Download or read book Function Algebras on Finite Sets written by Dietlinde Lau and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-08-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Function Algebras on Finite Sets gives a broad introduction to the subject, leading up to the cutting edge of research. The general concepts of the Universal Algebra are given in the first part of the book, to familiarize the reader from the very beginning on with the algebraic side of function algebras. The second part covers the following topics: Galois-connection between function algebras and relation algebras, completeness criterions, and clone theory.