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quantum category (Definition)
Definition 0.1   A quantum category $\Q$ is defined as the (non-Abelian) category of quantum groupoids, $ [Q_{{\mathsf{G}}}]_i$ , and quantum groupoid homomorphisms, $ [q_{{\mathsf{G}}}]_{ij}$ , where $i$ and $j$ are indices in an index class, $\mathbf{I}$ , all subject to the usual ETAC axioms and their interpretations.
Remark 0.1   The category of quantum groupoids, $ [Q_{{\mathsf{G}}}]_i$ , is trivially a subcategory of the groupoid category, that can also be regarded as a functor category, or $2$ -category, if $ {\mathsf{G}}$ is small, that is, if $G^0$ is a set rather than a class.
Remark 0.2   One notes that an alternative definition of quantum category has also been reported in physical mathematics as a rigid monoidal category, or its equivalent. A more general definition of quantum category is however necessary that has both quantum groups and locally compact quantum groupoids as particular cases. This would require a notion of quantum compactness in a category as well as the definition of associated Haar systems to a category.

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Butterfield, J. and C. J. Isham: 2001, Space-time and the philosophical challenges of quantum gravity., in C. Callender and N. Hugget (eds. ) Physics Meets Philosophy at the Planck scale., Cambridge University Press,pp.33-89.
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Baianu, I.C.: 1971a, Categories, Functors and Quantum Algebraic Computations, in P. Suppes (ed.), Proceed. Fourth Intl. Congress Logic-Mathematics-Philosophy of Science, September 1-4, 1971, the University of Bucharest.
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Butterfield, J. and C. J. Isham: 1998, 1999, 2000-2002, A topos perspective on the Kochen-Specker theorem I - IV, Int. J. Theor. Phys, 37 No 11., 2669-2733 38 No 3., 827-859, 39 No 6., 1413-1436, 41 No 4., 613-639.




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See Also: quantum groupoids, quantum groups, quantum automata and computation, quantum topos

Other names:  quantum groupoid category
Also defines:  quantum groupoid homomorphism, quantum category objects, quantum category with Haar measures
Keywords:  quantum category, quantum groupoids and homomorphisms
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Cross-references: associated Haar systems, category, compactness, quantum groupoids, locally compact, quantum groups, necessary, equivalent, monoidal category, rigid, functor category, groupoid category, subcategory, interpretations, ETAC axioms, class, index, indices, category of quantum groupoids, non-Abelian
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AMS MSC81P10 (Quantum theory :: Axiomatics, foundations, philosophy :: Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic)
 81P05 (Quantum theory :: Axiomatics, foundations, philosophy :: General and philosophical)
 18-00 (Category theory; homological algebra :: General reference works )

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