@unpublished{10498/16573, year = {2014}, month = {7}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/16573}, abstract = {We extend both Dobbertin's characterization of primely generated regular refinement monoids and Pierce's characterization of primitive monoids to general primely generated refinement monoids.}, organization = {The first-named author was partially supported by DGI MINECO MTM2011-28992-C02-01, by FEDER UNAB10-4E-378 "Una manera de hacer Europa", and by the Comissionat per Universitats i Recerca de la Generalitat de Catalunya. The second-named author was partially supported by the DGI and European Regional Development Fund, jointly, through Project MTM2011-28992-C02-02, and by PAI III grants FQM-298 and P11-FQM-7156 of the Junta de AndalucĂ­a.}, keywords = {Semilattice of groups}, keywords = {Refinement monoid}, keywords = {Primely generated monoid}, keywords = {Primitive monoid}, title = {Primely generated refinement monoids}, doi = {10.1007/s11856-016-1334-5}, author = {Ara, P. and Pardo Espino, Enrique}, }