Steve Awodey
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780198568612
- eISBN:
- 9780191717567
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198568612.001.0001
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Algebra
This book is a text and reference book on Category Theory, a branch of abstract algebra. The book contains clear definitions of the essential concepts, which are illuminated with numerous accessible ...
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This book is a text and reference book on Category Theory, a branch of abstract algebra. The book contains clear definitions of the essential concepts, which are illuminated with numerous accessible examples. It provides full proofs of all the important propositions and theorems, and aims to make the basic ideas, theorems, and methods of Category Theory understandable. Although it assumes few mathematical pre-requisites, the standard of mathematical rigour is not compromised. The material covered includes the standard core of categories; functors; natural transformations; equivalence; limits and colimits; functor categories; representables; Yoneda's lemma; adjoints; and monads. An extra topic of cartesian closed categories and the lambda-calculus is also provided.Less
This book is a text and reference book on Category Theory, a branch of abstract algebra. The book contains clear definitions of the essential concepts, which are illuminated with numerous accessible examples. It provides full proofs of all the important propositions and theorems, and aims to make the basic ideas, theorems, and methods of Category Theory understandable. Although it assumes few mathematical pre-requisites, the standard of mathematical rigour is not compromised. The material covered includes the standard core of categories; functors; natural transformations; equivalence; limits and colimits; functor categories; representables; Yoneda's lemma; adjoints; and monads. An extra topic of cartesian closed categories and the lambda-calculus is also provided.
Steve Awodey
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780198568612
- eISBN:
- 9780191717567
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198568612.003.0007
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Algebra
This chapter develops a general theory for functors. Topics discussed include category of categories, representable structure, stone duality, naturality, examples of natural transformations, ...
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This chapter develops a general theory for functors. Topics discussed include category of categories, representable structure, stone duality, naturality, examples of natural transformations, exponentials of categories, functor categories, and equivalence of categories. The chapter ends with some exercises.Less
This chapter develops a general theory for functors. Topics discussed include category of categories, representable structure, stone duality, naturality, examples of natural transformations, exponentials of categories, functor categories, and equivalence of categories. The chapter ends with some exercises.
Steve Awodey
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780198568612
- eISBN:
- 9780191717567
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198568612.003.0008
- Subject:
- Mathematics, Algebra
This chapter presents the proof for the Yoneda Lemma, which is probably the single most used result in category theory. It is interesting how often it comes up, especially in view of the fact that it ...
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This chapter presents the proof for the Yoneda Lemma, which is probably the single most used result in category theory. It is interesting how often it comes up, especially in view of the fact that it is a straightforward generalization of facts that are fairly easily shown in relation to monoids and posets. The topics discussed include set-valued functor categories, Yoneda embedding, limits in categories of diagrams, colimits in categories of diagrams, exponentials in categories of diagrams, and Topoi. Exercises are provided in the last part of the chapter.Less
This chapter presents the proof for the Yoneda Lemma, which is probably the single most used result in category theory. It is interesting how often it comes up, especially in view of the fact that it is a straightforward generalization of facts that are fairly easily shown in relation to monoids and posets. The topics discussed include set-valued functor categories, Yoneda embedding, limits in categories of diagrams, colimits in categories of diagrams, exponentials in categories of diagrams, and Topoi. Exercises are provided in the last part of the chapter.
Rocco Gangle
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781474404174
- eISBN:
- 9781474418645
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474404174.003.0005
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Metaphysics/Epistemology
This chapter begins by posing the question of linguistic meaning within the context of the mathematics of category theory. It then explains the notions of functor categories, natural transformations ...
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This chapter begins by posing the question of linguistic meaning within the context of the mathematics of category theory. It then explains the notions of functor categories, natural transformations and presheaves. A formal theory of diagrammatic signs building on Peirce’s semiotic theory is presented as a triadic relation among functors, two of which are presheaves. This theory is illustrated by an example from Peirce’s Existential Graphs.Less
This chapter begins by posing the question of linguistic meaning within the context of the mathematics of category theory. It then explains the notions of functor categories, natural transformations and presheaves. A formal theory of diagrammatic signs building on Peirce’s semiotic theory is presented as a triadic relation among functors, two of which are presheaves. This theory is illustrated by an example from Peirce’s Existential Graphs.
