| The paper has three parts. In chapter one,characterizations of congruences on regularsemigroups and completely simple semigroups are introduced.The description of some con-gruences on Rees matrix semigroups over an inverse semigroup is also presented.Any con-gruence on a regular semigroup S is uniquely determined by its associated congruence pair(K,Ï„) asÏ(K,Ï„) such that:αÏ(K,Ï„)b(?)a(LÏ„LÏ„L∩RÏ„RÏ„R)b, ab′∈K ((?)b′∈V(b)).It is proved that any T- class,K- class and V- class are respectively intervals,thatis for any congruenceÏ,ÏT=[ÏT,ÏT],ÏK=[ÏK,ÏK],ÏV=[ÏV,ÏV].Congruences on acompletely simple semigroup S=M(I, G,∧; P) are uniquely determined by means ofadmissible triples (γ, N,Ï€) whereγandÏ€are equivalences of I and∧respectively andN is a normal subgroup of G.Rees matrix semigroup over an inverse semigroup whichis demoted by S=M(I, T,∧; P) is a generalization of completely simple semigroups.Some congruences on it are described by congruence triplesφ,ψ,Ï€whereφandψareequivalences of I and∧respectively andÏ€is a congruence on T,but not all the congru-ences can be characterized in this way.Chapter two,it is studied the congruence lattice of Rees matrix semigroups over an in-verse semigroup.The congruences on it are characterized.For S=M(I, T,∧; P),threeimportant sub-semigroups E, F, A of it are defined respectively,then congruences triplesof S are abstractly characterized by congruences of E, F, A respectively,Let(Ï„E,Ï€,Ï„F) bea congruence triple,the relationÏ=Ï(Ï„E,Ï€,Ï„F) defined by(i, a,λ)Ï(j, b,μ)(?)(i, aa-1p1i-1, 1)Ï„E(j, bb-1p1j-1, 1), p1iapλ1Ï€p1jbpμ1,(1, pλ1-1a-1a,λ)Ï„F(1, pμ1b-1b,μ).is a congruence on S such thatÏE=Ï„E,ÏT=Ï€,ÏF=Ï„F. Conversely, ifÏis a congruenceon S,thenÏ, (ÏE,ÏT,ÏF) is a congruence triple for S,andÏ=Ï(ÏE,ÏT,ÏF).Hence we cancharacterize the equivalences T, V on C(S) naturally:Ï(Ï„E,Ï€,Ï„F)TÏ(τ′E,π′,τ′F)(?)Ï„E=τ′E,Ï„F=τ′F,Ï(Ï„E,Ï€,Ï„F)VÏ(τ′E,π′,τ′F)(?)Ï€=π′. For any congruenceÏ,we find out theminimal and maximal of T-class and V-class:ÏT=Ï(Ï„E,Ï€t,Ï„F),ÏT=Ï(Ï„E,Ï€t,Ï„F),ÏV=Ï(VE(Ï€),Ï€, VF(Ï€)),ÏV=Ï(VE(Ï€),Ï€, VF(Ï€)).Chapter three is an application of the results of the chapter two,we give the kernel-trace approach to congruences on completely simple semigroups and characterize theequivalences T, K on C(S) in a simple way:ÏTθ(?)ÏE=θE,ÏF=θF;ÏKθ(?)ÏG=θG. For any congruenceÏ,we we find out the minimal and maximal of T-class andK-class::ÏT=Ï(Ï„E,ωG,Ï„F),ÏT=Ï(Ï„E,Ï„G,Ï„F),ÏK=Ï(κE(ξ),ξ,κF(ξ)),ÏK=Ï(εE,ξ,εF). |