A Representation Result for Free Cocompletions

Authors

  • John Power
  • Gian Luca Cattani
  • Glynn Winskel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/brics.v5i21.19427

Abstract

Given a class F of weights, one can consider the construction that
takes a small category C to the free cocompletion of C under weighted colimits, for which the weight lies in F. Provided these free Fcocompletions are small, this construction generates a 2-monad on Cat, or more generally on V-Cat for monoidal biclosed complete and cocomplete V. We develop the notion of a dense 2-monad on V-Cat and characterise free F-cocompletions by dense KZ-monads on V-Cat. We prove various corollaries about the structure of such 2-monads and their Kleisli 2-categories, as needed for the use of open maps in giving an axiomatic study of bisimulation in concurrency. This requires the introduction of the concept of a pseudo-commutativity for a strong 2-monad on a symmetric monoidal 2-category, and a characterisation of it in terms of structure on the Kleisli 2-category.

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Published

1998-01-21

How to Cite

Power, J., Cattani, G. L., & Winskel, G. (1998). A Representation Result for Free Cocompletions. BRICS Report Series, 5(21). https://doi.org/10.7146/brics.v5i21.19427