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Structure theory of regular semigroups

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This survey aims to give an overview of several substantial developments of the last 50 years in the structure theory of regular semigroups and to shed light on their impact on other parts of semigroup theory.

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Szendrei, M.B. Structure theory of regular semigroups. Semigroup Forum 100, 119–140 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00233-019-10055-8

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