Monoidal Topology - A Categorical Approach to Order, Metric, and Topology

Based on lax-algebraic and categorical methods, Monoidal Topology provides a unified theory for metric and topological structures with far-reaching applications.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction Robert Lowen and Walter Tholen; 2. Monoidal structures Gavin J. Seal and Walter Tholen; 3. Lax algebras Dirk Hofmann, Gavin J. Seal and Walter Tholen; 4. Kleisli monoids Dirk Hofmann, Robert Lowen, Rory Lucyshyn-Wright and Gavin J. Seal; 5. Lax algebras as spaces Maria Manuel Clementino, Eva Colebunders and Walter Tholen; Bibliography; Tables; Index.

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Summary

Monoidal Topology will appeal to a broad range of mathematicians and theoretical computer scientists who work with ordered, metric and topological structures. It presents frontline research in a number of fields and provides all the necessary pre-requisites in order and category theory.

Product details

• Authors: Dirk Hofmann, Dirk (Universidade De Aveiro Hofmann, Dirk Seal Hofmann
• Assisted by: Dirk Hofmann (Editor), Dirk (Universidade De Aveiro Hofmann (Editor), Gavin J. Seal (Editor), Walter Tholen (Editor), Walter (York University Tholen (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2014
• EAN: 9781107063945
• ISBN: 978-1-107-06394-5
• No. of pages: 518
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications; Encyclopedia of Mathematics an; Print on Demand; Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications; Encyclopedia of Mathematics an
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Basic principles