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This note gives a complete characterization of when the ordinal sum of two lattices (the lattice obtained by placing the second lattice on top of the first) is projective. This characterization applies not only to the class of all lattices, but to any variety of lattices, and in particular, to the class of distributive lattices. Lattices L with the property that every epimorphism onto L has an isotone section are also characterized.
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Freese, R., Nation, J.B. Projective Ordinal Sums of Lattices and Isotone Sections. Order 32, 245–254 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11083-014-9329-5
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