Finite-width characterization of locally-finite distributive lattices with few ideal components

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Let L\mathcal{L} be a locally-finite distributive lattice, and let P\mathcal{P} be its set of prime filters. Let I\mathcal{I} be the lattice of ideals of P\mathcal{P}. A lattice has finite width when it contains no infinite antichains. Finite-width characterization. The lattice I\mathcal{I} contains at most three connected components: one isomorphic to L\mathcal{L}, perhaps one containing the empty ideal, and perhaps one containing the ideal of all prime filters, if and only if L\mathcal{L} has finite width. This characterization is motivated by examples relevant to constructing RSK algorithms, including Z×Z\mathbb{Z}\times\mathbb{Z}, Bfin\mathbb{B}_{\mathrm{fin}}, and skew-strip lattices. Determining whether the stated equivalence holds for all locally-finite distributive lattices remains open.

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Dale R. Worley, “An extension of Birkhoff's representation theorem to locally-finite distributive lattices”, arXiv:2603.05841 (2026).

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