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Algebra ∩ Coalgebra = Presheaves

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Algebra and Coalgebra in Computer Science (CALCO 2005)

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The intersection of algebra and coalgebra, i.e., the collection of all categories that are varieties as well as covarieties, is proved to consist of precisely the presheaf categories.

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  1. Technical University of Braunschweig,  

    J. Adámek

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Leicester, University Road, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK

    José Luiz Fiadeiro

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Wales Swansea, SA2 8PP, Swansea, UK

    Neil Harman

  3. University of Wales Swansea, United Kingdom

    Markus Roggenbach

  4. CWI and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,  

    Jan Rutten

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Adámek, J. (2005). Algebra ∩ Coalgebra = Presheaves. In: Fiadeiro, J.L., Harman, N., Roggenbach, M., Rutten, J. (eds) Algebra and Coalgebra in Computer Science. CALCO 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3629. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11548133_5

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