Categorical semantics
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See [1]for a more detailed introduction to category theory.
Modeling [IMLL]
A model of [IMLL] is a closed symmetric monoidal category. We recall the definition of these categories below.
Definition (Monoidal category)
A monoidal category is a category equipped with
- a functor called tensor product,
- an object I called unit object,
- three natural isomorphisms of components
called respectively associator, left unitor and right unitor,
such that
- for every objects A,B,C,D in , the diagram
commutes,
- for every objects A and B in , the diagrams
commute.
Definition (Braided, symmetric monoidal category)
A braided monoidal category is a category together with a natural isomorphism of components
called braiding, such that the two diagrams
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commute for every objects A, B and C.
A symmetric monoidal category is a braided monoidal category in which the braiding satisfies
for every objects A and B.
References
- ↑ MacLane, Saunders. Categories for the Working Mathematician.