Science Networks. Historical Studies: A History and Philosophy of Category Theory

Krömer, Ralph

Category theory is a general mathematical theory of structures and of structures of structures. It occupied a central position in contemporary mathematics as well as computer science. This book describes the history of category theory whereby illuminating its symbiotic relationship to algebraic topology, homological algebra, algebraic geometry and mathematical logic and elaboratively develops the connections with the epistemological significance.

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Published by: Birkhäuser

Publication Date: 2007-02-16

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783764375232

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-7524-9

Dimensions: 244cm x170cm

Pages: 367