Monoidal Category Theory - Unifying Concepts in Mathematics, Physics, and Computing

A comprehensive, cutting-edge, and highly readable textbook that makes category theory and monoidal category theory accessible to students across the sciences. Category theory is a powerful framework that began in mathematics but has since expanded to encompass several areas of computing and science, with broad applications in many fields. In this comprehensive text, Noson Yanofsky makes category theory accessible to those without a background in advanced mathematics.

List of contents

Preface
1 Introduction 1
2 Categories 39
3 StructuresWithin Categories 99
4 Relationships Between Categories 161
5 Monoidal Categories 251
6 Relationships Between Monoidal Categories 311
7 Variations of Monoidal Categories 365
8 Describing Structures 419
9 Advanced Topics 487
10 More Mini-Courses 579
Appendix A: Venn Diagrams 637
Appendix B: Index of Categories 645
Appendix C: Suggestions for Further Study 653
Appendix D: Answers to Selected Problems 657
Bibliography 658
Index 679

About the author

Noson S. Yanofsky is Professor of Computer and Information Science at Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, and author, most recently, of Theoretical Computer Science for the Working Category Theorist, among other books.

Product details

• Authors: Noson S Yanofsky, Noson S. Yanofsky, Yanofsky Noson S.
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.11.2024
• EAN: 9780262049399
• ISBN: 978-0-262-04939-9
• No. of pages: 672
• Dimensions: 176 mm x 251 mm x 37 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; COMPUTERS / Computer Science, SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, MATHEMATICS / Logic, computer science, Information technology: general issues