Relation Isomorphism preserves Lattice Structure

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Theorem

Let $\struct {A, \RR}$ and $\struct {B, \SS}$ be relational structures which are relationally isomorphic.

Let $\struct {A, \RR}$ be a lattice.


Then $\struct {B, \SS}$ is also a lattice.


Proof

Let $\struct {A, \RR}$ be a lattice.

Recall the definition:

Let $\struct {S, \preceq}$ be an ordered set.

Then $\struct {S, \preceq}$ is a lattice if and only if:

for all $x, y \in S$, the subset $\set {x, y}$ admits both a supremum and an infimum.


From Relation Isomorphism preserves Ordering:

$\SS$ is an ordering on $B$.


Let $\phi: \struct {A, \RR} \to \struct {B, \SS}$ be a relation isomorphism.


We need to show that for all $x, y \in A$, the ordered set $\struct {\set {\map \phi x, \map \phi y}, \SS}$ admits both a supremum and an infimum.


Let $x, y \in A$.

Then $\struct {\set {x, y}, \RR}$ admits both a supremum and an infimum.


Let $c = \map \sup {\set {x, y}, \RR}$.

Then by definition of supremum:

$\forall a \in \set {x, y}: a \mathrel \RR c$
$\forall d \in A: c \mathrel \RR d$

where $d$ is an upper bound of $\struct {\set {x, y}, \RR} \subseteq A$.


Now consider the image of $\set {x, y}$ under $\phi$.


By definition of relation isomorphism:

$\forall \map \phi s \in \set {\map \phi x, \map \phi y}: \map \phi c \mathrel \SS \map \phi s$
$\forall \map \phi d \in B: \map \phi c \mathrel \SS \map \phi d$

where $\map \phi d$ is an upper bound of $\struct {\set {\map \phi x, \map \phi y}, \SS} \subseteq B$.


So by definition of supremum:

$\map \phi c = \map \sup {\set {\map \phi x, \map \phi y}, \SS}$

That is, $\struct {\set {\map \phi x, \map \phi y}, \SS}$ admits a supremum.


Using a similar technique it can be shown that:

If $c = \map \inf {\set {x, y}, \SS}$, then:
$\map \phi c = \map \inf {\set {\map \phi x, \map \phi y}, \SS}$


Hence $\struct {\set {\map \phi x, \map \phi y}, \SS}$ admits both a supremum and an infimum.

That is, $\SS$ is a lattice ordering and so $\struct {B, \SS}$ is a lattice.

$\blacksquare$


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