From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/724 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael MAKKAI Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Re: Multicategories Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 15:40:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: References: <3554299D.CE113D0B@obelix.ee.duth.gr> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1241017143 27082 80.91.229.2 (29 Apr 2009 14:59:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:59:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: categories@mta.ca To: Apostolos Syropoulos Original-X-From: cat-dist Mon May 18 23:27:14 1998 Original-Received: (from Majordom@localhost) by mailserv.mta.ca (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA02091 for categories-list; Mon, 18 May 1998 22:34:19 -0300 (ADT) X-Authentication-Warning: mailserv.mta.ca: Majordom set sender to cat-dist@mta.ca using -f X-SMTP-Posting-Origin: Math.McGill.CA (Gauss.Math.McGill.CA [132.206.150.3]) In-Reply-To: <3554299D.CE113D0B@obelix.ee.duth.gr> Original-Sender: cat-dist@mta.ca Precedence: bulk Original-Lines: 41 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:724 Archived-At: On Sat, 9 May 1998, Apostolos Syropoulos wrote: > Dear Category Theorists, > > I am currently studying a paper on logic and the author employs > category theory in his work. However, he is using > "multicategories" which is something I hear for the first time. > Unfortunately my knowledge of CT isn't that deep and so > if someone could suggest me papers/books that provide > a definition of this term, I would be really grateful to him/her! > > Yours Sincerely, > > A. S. > > -- > **************************************************************** > *Apostolos Syropoulos * > *snail mail: 366, 28th October Str., GR-671 00 Xanthi, HELLAS * > *email : apostolo@obelix.ee.duth.gr * > *phone num.: +-30-(0)541-28704 * > *home page : http://obelix.ee.duth.gr/+AH4-apostolo * > **************************************************************** > > > Here are two references to multicategories, both by Joachim Lambek: "Deductive systems and categories II", Springer Lecture Notes in Mathematics. no.86, pp. 76-122 (1969) "Multicategories revisited", In: Categories in Computer Science and Logic, Proceedings, Boulder 1987; Contemporary Math 92, AMS; pp. 217-240 (1989). Michael Makkai