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IfS n andC n denote, respectively, the symmetric group and inverse semigroup onn symbols, thenS n⊂Cn and a semigroupT⊂Cn isS n -normal ifα −1 Tα ⊂Tfor every α∈S n . TheS n -normal semigroups are classified.
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Lipscomb, S., Konieczny, J. Classification ofS n -normal semigroups. Semigroup Forum 51, 73–86 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02573621
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