 x 2 x 3 (µ, 2)(µ, 1) in the language of directional τ-algebras, the associative identity (7.5) (x 1 x 2 ) x 3 = x 1 (x 2 x 3 ) and the identity (7.6) (x 1 x 2 ) x 3 = x 1 (x 2 x 3 ) in the language of dimonoids. While (7.6) was one of the original dimonoid identities given by Loday [6, 1.1 2], it is replaced by the bar side irrelevance x 1 (x 2 x 3 ) = x 1 (x 2 x 3 ) in the presence of the associative law (7.5). The identity (7.4) is treated in dual fashion to (7.2).

14 J.D.H. SMITH 8. EU-Directional quasigroups A quasigroup (Q,, /, \) is an algebra with three binary operations, the multiplication and the right and left divisions /, \, such that the identities (8.1) (8.2) y\(y x) = x = (x y)/y y (y\x) = x = (x/y) y are satisfied. The respective quasigroup operations, /, \ are written as µ, ρ, λ in postfix notation, with corresponding directional operations and (µ, 1) =, (µ, 2) =, (ρ, 1) =, (ρ, 2) =, (λ, 1) =, (λ, 2) =. Definition 8.1. An EU-diquasigroup (Q,,,,,, ) is an algebra equipped with 6 binary operations, such that the identities (8.3) (8.4) (8.5) (8.6) are satisfied. y (y x) = y (y x) = y (y x) = x, (x y) y = (x y) y = (x y) y = x, y (y x) = y (y x) = y (y x) = x (x y) y = (x y) y = (x y) y = x and The designation EU in Definition 8.1 arises as follows. Proposition 8.2. Each EU-diquasigroup is essentially undirected. Proof. Recall that for a magma (Q, ), one has the left multiplications and right multiplications L (q): Q Q; x q x R (q): Q Q; x x q for elements q of Q. Let (Q,,,,,, ) be an EU-diquasigroup. Now the outside equalities in (8.3) and (8.5) show that each left multiplication L (q) is invertible, with inverse L (q). On the other hand, equality of the second and final terms in (8.5) shows that L (q) is also an inverse for L (q). Thus L (q) = L (q) for all q in Q, so the two directed multiplications (µ, 1) and (µ, 2) coincide. Next, note how (8.3) shows that both L (q) and L (q) are inverses for L (q). It follows that the two directional left divisions (λ, 1) and (λ, 2) coincide. Finally, since the definition of EU-diquasigroups is self-dual between left and right, a dual argument shows that the two directional right divisions (ρ, 1) and (ρ, 2) coincide.

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 15 Theorem 8.3. Let τ = {µ, ρ, λ} {2} be the quasigroup type. Let Q be the variety of quasigroups, presented by the following set Σ of projectively regular identities: y yxµλ = xyyπ1 3 = yxyπ2 3 = yyxπ3 3, xyµyρ = xyyπ1 3 = yxyπ2 3 = yyxπ3 3, (8.7) Σ = y yxλµ = xyyπ1 3 = yxyπ2 3 = yyxπ3 3, xyρyµ = xyyπ1 3 = yxyπ2 3 = yyxπ3 3. Then the derived directional variety Q [Σ] is the variety of algebras derived from EU-diquasigroups. Proof. It will suffice to consider the case of the quasigroup identities in the first line of (8.7), since the remaining identities in Σ all have the same general format. For 1 i 3, the only derived directed operator that undirects to πi 3 is (π3 i, i). Thus the basic identities for Q that undirect to the identities in the first line of (8.7) are y yx(µ, 1)(λ, 1) = xyy(π 3 1, 1), y yx(µ, 1)(λ, 2) = yxy(π 3 2, 2), and y yx(µ, 2)(λ, 2) = yyx(π 3 3, 3), or y (y x) = x, y (y x) = x, and y (y x) = x. These are the three EU-diquasigroup identities in (8.3) of Definition 8.1. The remaining nine are obtained in similar fashion. A projectively regular presentation V[Σ] is said to be directionally complete if each algebra in V[Σ] is essentially undirected. Theorem 9.5 shows that the projectively regular presentation Q[Σ] of the variety Q of quasigroups given by (8.7) is directionally complete. 9. n-directional quasigroups A quasigroup (Q,, /, \) satisfies the additional identities (9.1) y/(x\y) = x = (y/x)\y [9, p.6]. A right quasigroup (Q,, /) is an algebra with a binary multiplication and right division satisfying the right-hand identities in (8.1), (8.2). Dually, a left quasigroup (Q,, \) is an algebra equipped with a binary multiplication and left division satisfying the left-hand identities in (8.1), (8.2). The opposite of (λ, 1) is written with infix notation as x op y = y x.

16 J.D.H. SMITH Definition 9.1. (a) A 4-diquasigroup (Q,,,, ) is an algebra with 4 binary operations, such that the identities are satisfied. y (y x) = x = (x y) y y (y x) = x = (x y) y (b) A (4 + 2)-diquasigroup (Q,,,,,, ) is an algebra equipped with 6 binary operations, such that the identities y (y x) = x = (x y) y y (y x) = x = (x y) y are satisfied. In other words, the reduct (Q,,,, ) is a 4-quasigroup, while the reducts (Q, ) and (Q, ) are arbitrary magmas. (c) A 6-diquasigroup (Q,,,,,, ) is an algebra equipped with 6 binary operations, such that the identities are satisfied. y (y x) = x = (x y) y, y (y x) = x = (x y) y y (x y) = x = (y x) y Proposition 9.2. (a) The algebra (Q,,,, ) is a 4-diquasigroup if and only if the set Q carries a right quasigroup structure (Q,, ) and a left quasigroup structure (Q,, ). (b) The algebra (Q,,,,,, ) is a 6-diquasigroup if and only if the set Q carries a right quasigroup structure (Q,, ) and left quasigroup structures (Q,, ), (Q, op, ). Example 9.3. The directed versions of quasigroups given in Definition 9.1 admit models on any set Q with x y = x y = x y = x (compare the projection dimonoids of Example 2.2). and and and and x y = x y = x y = y Example 9.4. By Proposition 6.4, the directed versions of quasigroups given in Definition 9.1 admit models with x y = x y = x y, x y = x y = x/y, and x y = x y = x\y on any quasigroup (Q,, /, \).

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 17 Theorem 9.5. Let τ = {µ, ρ, λ} {2} be the quasigroup type. (a) Let Q be the variety of quasigroups defined with basic identities from the set y yxµλ = yyxπ3 3, xyµyρ = xyyπ1 3, (9.2) Σ 4 = y yxλµ = yyxπ3 3, xyρyµ = xyyπ1 3. The corresponding derived directional variety Q [Σ 4] coincides with the variety of algebras derived from (4 + 2)-diquasigroups. (b) Let Q be the variety of quasigroups defined with basic identities from the following set: y yxµλ = yyxπ3 3, xyµyρ = xyyπ1 3, y yxλµ = yyxπ3 3, (9.3) Σ 6 = xyρyµ = xyyπ1 3, y yxλρ = yxyπ2 3, yxρyλ = yxyπ2 3. Then the corresponding derived directional variety Q [Σ 6] is the variety of algebras derived from 6-diquasigroups. Proof. It will suffice to consider the case of a single quasigroup identity, the top identity (9.4) y yxµλ = yyxπ 3 3 of (9.2) or (9.3), since the remaining five identities in (9.2) or (9.3) all have the same format. The only derived directed operator that undirects to π3 3 is (π3, 3 3), so the only basic identity for Q that undirects to (9.4) is y yx(µ, 2)(λ, 2) = yyx(π 3 3, 3) or y (y x) = x.

18 J.D.H. SMITH Proposition 9.6. Let G and H be quasigroups. Let X be a set, with functions R: G X! and L: H X! to the group X! of bijections of the set X. Define: (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) = (g 1 g 2, x 1 R(g 2 ), h 1 h 2 ) ; (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) = (g 1 g 2, x 2 L(h 1 ), h 1 h 2 ) ; (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) = (g 1 /g 2, x 1 R(g 2 ) 1, h 1 /h 2 ) ; (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) = (g 1 \g 2, x 2 L(h 1 ) 1, h 1 \h 2 ) on G X H. Then (G X H,,,, ) is a 4-diquasigroup. Proof. Consider (g i, x i, h i ) in G X H, for i = 1, 2. Then (g 2,x 2, h 2 ) ( (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) ) = (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) (g 2 g 1, x 1 L(h 2 ), h 2 h 1 ) = (g 2 \(g 2 g 1 ), x 1 L(h 2 )L(h 2 ) 1, h 2 \(h 2 h 1 )) = (g 1, x 1, h 1 ), verifying the first of the identities in Definition 9.1(a). identities are checked in similar fashion. The remaining three Corollary 9.7. Let G and H be quasigroups. Let (X, e) be a pointed set, with functions R: G X! and L: H X!. Define: (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) = (g 1 /g 2, e, h 1 /h 2 ) ; (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) = (g 1 \g 2, e, h 1 \h 2 ) on G X H. Then (G X H,,,,,, ) is a (4 + 2)-diquasigroup. Corollary 9.8. Suppose that G and H are groups, such that X is a right G-set and a left H-set. Then the reduct (G X H,, ) of (G X H,,,, ) is a dimonoid if and only if the respective actions of G and H on X commute. Proof. The validity of the internal associativity law (g 1, x 1,h 1 ) ( (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) (g 3, x 3, h 3 ) ) = ( (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) ) (g 3, x 3, h 3 ) for elements (g i, x i, h i ) of G X H with 1 i 3, namely (g 1, x 1,h 1 ) (g 2 g 3, x 2 R(g 3 ), h 2 h 3 ) = (g 1 g 2, x 2 L(h 1 ), h 1 h 2 ) (g 3, x 3, h 3 ), reduces to the equality (g 1 g 2 g 3, x 2 R(g 3 )L(h 1 ), h 1 h 2 h 3 ) = (g 1 g 2 g 3, x 2 L(h 1 )R(g 3 ), h 1 h 2 h 3 ),

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 19 which holds if and only if the two actions commute. On the other hand, the associative laws for and, as well as the two bar side irrelevance identities, always hold under the hypotheses of the corollary. 10. Digroups Various definitions of digroups have appeared in the literature [2, 3, 5, 7]. The following approach interprets these definitions with a constant-free type, specifying a bar unit 1 by a unary operation. Definition 10.1. A digroup (S,,, 1, 1) is a dimonoid (S,, ) with a unary operation x x 1 and a constant unary operation x 1 such that the bar unit identities and inversion identities are satisfied. x 1 = x = 1 x x 1 x = 1 = x x 1 Digroups arise from groups using the machinery of Section 6 as follows. Compare Theorem 7.1, and the comments on idempotence of dimonoids in Example 6.3. Proposition 10.2. Consider the constant-free type τ = {(µ, 2), (ν, 1), (ε, 1)}. Let G be the variety of groups defined with basic identities from the set x 1 x 2 µx 3 ιµ = x 1 ιx 2 x 3 µµ, xι xεµ = xxπ1 2, (10.1) Σ = xε xιµ = xxπ2 2, xν xιµ = xεxπ1 2, xι xνµ = xxεπ2 2. Then the corresponding derived directional variety G [Σ] coincides with the variety of algebras derived from digroups. Proposition 10.3. Let (S,,, 1, 1) be a digroup. Define x y = x y 1 and y x = y 1 x for x, y S. Then (S,,,, ) is a 4-diquasigroup.

20 J.D.H. SMITH Proof. For elements x, y of S, one has y (y x) = y 1 (y x) = (y 1 y) x = x, the final equation holding by [3, Lemma 4.3(1)] (a known result in right groups). On the other hand, one also has y (y x) = y (y 1 x) = (y y 1 ) x = 1 x = x directly from the defining axioms for digroups. The right-hand identities in Definition 9.1(a) are obtained dually. Corollary 10.4. Let (S,,, 1, 1) be a digroup. Define x y = x y 1 and y x = y 1 x for x, y S. Then (S,,,,,, ) is a (4 + 2)-diquasigroup. Proposition 10.5. Suppose that G and H are groups, such that X is a right G-set and a left H-set. Suppose that the actions of G and H on X commute. Let e be an element of X that is fixed by G and H. Then the dimonoid (G X H,, ) of Corollary 9.8, equipped with the bar unit (1, e, 1) and the inversion forms a digroup. (g, x, h) 1 = (g 1, e, h 1 ), Proof. For the element (g, x, h) of G X H, one has (g, x, h) (1, e, 1) = (g1, xr(1), h1) = (g, x, h) and (1, e, 1) (g, x, h) = (1g, xl(1), 1h) = (g, x, h). Similarly, (g 1, e, h 1 ) (g, x, h) = (g 1 g, er(g), h 1 h) = (1, e, 1) and (g, x, h) (g 1, e, h 1 ) = (gg 1, el(h), hh 1 ) = (1, e, 1), completing the proof that (G X H,,, 1, 1) is a digroup.

DIRECTIONAL ALGEBRAS 21 Example 10.6. Let Q be a set. Then the projection algebra (Q,,,, ) is a 4-quasigroup with a dimonoid reduct (Q,, ). If Q has an element e, then the digroup {1} Q {1} of Proposition 10.5 yields a 4-quasigroup ({1} Q {1},,,, ) as in Proposition 10.3 that is isomorphic to the projection algebra (Q,,,, ). Corollary 10.7. With the directional division definitions of Proposition 10.3 and Corollary 10.4, the digroup (G X H,,, 1, 1) of Proposition 10.5 is equivalent to the (4 + 2)-diquasigroup structure (G X H,,,,,, ) of Proposition 9.6 and Corollary 9.7. Proof. For elements (g i, x i, h i ) of G X H, with i = 1, 2, one has (g 1, x 1,h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) 1 = (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g2 1, e, h 1 2 ) = (g 1 /g 2, x 1 R(g 2 ) 1, h 1 /h 2 ) = (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ), and a dual computation yields (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ). Similarly, (g 1, x 1,h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ) 1 = (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g2 1, e, h 1 2 ) = (g 1 /g 2, el(h 1 ), h 1 /h 2 ) = (g 1 /g 2, e, h 1 /h 2 ) = (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ), and a dual computation yields (g 1, x 1, h 1 ) (g 2, x 2, h 2 ). Conversely, and (g, x, h) (g, x, h) = (gg 1, e, gg 1 ) = (1, e, 1) (g, x, h) 1 = (g 1, e, h 1 ) = (1, e, 1) (g, x, h) for an element (g, x, h) of G X H. An important consequence of Corollary 10.7 may be summarized as follows. Theorem 10.8. Each digroup is equivalent to a (4 + 2)-diquasigroup structure. Proof. By a result of Kinyon [3, Th. 4.8], each digroup may be expressed in the form described in Proposition 10.5. (Note that the transitivity mentioned in [3, Ex. 4.2] is not required.) References [1] Chapoton, F.: Un endofoncteur de la catégorie des opérades. In: Dialgebras and Related Operads, pp. 105 110. Springer, Berlin (2001) [2] Felipe, R.: Digroups and their linear presentations. East-West J. Math. 8, 27 48. (2006) [3] Kinyon, M.K.: Leibniz algebras, Lie racks, and digroups. J. Lie Theory 17, 99 114 (2007)

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