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Coherence for Pseudo Commutative Monads

Category Theory 2025-09-19 v1

Abstract

We prove that the free algebra functor associated to a symmetric, pseudo commutative 2-monad, from the underlying symmetric monoidal 2-category to the 2-category of algebras and pseudo maps over the 2-monad can be enhanced to a multifunctor. Furthermore, we prove that this multifunctor is pseudo symmetric. Our proof implies coherence results for both symmetric and non-symmetric pseudo commutative 2-monads conjectured by Hyland and Power.

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@article{arxiv.2509.15101,
  title  = {Coherence for Pseudo Commutative Monads},
  author = {Diego Manco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.15101},
  year   = {2025}
}

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