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Interacting Hopf Algebras

Logic in Computer Science 2016-12-01 v4 Category Theory

Abstract

We introduce the theory IH of interacting Hopf algebras, parametrised over a principal ideal domain R. The axioms of IH are derived using Lack's approach to composing PROPs: they feature two Hopf algebra and two Frobenius algebra structures on four different monoid-comonoid pairs. This construction is instrumental in showing that IH is isomorphic to the PROP of linear relations (i.e. subspaces) over the field of fractions of R.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1403.7048,
  title  = {Interacting Hopf Algebras},
  author = {Filippo Bonchi and Pawel Sobocinski and Fabio Zanasi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.7048},
  year   = {2016}
}
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