<html><head><title>[SONATA] 7 Graphic ideal lattices (X-GAP only)</title></head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> [<a href = "chapters.htm">Up</a>] [<a href ="CHAP006.htm">Previous</a>] [<a href ="CHAP008.htm">Next</a>] [<a href = "theindex.htm">Index</a>] <h1>7 Graphic ideal lattices (X-GAP only)</h1><p> <p> If you run SONATA under XGAP it is possible to study ideal lattices of nearrings graphically. <p> <a name = ""></a> <li><code>GraphicIdealLattice( </code><var>nr</var><code>, </code><var>string</var><code> )</code> <p> The function <code>GraphicIdealLattice</code> computes one- and two-sided nearring ideals and uses XGAP's graphic capabilities to draw the ideal lattice of the nearring <var>nr</var>. The string <var>string</var> determines, which ideals are shown: <p> If <var>string</var> contains the letter <code>l</code>, left ideals are shown, if <var>string</var> contains the letter <code>r</code>, right ideals are shown, and if <var>string</var> contains the letter <code>i</code>, two-sided ideals are shown. Any combination of these letters is possible. <p> Right ideals of the nearring are represented by squares, left ideals by diamonds and two-sided ideals by circles. It is possible, that two-sided ideals are shown as right or left ideals, if the two-sided ideal property has not yet been tested. <p> Left clicking on an ideal allows one to select the ideal and determine more information about the ideal. Choosing <code>Ideal type</code> from the <code>Ideals</code>-menu determines, whether the selected ideal is two-sided (in which case its shape changes to a circle immediately). On a right click on an ideal a window opens showing more information about the ideal, such as its size and the isomorphism class of the factor nearring by the ideal (if it is two-sided). The information is computed and displayed as soon as you click on the corresponding entry in the window. Finally clicking on <code>Export ideal to GAP</code> makes the ideal the last output of XGAP's main window, where you may then go on working with it. <p> It is also possible to select several ideals at the same time pressing the Ctrl-key while left clicking on the ideals. When several ideals are selected it is possible to compute their sums and intersection from the corresponding <code>Ideals</code>-menu entries. The result of the computation is then indicated by green color. <p> <p> [<a href = "chapters.htm">Up</a>] [<a href ="CHAP006.htm">Previous</a>] [<a href ="CHAP008.htm">Next</a>] [<a href = "theindex.htm">Index</a>] <P> <address>SONATA manual<br>November 2008 </address></body></html>