Maximal inverse subsemigroups of the semigroup of all full transformations satisfying x ≈ x3

Abstract

We classify the maximal Clifford inverse subsemigroups [Formula: see text] of the full transformation semigroup [Formula: see text] on an [Formula: see text]-element set with [Formula: see text] for all [Formula: see text]. This classification differs from the already known classifications of Clifford inverse semigroups, it provides an algorithm for its construction. For a given natural number [Formula: see text], we find also the largest size of an inverse subsemigroup [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] satisfying [Formula: see text] with least rank [Formula: see text] for any element in [Formula: see text].