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A graphical construction of free Markov categories

Category Theory 2022-04-12 v1 Logic in Computer Science Statistics Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

We describe how to perform surgeries on Joyal-Street style diagrams and thereby construct free Markov categories. We also show that the construction is functorial over ordered directed acyclic graphs.

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@article{arxiv.2204.04920,
  title  = {A graphical construction of free Markov categories},
  author = {Yimu Yin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.04920},
  year   = {2022}
}