Problems and results in tame congruence theory. A survey of the '88 Budapest workshop

Abstract

Tame congruence theory is a powerful new tool, developed by Ralph McKenzie, to investigate finite algebraic structures. In the summer of 1988, many prominent researchers in this field visited Budapest, Hungary. This paper is a survey of problems and ideas that came up during these visits. It is intended both for beginners and experts, who want to do research, or just want to see what is going on, in this new, active area. An Appendix, written in April, 1990, is attached to the paper to summarize new developments.