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"""Categorical Perspectives"" consists of introductory surveys as well as articles containing original research and complete proofs devoted mainly to the theoretical and foundational developments of category theory and its applications to other fields. A number of articles in the areas of topology, algebra and computer science reflect the varied interests of George Strecker to whom this work is dedicated. Notable also are an exposition of the contributions and importance of George Strecker's research and a survey chapter on general category theory. This work is a useful reference text for researchers and graduate students in category theory and related areas."

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Author:   Jürgen Koslowski ,  Austin Melton ,  H.L. Bentley
Publisher:   Birkhauser Boston Inc
Imprint:   Birkhauser Boston Inc
Edition:   2001 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.320kg
ISBN:  

9780817641863

ISBN 10:   0817641866
Pages:   281
Publication Date:   27 April 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Categories: A Free Tour.- The Functor that Wouldn’t be.- The Emergence of Functors.- Too Many Functors.- Contributions and Importance of Professor George E. Strecker’s Research.- 10 Rules for Surviving as a Mathematician and Teacher.- Connections and Polarities.- Categorical Closure Operators.- Extensions of Maps from Dense Subspaces.- Characterizations of Subspaces of Important Types of Convergences Spaces in the Realm of Convenient Topology.- The Naturals are Lindelöf iff Ascoli Holds.- Revisiting the Celebrated Thesis of J. de Groot: “Everything is Linear.”.- Finite Ultrametric Spaces and Computer Science.- The Copnumber of a Graph is Bounded by ?3/2 genus (G)? + 3.- Abelian Groups: Simultaneously Reflective and Coreflective Subcategories versus Modules.

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