Lifting results for categories of algebras

  • Authors:
  • P. S. Mulry

  • Affiliations:
  • Colgate Univ., Hamilton, NY

  • Venue:
  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

In this paper, we present results that provide an abstract setting for the construction and interpretation of categories of algebras appearing in various semantic examples including those related to Scott domains and cartesian closed categories. A methodology is introduced that lifts adjoint pairs on categories with monads to categories whose objects are algebras for these monads. Results are achieved by exploiting prior work on Kleisli liftings and the existence of key isomorphisms. While applicable to domain theory and the semantics of partiality, the construction at work is considerably more general and is applicable to other settings as well.