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Keywords:
Rees matrix semigroup; periodicity; local finiteness; residual finiteness; word problem
Summary:
Let $T=\mathcal {M}[S;I,J;P]$ be a Rees matrix semigroup where $S$  is a semigroup, $I$ and $J$  are index sets, and $P$  is a $J\times I$ matrix with entries from  $S$, and let $U$  be the ideal generated by all the entries of  $P$. If $U$  has finite index in  $S$, then we prove that $T$  is periodic (locally finite) if and only if $S$  is periodic (locally finite). Moreover, residual finiteness and having solvable word problem are investigated.
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