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Higher Operads, Higher Categories
Tom Leinster
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Description for Higher Operads, Higher Categories
paperback. Foundations of higher dimensional category theory for graduate students and researchers in mathematics and mathematical physics. Series Editor(s): Hitchin, N. J. (University of Cambridge). Series: London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PBC; PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 698.
Higher-dimensional category theory is the study of n-categories, operads, braided monoidal categories, and other such exotic structures. It draws its inspiration from areas as diverse as topology, quantum algebra, mathematical physics, logic, and theoretical computer science. The heart of this book is the language of generalized operads. This is as natural and transparent a language for higher category theory as the language of sheaves is for algebraic geometry, or vector spaces for linear algebra. It is introduced carefully, then used to give simple descriptions of a variety of higher categorical structures. In particular, one possible definition of n-category is discussed ... Read more
Higher-dimensional category theory is the study of n-categories, operads, braided monoidal categories, and other such exotic structures. It draws its inspiration from areas as diverse as topology, quantum algebra, mathematical physics, logic, and theoretical computer science. The heart of this book is the language of generalized operads. This is as natural and transparent a language for higher category theory as the language of sheaves is for algebraic geometry, or vector spaces for linear algebra. It is introduced carefully, then used to give simple descriptions of a variety of higher categorical structures. In particular, one possible definition of n-category is discussed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521532150
SKU
V9780521532150
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