Theory of Mathematical Structures

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Springer Science & Business Media, Nov 30, 1983 - Mathematics - 317 pages
 

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Objects and Morphisms
2
Definitions and Examples
4
1C Isomorphisms
13
1D Fibres
21
1E Isomorphic Constructs
29
1F Subobjects and Generation
35
1G Quotient Objects
40
1H Free Objects
48
Limits and Colimits
149
4B Limits
157
4C Colimits
169
4D Adjoint Functor Theorem
179
4E Reflective Subcategories
193
4F Tensor Products
204
Selected Topics
225
Relational and Algebraic Structures
226

Initial and Final Structures
57
2B Cartesian Products
66
2D Semifinal Objects
82
2E A Criterion for Semifinal Completeness
92
Categories and Functors
101
Categories
102
3B The Duality Principle
106
3C Functors
113
3D The Construct of Small Categories
121
3E Natural Transformations
127
3F Adjoint Functors
138
5A Set Functors
227
5B Relational Structures
238
5C Algebraic Structures
253
5D The Birkhoff Variety Theorem
265
Concrete Categories
275
6B The Kucera Theorem
290
6C Universal Constructs
294
References
310
List of Constructs and Categories
312
List of Functors and Other Symbols
313
Subject Index
314

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