@article{DimitrovaFernandesKoppitz2017, author = {Dimitrova, Ilinka and Fernandes, Vitor H. and Koppitz, J{\"o}rg}, title = {A note on generators of the endomorphism semigroup of an infinite countable chain}, series = {Journal of Algebra and its Applications}, volume = {16}, journal = {Journal of Algebra and its Applications}, number = {2}, publisher = {World Scientific}, address = {Singapore}, issn = {0219-4988}, doi = {10.1142/S0219498817500311}, pages = {9}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In this note, we consider the semigroup O(X) of all order endomorphisms of an infinite chain X and the subset J of O(X) of all transformations alpha such that vertical bar Im(alpha)vertical bar = vertical bar X vertical bar. For an infinite countable chain X, we give a necessary and sufficient condition on X for O(X) = < J > to hold. We also present a sufficient condition on X for O(X) = < J > to hold, for an arbitrary infinite chain X.}, language = {en} }