Categorical Foundations: Special Topics in Order, Topology, Algebra, and Sheaf Theory (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Series Number 97) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521834147 ISBN 13: 9780521834148

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Researchers, teachers and graduate students in algebra and topology--familiar with the very basic notions of category theory--will welcome this categorical introduction to some of the key areas of modern mathematics, without being forced to study category theory. Rather, each of the eight largely independent chapters analyzes a particular subject, revealing the power and applicability of the categorical foundations in each case.

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Book Description:

The book gives a categorical introduction to some of the key areas of modern mathematics. Researchers, teachers and graduate students in algebra and topology familiar with the very basic notions of category theory will find all the advanced tools needed for their subjects, without being forced to study category theory for its own sake. Rather, each of the eight largely independent chapters takes the reader on a journey through a particular subject, showing the power and applicability of the categorical foundations in each case.

Review:

'The book will be very useful for graduate students and teachers, and inspiring for the researchers interested in the discussed topics as well as in category theory itself.' EMS Newsletter

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521834147
• ISBN 13: 9780521834148
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 442
• Editor: Pedicchio Maria Cristina, Tholen Walter