*-μ-semirings and *-λ-semirings

We introduce and study ∗--semirings and ∗--semirings which generalize inductive ∗-semirings and weak inductive ∗-semirings, respectively. Also, we discuss the semiring of formal power series with coefficients in such a semiring and prove that the semiring of formal power series with coefficients in a weak inductive ∗-semiring [-semiring, -semiring, ∗--semiring] is a weak inductive ∗-semirng [-semiring, -semiring, ∗--semiring, respectively]. This gives a positive answer to one of Esik and Kuich’s open problems. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.