1. Introduction
J. Neggers and H.S. Kim introduced the
B-algebra, which is a non-empty set
with a binary operation
and a constant 0, denoted by
, that fulfills the axioms (
B1)
, (
B2)
, and (
B3)
for all
(see [
1]). H.S. Kim and H.G. Park discuss a special form of
B-algebra, called 0-commutative
B-algebra, which also satisfies a further axiom, namely,
for all
(see [
2]). Furthermore, C. B. Kim constructed the related
BN-algebra, which is an algebra
that satisfies axioms (
B1) and (
B2), as well as (
BN)
for all
(see [
3]). For example, let
be a set with a binary operation “
” on
as shown in
Table 1.
Then, is a BN-algebra.
A
BN-algebra
that satisfies
for all
is said to be a
BN-algebra with condition
D. A. Walendziak introduced another special form of
BN-algebra, namely, a
BN1-algebra, which is a
BN-algebra
that satisfies
for all
(see [
4]). Furthermore, the new
QM-BZ-algebras were proposed by Y. Du and X. Zhang (see [
5]). The relationship between
B-algebra and
BN-algebra is that every 0-commutative
B-algebra is a
BN-algebra, and a
BN-algebra with condition
D is a
B-algebra. The relationship between a
BN-algebra and other algebras can be seen in
Figure 1.
In 2017, E. Fitria et al. discussed the concept of prime ideals in
B-algebras, which produces a definition and various prime ideals and their properties in
B-algebras, including that a non-empty subset
I is said to be ideal in a
B-algebra
X if it satisfies
and if
applies to
for all
(see [
6]). Moreover,
is called a prime ideal of
if it satisfies
; then,
or
for all
and
are two ideals in
. The concept of the ideal was also discussed in
BN-algebras by G. Dymek and A. Walendziak, and the resulting definition of an ideal in
BN-algebras is the same as in
B-algebras, but their properties differ (see [
7]).
In [
3], the definition of a homomorphism in
BN-algebras was given: for two
BN-algebras
and
, a mapping
is called a homomorphism of
to
if it satisfies
for all
. In [
7], G. Dymek and A. Walendziak stated that the kernel of
is an ideal of
. In addition, G. Dymek and A. Walendziak also investigated the kernel by letting
and
be a
BN-algebra and a
BM-algebra, respectively, such that the kernel
is a normal ideal. The concepts of ideals are also discussed in [
8].
In 2020, S. Gemawati et al. discussed the concept of a complete ideal (briefly,
c-ideal) of
BN-algebra and introduced the concept of an
n-ideal in
BN-algebra (see [
9]). From this research, several interesting properties were obtained that showed the relationship between an ideal,
c-ideal, and
n-ideal, as well as the relationship between a subalgebra and a normal with a
c-ideal and
n-ideal in
BN-algebras. The research also discussed the concepts of a
c-ideal and
n-ideal in a homomorphism of
BN-algebra and
BM-algebra. In 2016, M. A. Erbay et al. defined the concept of an
r-ideal in commutative semigroups (see [
10]). Furthermore, M. M. K. Rao defined the concept of an
r-ideal and
m-
k-ideal in an incline (see [
11]). An incline is a non-empty set
with two binary operations, addition (+) and multiplication (
, satisfying certain axioms. For example, let
be subject to a binary operation “+” defined by
for all
, and multiplication defined by
for all
. Then,
is an incline. However, interesting properties were obtained from the concepts of an
r-ideal and
m-
k-ideal in an incline, such as a relationship between an ideal,
r-ideal, and
m-
k-ideal in an incline, as well as properties of these ideals in a homomorphism of incline.
Based on this description, the concepts of an r-ideal, a k-ideal, and a m-k-ideal in BN-algebras are discussed and their properties determined, followed by the properties of homomorphism in BN-algebras.
2. Preliminaries
In this section, some definitions that are needed to construct the main results of the study are given. We start with some definitions and theories about
B-algebra and
BN-algebra. Then, we give the concepts of an
r-ideal in a semigroup, and a
k-ideal and
m-k-ideal in an incline, as discussed in [
1,
2,
3,
4,
6,
10,
11].
Definition 1 ([
1])
. A B-algebra is a non-empty set with a constant0 and a binary operation “” that satisfies the following axioms for all x, y, z ∈
X:- (B1)
x ∗ x = 0;
- (B2)
x ∗ 0 = x;
- (B3)
(x ∗ y) ∗ z = x ∗ (z ∗ (0 ∗ y)).
Definition 2 ([
3])
. A BN-algebra is a non-empty set with a constant0 and a binary operation “” that satisfies axioms (
B1) and (
B2),
as well as (
BN)
,
for all x, y, z ∈
X.
Theorem 1 ([
3])
. Let be a BN-algebra, then for all x, y, z ∈
X:
- (i)
0 ∗ (0 ∗ x) = x;
- (ii)
- (iii)
;
- (iv)
If , then ;
- (v)
If , then ;
- (vi)
.
Let be an algebra. A non-empty set S is called a subalgebra or BN-subalgebra of if it satisfies for all x, y ∈ S, and a non-empty set of is called normal in if it satisfies for all Let and be BN-algebras. A map is called a homomorphism of to if it satisfies for all . A homomorphism of to itself is called an endomorphism.
Definition 3 ([
7])
. A non-empty subset I of BN-algebra X is called an ideal of X if satisfies
- (i)
;
- (ii)
and implies for all
An ideal
I of a
BN-algebra
X is called a closed ideal if
for all
. In the following, some properties of ideals in
BN-algebra are as given in [
7].
Proposition 1. If I isa normalidealinBN-algebra , then I isasubalgebraof .
Proposition 2. Let be a BN-algebra and . is a normal subalgebra of if and only if isa normal ideal.
Definition 4 ([
3])
. An algebra is called 0-
commutative if, for all ,
A semigroup is a non-empty set G, together with an associative binary operation, we can write for all x, y, z ∈ . An ideal of semigroup is a subset of such that and is contained in . Any element of is a zero divisor if .
Definition 5 ([
10])
. Let be a semigroup. A proper ideal of is said to be an r-ideal of if when with ,
then for all.
Definition 6 ([
11])
. An incline is a non-empty set with two binary operations, namely, addition (+) and multiplication (), satisfying the following axioms for all x, y, z ∈
X:- (i)
;
- (ii)
;
- (iii)
;
- (iv)
;
- (v)
;
- (vi)
;
- (vii)
;
- (viii)
;
- (ix)
;
- (x)
.
A subincline of an incline M is a non-empty subset I of M that is closed under addition and multiplication. Note that iff for all
Definition 7 ([
11])
. Let be an incline and a subincline of M. I is called an ideal of M if when , , and ,
then Definition 8 ([
11])
. Let be an incline and a subincline of M. I is said to be a left r-ideal of M if and I is said to be a right r-ideal of M if .
If I is a left and right r-ideal of M, then I is called an r-ideal of M. Definition 9 ([
11])
. Let be an incline and be a subincline of M. I is said to be a k-ideal of M if when and ,
then Definition 10 ([
11])
. Let be an incline and be an ideal of M. I is said to be an m-k-ideal of M if and then 3. r-Ideal in BN-Algebra
In this section, the main results of the study are given. Starting from the definition of an r-ideal in BN-algebras, which was constructed based on the concept of r-ideal in a semigroup. Then, some properties of r-ideals in BN-algebras are investigated.
Definition 11.
Let be a BN-algebraand be a proper ideal of . is called an r-ideal of if when and , then for all .
Example 1. Let be a set. Define a binary operation “ ” with theTable 2.
Then, is a BN-algebra. We obtain that , , and are r-ideals in A.
In the following, the properties of an r-ideal in BN-algebras are given.
Theorem 2. Let be a BN-algebra. If is a closed ideal of X, then I is an r-ideal of X.
Proof. Since
I is an ideal of
X, then
; furthermore, if
and
, then
for all
. Let
and
for all
. Since
is closed, if we can prove that
, then it shows that
. By Theorem 1 (ii) and Axiom B2, we obtain
Furthermore, by (1), Theorem 1 (i), and by all axioms of
BN-algebra, we obtain
By (1) and (2), we obtain . Thus, we obtain . Therefore, I is an r-ideal of X. □
The converse of Theorem 2 does not hold in general. In Example 1, and are two closed ideals in A, and thus, and are clearly r-ideals. Meanwhile, is an ideal in A, but it is not a closed ideal. However, is an r-ideal in A. It should be noted that not all ideals are r-ideals. To be clear, consider the following example.
Example 2. Let be a set of integers with a subtraction operation. Then, is a BN-algebra. Let subset of be positive integers, then is an ideal of , but is not a closed ideal and it is not an r-ideal of .
Theorem 3. Let be a BN-algebra. If is a normal ideal of X, then I is a normal r-ideal of X.
Proof. Since I is a normal ideal of X, then, by Proposition 1, we have that is a BN-subalgebra of , which for all , implies that is closed. Furthermore, by Theorem 2, we obtain that is an r-ideal of . Since is normal, then I is a normal r-ideal of X. □
Theorem 4. Let be a BN-algebra and be an endomorphism of X. If is an r-ideal of X, then is an r-ideal of X.
Proof. Let
I be an
r-ideal of
X, then clearly
and
I is a proper ideal of
X such that
and
. Since
is an endomorphism of
X and by Axiom
B1, for all
, we obtain
Let and . Since I is an ideal of X, then ; consequently, . Thus, is an ideal of X. Let and . Since I is an r-ideal of X, then implies . Therefore, is an r-ideal of X. □
The converse of Theorem 4 does hold in general.
Corollary 1. Let be a BN-algebra and be an endomorphism of X. If is a closed r-ideal of X, then is a closed r-ideal of X.
Proof. Follows directly from Theorem 4. □
Example 3. Let be aBN-algebra in Example 1. Define a map by
Then, is an endomorphism. By Example 1, we obtain that , , and are r-ideals in A. It easy to check that and are two closed r-ideals of A. However, is an r-ideal of A, but it is not closed.
4. m-k-Ideals in BN-Algebras
This section gives the main results of the study. We start by defining the concepts of k-ideal and m-k-ideal in a BN-algebra, which is constructed based on the concept of a k-ideal and m-k-ideal in an incline. The properties of k-ideals and m-k-ideals in a BN-algebra are given.
Definition 12. Let be aBN-algebraand be a BN-subalgebra of . is called a k-ideal in if when and then
Example 4. Let be a set. Define a binary operation “ ” with theTable 3.
Then is a BN-algebra. It is easy to check that , , , , , , , and are closed ideals in B and also BN-subalgebras in B. Thus, we can prove that they are k-ideals in B.
Some properties of a k-ideal in BN-algebras are given.
Theorem 5. Let be a BN-algebra.If is a closed ideal of, then is a k-ideal of .
Proof. Let be a BN-algebra. Let I be a closed ideal of . Then, I is a BN-subalgebra of , and if , , and , then . Therefore, is a k-ideal of . □
Theorem 6. Let be a BN-algebra.If is a k-ideal of , then I is a closed ideal of .
Proof. Let be a BN-algebra. Since is a k-ideal of , then I is a BN-subalgebra of . Consequently, is closed and for all , . Moreover, since is a k-ideal of that is obtained when and then . Thus, I is a closed ideal of . □
Corollary 2. Let be a BN-algebra. is a closed ideal of if and only if is a k-ideal of .
Proof. Follows directly from Theorems 5 and 6. □
Theorem 7. Let be a BN-algebra. If is a normal BN-subalgebra of , then is a normal k-ideal of .
Proof. Since is a normal BN-subalgebra of then, by Proposition 2, it is obtained that is a normal ideal of . We know that is a BN-subalgebra such that it is a closed ideal of . Consequently, by Theorem 5, it is obtained that is a k-ideal of . Since is normal, then is a normal k-ideal of . □
Definition 13. Let be aBN-algebraand be an ideal of . I is called an m-k-ideal of if when and then
Theorem 8. Let be a BN-algebra.If is a k-ideal of , then is an m-k-ideal.
Proof. Let be a BN-algebra. Since is a k-ideal of , then by Theorem 6, is a closed ideal of such that if , and then . Furthermore, since is closed, it must be the case that if and then . Hence, we prove that is an m-k-ideal of □
The converse of Theorem 8 does not hold in general. Let be a BN-algebra in Example 1. It is easy to check that and are k-ideals and m-k-ideals of A. Meanwhile, is an m-k-ideal in A, but is not k-ideal because it is not a BN-subalgebra of A.
Theorem 9. Let be a BN-algebra.If is a closed ideal of , then is an m-k-ideal.
Proof. Follows directly from Theorems 5 and 8. □
Theorem 10. Let be a BN-algebra.If is a k-ideal of , then is an r-ideal.
Proof. Since is a k-ideal of , by Theorem 6, we obtain that is a closed ideal of such that by Theorem 2, we obtain that is an r-ideal of . □
The converse of Theorem 10 does not hold in general since, in Example 1, we have as an r-ideal in , but it is not a k-ideal.
Theorem 11. Let be a BN-algebra.If is a closed r-ideal of , then is a k-ideal.
Proof. Since is an r-ideal of , clearly is a proper ideal of . Since is closed, then by Theorem 5, we obtain that is a k-ideal of . □
By Theorem 10, we know that the converse of Theorem 11 does hold in general. In Example 1, and are two closed r-ideals in and also k-ideals.
Proposition 3. Let be a BN-algebra and be an endomorphism of X. If is a k-ideal of X, then is an r-ideal of X.
Proof. Follows directly from Theorems 4 and 10. □
The converse of Proposition 3 does not hold in general.
Proposition 4. Let be a BN-algebra and be an endomorphism of X. If is a closed r-ideal of X, then is a k-ideal of X.
Proof. Follows directly from Corollary 1 and Theorem 11. □
5. Conclusions and Future Work
In this paper, we defined the concepts of an r-ideal, k-ideal, and m-k-ideal in BN-algebras and investigated several properties. We obtained the relationships between a closed ideal, r-ideal, k-ideal, and m-k-ideal in a BN-algebra. Some of its properties are every closed ideal in BN-algebras is an r-ideal, a k-ideal, and an m-k-ideal. Every k-ideal is an r-ideal and an m-k-ideal of BN-algebras. Moreover, if is an r-ideal or k-ideal of a BN-algebra, then is an r-ideal, where is an endomorphism of the BN-algebra.
We did this research to build complete concepts of an r-ideal, k-ideal, and m-k-ideal in BN-algebras. These results can be used by researchers in the field of abstract algebra to discuss more deeply about types of ideals in BN-algebras.
In future work, we will consider the concept of an r-ideal and m-k-ideal in QM-BZ-algebra and quasi-hyper BZ-algebra, investigating several properties and the relationship between an r-ideal and m-k-ideal in a QM-BZ-algebra and quasi-hyper BZ-algebra.