Categorical semantics
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+ | Constructing denotational models of linear can be a tedious work. Categorical model are useful to identify the fundamental structure of these models, and thus simplify and make more abstract the elaboration of those models. |
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See <ref>{{BibEntry|bibtype=book|author=MacLane, Saunders|title=Categories for the Working Mathematician|publisher=Springer Verlag,year=1971,volume=5,series=Graduate Texts in Mathematics}}</ref>for a more detailed introduction to category theory. |
See <ref>{{BibEntry|bibtype=book|author=MacLane, Saunders|title=Categories for the Working Mathematician|publisher=Springer Verlag,year=1971,volume=5,series=Graduate Texts in Mathematics}}</ref>for a more detailed introduction to category theory. |
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{{Definition|title=Monoidal category| |
{{Definition|title=Monoidal category| |
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| − | A ''monoidal category'' <math>(\mathcal{C},\otimes,I)</math> is a category <math>\mathcal{C}</math> equipped with |
+ | A ''monoidal category'' <math>(\mathcal{C},\otimes,I,\alpha,\lambda,\rho)</math> is a category <math>\mathcal{C}</math> equipped with |
* a functor <math>\otimes:\mathcal{C}\times\mathcal{C}\to\mathcal{C}</math> called ''tensor product'', |
* a functor <math>\otimes:\mathcal{C}\times\mathcal{C}\to\mathcal{C}</math> called ''tensor product'', |
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* an object <math>I</math> called ''unit object'', |
* an object <math>I</math> called ''unit object'', |
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| − | * three natural isomorphisms of components |
+ | * three natural isomorphisms <math>\alpha</math>, <math>\lambda</math> and <math>\rho</math>, called respectively ''associator'', ''left unitor'' and ''right unitor'', whose components are |
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\alpha_{A,B,C}:(A\otimes B)\otimes C\to A\otimes (B\otimes C) |
\alpha_{A,B,C}:(A\otimes B)\otimes C\to A\otimes (B\otimes C) |
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\rho_A:A\otimes I\to A |
\rho_A:A\otimes I\to A |
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such that |
such that |
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* for every objects <math>A,B,C,D</math> in <math>\mathcal{C}</math>, the diagram |
* for every objects <math>A,B,C,D</math> in <math>\mathcal{C}</math>, the diagram |
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:<math>\gamma_{B,A}\circ\gamma_{A,B}=A\otimes B</math> |
:<math>\gamma_{B,A}\circ\gamma_{A,B}=A\otimes B</math> |
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for every objects <math>A</math> and <math>B</math>. |
for every objects <math>A</math> and <math>B</math>. |
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| + | == Modeling the additives == |
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Revision as of 18:40, 23 March 2009
Constructing denotational models of linear can be a tedious work. Categorical model are useful to identify the fundamental structure of these models, and thus simplify and make more abstract the elaboration of those models.
TODO: why categories? how to extract categorical models? etc.
See [1]for a more detailed introduction to category theory.
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Modeling IMLL
A model of IMLL is a closed symmetric monoidal category. We recall the definition of these categories below.
Definition (Monoidal category)
A monoidal category 
is a category 
equipped with
- a functor
called tensor product,
- an object I called unit object,
- three natural isomorphisms α, λ and ρ, called respectively associator, left unitor and right unitor, whose components are
such that
- for every objects A,B,C,D in , the diagram
commutes,
- for every objects A and B in , the diagrams
commute.
Definition (Braided, symmetric monoidal category)
A braided monoidal category is a category together with a natural isomorphism of components
called braiding, such that the two diagrams
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commute for every objects A, B and C.
A symmetric monoidal category is a braided monoidal category in which the braiding satisfies
for every objects A and B.
Modeling the additives
Definition (Product)
Definition (Monoid)
Property
Categories with products vs monoidal categories.
Modeling IMALL
Modeling negation
Definition (*-autonomous category)
TODO
References
- ↑ MacLane, Saunders. Categories for the Working Mathematician.
