Handbook of Categorical Algebra Volume 2, Categories and Structures [Hardcover]

Second in a three part set, this volume introduces important classes of categories (abelian, monadic, fibred, etc.).The Handbook of Categorical Algebra is designed to give, in three volumes, a detailed account of what should be known by everybody working in, or using, category theory. As such it will be a unique reference. The volumes are written in sequence. The second introduces important classes of categories that have played a fundamental role in the subject's development and applications.The Handbook of Categorical Algebra is designed to give, in three volumes, a detailed account of what should be known by everybody working in, or using, category theory. As such it will be a unique reference. The volumes are written in sequence. The second introduces important classes of categories that have played a fundamental role in the subject's development and applications.The second volume, which assumes familiarity with the material in the first, introduces important classes of categories that have played a fundamental role in the subject's development and applications. In addition, after several chapters discussing specific categories, the book develops all the major concepts concerning Benabou's ideas of fibered categories.Preface; Introduction to the handbook; 1. Abelian categories; 2. Regular categories; 3. Algebraic theories; 4. Monads; 5. Accessible categories; 6. Enriched category theory; 7. Topological categories; 8. Fibred categories; Bibliography; Index.