1st Edition

The Theory of Quantaloids

By K I Rosenthal Copyright 1996
    160 Pages
    by Chapman & Hall

    This book presents a detailed account of the theory of quantaloids, a natural generalization of quantales. The basic theory, examples and construction are given and particular emphasis is placed on the free quantaloid construction, as well as on the perspective provided by enriched categories.

    Quantaoids; new quantaloids from old; free quantaloids and Q-enriched categories; an example - a categorical approach to automata and tree automata; modules, bimodules and *-autonomous categories.

    Biography

    K I Rosenthal (Union College Union College, Schenectady, New York, USA Union College, Schenectady, New York, USA)