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This book presents the main ideas of General Galois Theory as a generalization of Classical Galois Theory. It sketches the development of Galois connections through the last three centuries. Examples of Galois connections as powerful tools in Category Theory and Universal Algebra are given. Applicat...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Denecke, Klaus, Erné, Marcel, Wismath, Shelly L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2004]
Series:Mathematics and its applications (Kluwer Academic Publishers) ; v. 565.
Subjects:
Galois theory.
Ordered sets.
Connections (Mathematics)
Galois, Théorie de.
Ensembles ordonnés.
Connections (Mathématiques)
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book presents the main ideas of General Galois Theory as a generalization of Classical Galois Theory. It sketches the development of Galois connections through the last three centuries. Examples of Galois connections as powerful tools in Category Theory and Universal Algebra are given. Applications of Galois connections in Linguistic and Data Analysis are presented.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 501 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781402018985 (electronic bk.)
1402018983 (electronic bk.)