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- Provides a self-contained introduction to wiring diagrams, operads, and operad algebras
- Includes over 100 illustrations and a chapter of practice problems
- Presents generators and relations for both the operads and algebras of wiring diagrams introduced by David Spivak
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Mathematics (LNM, volume 2192)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Wiring diagrams form a kind of graphical language that describes operations or processes with multiple inputs and outputs, and shows how such operations are wired together to form a larger and more complex operation. This monograph presents a comprehensive study of the combinatorial structure of the various operads of wiring diagrams, their algebras, and the relationships between these operads.
The book proves finite presentation theorems for operads of wiring diagrams as well as their algebras. These theorems describe the operad in terms of just a few operadic generators and a small number of generating relations. The author further explores recent trends in the application of operad theory to wiring diagrams and related structures, including finite presentations for the propagator algebra, the algebra of discrete systems, the algebra of open dynamical systems, and the relational algebra. A partial verification of David Spivak’s conjecture regarding the quotient-freeness of therelational algebra is also provided. In the final part, the author constructs operad maps between the various operads of wiring diagrams and identifies their images.
Assuming only basic knowledge of algebra, combinatorics, and set theory, this book is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers working in operad theory and its applications. Numerous illustrations, examples, and practice exercises are included, making this a self-contained volume suitable for self-study.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University at Newark, Ohio, USA
Donald Yau
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Operads of Wiring Diagrams
Authors: Donald Yau
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Mathematics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95001-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95000-6Published: 20 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95001-3Published: 19 September 2018
Series ISSN: 0075-8434
Series E-ISSN: 1617-9692
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 308
Number of Illustrations: 437 b/w illustrations
Topics: Category Theory, Homological Algebra, Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory, Information and Communication, Circuits, Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks