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In this chapter we survey some particular topics in category theory in a somewhat unconventional manner. Our main focus will be on monoidal categories, mostly symmetric ones, for which we propose a physical interpretation. These are…

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We describe an abstract 2-categorical setting to study various notions of polynomial and analytic functors and monads.

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In this short note we study Lie algebras in the framework of symmetric monoidal categories. After a brief review of the existing work in this field and a presentation of earlier studied and new examples, we examine which functors preserve…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2012-02-17 Isar Goyvaerts , Joost Vercruysse

We introduce \emph{flagged $(\infty,n)$-categories} and prove that they are equivalent to Segal sheaves on Joyal's category ${\mathbf\Theta}_n$. As such, flagged $(\infty,n)$-categories provide a model-independent formulation of Segal…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2018-01-30 David Ayala , John Francis

We study the mathematical foundations of physics. We reconstruct textbook quantum theory from a single symmetric monoidal functor $GNS : \mathbf{Phys} \longrightarrow \ast\mathbf{Mod}$, based on the Gelfand-Naimark-Segal construction and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-09-28 Stanisław Szawiel

Braided-enriched monoidal categories were introduced in work of Morrison-Penneys, where they were characterized using braided central functors. Recent work of Kong-Yuan-Zhang-Zheng and Dell extended this characterization to an equivalence…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2022-09-02 Zachary Dell , Peter Huston , David Penneys

Lenses are a well-established structure for modelling bidirectional transformations, such as the interactions between a database and a view of it. Lenses may be symmetric or asymmetric, and may be composed, forming the morphisms of a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-05-03 Brendan Fong , Michael Johnson

Using the language of enriched $\infty$-categories, we formalize and generalize the definition of fusion n-category, and an analogue of iterative condensation of $E_i$-algebras. The former was introduced by Johnson-Freyd, and the latter by…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-01 Devon Stockall

Various models of $(\infty,1)$-categories, including quasi-categories, complete Segal spaces, Segal categories, and naturally marked simplicial sets can be considered as the objects of an $\infty$-cosmos. In a generic $\infty$-cosmos, whose…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2017-02-08 Emily Riehl , Dominic Verity

A new definition for the notion of a (general) $\infty$-category is given.

Category Theory · Mathematics 2014-03-04 Daniel Gerigk

We prove the theorem stated in the title. More precisely, we show the stronger statement that every symmetric monoidal left adjoint functor between presentably symmetric monoidal infinity-categories is represented by a strong symmetric…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2017-10-03 Thomas Nikolaus , Steffen Sagave

Written to be contributed as the "mathematical modeling" chapter of a book, edited by Elaine Landry, to be titled "Categories for the Working Philosopher". In this chapter, category theory is presented as a mathematical modeling framework…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2015-06-26 David I. Spivak

We thoroughly treat several familiar and less familiar definitions and results concerning categories, functors and distributors enriched in a base quantaloid Q. In analogy with V-category theory we discuss such things as adjoint functors,…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Isar Stubbe

A type theory is presented that combines (intuitionistic) linear types with type dependency, thus properly generalising both intuitionistic dependent type theory and full linear logic. A syntax and complete categorical semantics are…

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We develop Weiss's manifold calculus in the setting of $\infty$-categories, where we allow the target $\infty$-category to be any $\infty$-category with small limits. We will establish the connection between polynomial functors, Kan…

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We consider three (2-)categories and their (anti-)equivalence. They are the category of small abelian categories and exact functors, the category of definable additive categories and interpretation functors, the category of locally coherent…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2012-02-03 Mike Prest

fc-multicategories are a very general kind of two-dimensional structure, encompassing bicategories, monoidal categories, double categories and ordinary multicategories. We define them and explain how they provide a natural setting for two…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Tom Leinster

We introduce a notion of bimodule in the setting of enriched $\infty$-categories, and use this to construct a double $\infty$-category of enriched $\infty$-categories where the two kinds of 1-morphisms are functors and bimodules. We then…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2020-11-03 Rune Haugseng

A double category is constructed from a `fattened' version of a given category, motivated in part by a context of parallel transport. We also study monoidal structures on the underlying category and on the fattened category.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-05-17 Saikat Chatterjee , Amitabha Lahiri , Ambar N. Sengupta