Re: additions

["Joyal, André" <joyal.andre@uqam.ca>]

Dear Bob,

The subjects in my list were not chosen according to 
the size of research grants or the number of peoples hired in 
recent years by such and such institutions.
I know  first hand every subject in the list, at least at the basic level.
They make an essential use of category theory,
and they inspire new developements in the field.
I confess that I am quite ignorant about quantum computing.

You wrote:

>in funding terms
>this may currently be the 2nd most funded category-theory
>related area after Category Theory in Computer Science,
>with, for example, dedicated large EU grants, US Office
>of Naval Research support, and many others.  Also, this
>summer two researchers in the area obtained permanent
>positions in France, and here in Oxford we hired a
>3rd faculty member in the area.

I do not question the importance of the subject.
But presently, I am not convinced that quantum computing can
contribute significantly to category theory.

Best,
André

 


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