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Cut Elimination in Categories
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Hardback. Shows that the notion of adjunction, can be formulated in such as way as to be characterised by composition elimination. This book is suitable as an introductory text in categorical proof theory. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
Proof theory and category theory were first drawn together by Lambek some 30 years ago but, until now, the most fundamental notions of category theory (as opposed to their embodiments in logic) have not been explained systematically in terms of proof theory. Here it is shown that these notions, in particular the notion of adjunction, can be formulated in such as way as to be characterised by composition elimination. Among the benefits of these composition-free formulations are syntactical and simple model-theoretical, geometrical decision procedures for the commuting of diagrams of arrows. Composition ... Read more
Proof theory and category theory were first drawn together by Lambek some 30 years ago but, until now, the most fundamental notions of category theory (as opposed to their embodiments in logic) have not been explained systematically in terms of proof theory. Here it is shown that these notions, in particular the notion of adjunction, can be formulated in such as way as to be characterised by composition elimination. Among the benefits of these composition-free formulations are syntactical and simple model-theoretical, geometrical decision procedures for the commuting of diagrams of arrows. Composition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
Series
Trends in Logic
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792357209
SKU
V9780792357209
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99-15
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