Tensor products of models and comodels in computer science
Richard Garner – 8 April 2020
Models and comodels of algebraic theories, and the tensor product of a model with a comodel, were first studied by Freyd in 1966. This has subsequently become part of a rich strand of enquiry in categorical universal algebra (Bergman--Hausknecht, Tall--Wraith, Joyal, ...) -- while its meaning for computer science was examined by Plotkin and Power in 2008. This talk, a warm-up for some original material to come, will explain the general idea, and the applications in computer science.
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