Complete sets of cooperations

The structure map turning a set into the carrier of a final coalgebra is not unique. This fact is well-known but commonly elided. In this paper we argue that any such concrete representation of a set as a final coalgebra is potentially interesting on its own. We discuss several examples, in particular, we consider different coalgebra structures that turn the set of infinite streams into the carrier of a final coalgebra. After that we focus on coalgebra structures that are made up using so-called cooperations. We say that a collection of cooperations is complete for a given set X if it gives rise to a coalgebra structure that turns X into the carrier set of a subcoalgebra of a final coalgebra. Any complete set of cooperations yields a coalgebraic proof and definition principle. We exploit this fact and devise a general definition scheme for constants and functions on a set X that is parametrically in the choice of the complete set of cooperations for X. Key words: Coalgebra, co...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: IANDC
• Authors: Clemens Kupke, Jan J. M. M. Rutten
• Keywords: Coalgebra Structure, Different Coalgebra Structures, IANDC 2010, final Coalgebra