Homotopy Type Theory category of partial functions in a set > history (Rev #1)

Idea

The essentially algebraic structure of partial functions on a set $S$, and specific cases for when $S$ is an abelian group and commutative ring respectively.

Definition

Given a set $S$, the category of partial functions in $S$ is the concrete category $Part(S)$ with objects called subsets $A:Ob(Part(S))$ with the set of elements for each subset $El(A)$, and the set of morphisms only consist of functions $Hom(A, \Im(S)) \coloneqq (A \to S)$, where $\Im(S)$ is the improper subset, as well as injections $Hom(A, B)$ representing the subset inclusions.

There exist a global operator representing composition of partial functions

$(-)\circ_{Part(S)}(-): \left(\sum_{A:Ob(Part(S))} \sum_{B:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(A, \Im(S)) \times Hom(B, \Im(S))\right) \to \sum_{C:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(C, \Im(S))$

where

• for partial functions $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, $g:Hom(B, \Im(S))$, and $h:Hom(C, \Im(S))$, given the canonical isomorphism $i_a:Hom(A \cap (B \cap C), (A \cap B) \cap C)$, $i_a \circ (f \circ_{Part(S)} (g \circ_{Part(S)} h)) = ((f \circ_{Part(S)} g) \circ_{Part(S)} h)$

• for partial function $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$ and subset $B \subseteq A$, there is a function $g:Hom(B, \Im(S))$ such that $g = f \circ_{Part(S)} i_{B,A}$ for canonical injection $i_{B,A}:Hom(B,A)$,

• for partial function $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$ and superset $B \supseteq A$, there is a function $h:Hom(B, \Im(S))$ such that $h \circ_{Part(S)} i_{A,B} = f$ for canonical injection $i_{A,B}:Hom(A,B)$,

• for partial function $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, $f = f \circ_{Part(S)} id_S$ and $f = id_S \circ_{Part(S)} f$ for the identity function $id_S:Hom(\Im(S), \Im(S))$

If $S$ is a abelian group, then for every subset $A:Ob(Part(S))$, $Hom(A, \Im(S))$ is a abelian group, and in addition to the global operators corresponding to composition of partial functions, there exist global operators representing addition of partial functions and negation of partial functions,

$(-)+(-): \left(\sum_{A:Ob(Part(S))} \sum_{B:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(A, \Im(S)) \times Hom(B, \Im(S))\right) \to \sum_{C:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(C, \Im(S))$
$-(-): \left(\sum_{A:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(A, \Im(S)) \right) \to \sum(\sum_{A:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(A, \Im(S)))$

where

• for partial functions $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$ and $g:Hom(B, \Im(S))$ there is a partial function $f + g:Hom(A \cap B, \Im(S))$ and a partial function $g + f:Hom(B \cap A, \Im(S))$ such that given the canonical isomorphism $i_c:Hom(A \cap B, B \cap A)$, $i_c \circ (f + g) = (g + f)$

• for partial functions $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, $g:Hom(B, \Im(S))$, and $h:Hom(C, \Im(S))$, given the canonical isomorphism $i_a:Hom(A \cap (B \cap C), (A \cap B) \cap C)$, $i_a \circ (f + (g + h)) = ((f + g) + h)$

• for partial function $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, and supersets $B \supseteq A$ for $B:Ob(Part(S))$, given the local additive unit $0_{B,\Im{S}}:Hom(B, \Im(S)$, $f + 0_{B,\Im{S}} = f$ and $0_{B,\Im{S}} + f = f$

• for partial function $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, there is a partial function $-f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$ representing negation where the negation of $F$ is the local additive inverse of $f$: $-f = -_{A,S}f$

If $S$ is a commutative ring, then for every subset $A:Ob(Part(S))$, $Hom(A, \Im(Part(S)))$ is a $S$-commutative algebra, and in addition to the global operators corresponding to composition, addition, and negation of partial functions, there exist a global operator representing multiplication of partial functions.

$(-)\cdot(-): \left(\sum_{A:Ob(Part(S))} \sum_{B:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(A, \Im(S)) \times Hom(B, \Im(S))\right) \to \sum_{C:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(C, \Im(S))$
$-(-): \left(\sum_{A:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(A, \Im(S)) \right) \times \mathbb{N} \to \sum(\sum_{A:Ob(Part(S))} Hom(A, \Im(S)))$
• for partial functions $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$ and $g:Hom(B, \Im(S))$ there is a partial function $f \cdot g:Hom(A \cap B, \Im(S))$ and a partial function $g \cdot f:Hom(B \cap A, \Im(S))$ such that given the canonical isomorphism $i_c:Hom(A \cap B, B \cap A)$, $i_c \circ (f \cdot g) = (g \cdot f)$

• for partial functions $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, $g:Hom(B, \Im(S))$, and $h:Hom(C, \Im(S))$, given the canonical isomorphism $i_a:Hom(A \cap (B \cap C), (A \cap B) \cap C)$, $i_a \circ (f \cdot (g \cdot h)) = ((f \cdot g) \cdot h)$

• for partial function $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, and supersets $B \supseteq A$ for $B:Ob(Part(S))$, given the local multiplicative unit $1_{B,\Im{S}}:Hom(B, \Im(S)$, $f \cdot 1_{B,\Im{S}} = f$ and $1_{B,\Im{S}} \cdot f = f$

• for partial function $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, and supersets $B \supseteq A$ for $B:Ob(Part(S))$, given the local additive unit $0_{B,\Im{S}}:Hom(B, \Im(S)$, $f \cdot 0_{B,\Im{S}} = 0_{A,\Im{S}}$ and $0_{B,\Im{S}} \cdot f = 0_{A,\Im{S}}$

• for partial functions $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, $g:Hom(B, \Im(S))$, and $h:Hom(C, \Im(S))$, given the canonical isomorphism $i_l:Hom(A \cap (B \cap C), (A \cap B) \cap (A \cap C)$, $i_a \circ (f \cdot (g + h)) = (f \cdot g) + (f \cdot h)$

• for partial functions $f:Hom(A, \Im(S))$, $g:Hom(B, \Im(S))$, and $h:Hom(C, \Im(S))$, given the canonical isomorphism $i_r:Hom(A \cap (B \cap C), (A \cap C) \cap (B \cap C)$, $i_a \circ ((f + g) \cdot h)) = (f \cdot h) + (g \cdot h)$