Solving Algebraic Equations Using Coalgebra

Federico De Marchi; Neil Ghani; Christoph Lüth

RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications (2010)

  • Volume: 37, Issue: 4, page 301-314
  • ISSN: 0988-3754

Abstract

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Algebraic systems of equations define functions using recursion where parameter passing is permitted. This generalizes the notion of a rational system of equations where parameter passing is prohibited. It has been known for some time that algebraic systems in Greibach Normal Form have unique solutions. This paper presents a categorical approach to algebraic systems of equations which generalizes the traditional approach in two ways i) we define algebraic equations for locally finitely presentable categories rather than just Set; and ii) we define algebraic equations to allow right-hand sides which need not consist of finite terms. We show these generalized algebraic systems of equations have unique solutions by replacing the traditional metric-theoretic arguments with coalgebraic arguments.

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De Marchi, Federico, Ghani, Neil, and Lüth, Christoph. "Solving Algebraic Equations Using Coalgebra." RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications 37.4 (2010): 301-314. <http://eudml.org/doc/92725>.

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