Solving algebraic equations using coalgebra
RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications, Tome 37 (2003) no. 4, pp. 301-314

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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.

DOI : 10.1051/ita:2003021
Classification : 18C10, 18C35, 18C50
Keywords: coalgebra, recursion, category theory

Marchi, Federico De    ; Ghani, Neil    ; Lüth, Christoph  1

1 FB 3 – Mathematics and Computer Science, Universität Bremen;
Marchi, Federico De; Ghani, Neil; Lüth, Christoph. Solving algebraic equations using coalgebra. RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications, Tome 37 (2003) no. 4, pp. 301-314. doi: 10.1051/ita:2003021
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