Categorification and higher representation theory /
The emergent mathematical philosophy of categorification is reshaping our view of modern mathematics by uncovering a hidden layer of structure in mathematics, revealing richer and more robust structures capable of describing more complex phenomena. Categorified representation theory, or higher repre...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Providence, Rhode Island :
American Mathematical Society,
2017
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| Series: | Contemporary mathematics (American Mathematical Society) ;
v. 683. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The emergent mathematical philosophy of categorification is reshaping our view of modern mathematics by uncovering a hidden layer of structure in mathematics, revealing richer and more robust structures capable of describing more complex phenomena. Categorified representation theory, or higher representation theory, aims to understand a new level of structure present in representation theory. Rather than studying actions of algebras on vector spaces where algebra elements act by linear endomorphisms of the vector space, higher representation theory describes the structure present when algebras. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 361 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1470436892 9781470436896 |
| ISSN: | 0271-4132 |
