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In Mathematics, a structure on a set (or on some sets) refers to providing it (or them) with certain additional features (e.g. an [[Operation (mathematics)|operation]], [[Relation (mathematics)|relation]], [[Metric (mathematics)|metric]], or [[topological space|topology]]). Τhe additional features are attached or related to the set (or to the sets), so as to provide it (or them) with some additional meaning or significance. |
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A partial list of possible structures are [[Measure theory|measures]], [[algebraic structure]]s ([[group (mathematics)|group]]s, [[field (mathematics)|field]]s, etc.), [[Topology|topologies]], [[Metric space|metric structures]] ([[Geometry|geometries]]), [[Order theory|orders]], [[Event structure|events]], [[equivalence relation]]s, [[differential structure]]s, and [[Category (mathematics)|categories]]. |
A partial list of possible structures are [[Measure theory|measures]], [[algebraic structure]]s ([[group (mathematics)|group]]s, [[field (mathematics)|field]]s, etc.), [[Topology|topologies]], [[Metric space|metric structures]] ([[Geometry|geometries]]), [[Order theory|orders]], [[graph theory|graphs]], [[Event structure|events]], [[equivalence relation]]s, [[differential structure]]s, and [[Category (mathematics)|categories]]. |
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Sometimes, a set is endowed with more than one |
Sometimes, a set is endowed with more than one feature simultaneously, which allows mathematicians to study the interaction between the different structures more richly. For example, an ordering imposes a rigid form, shape, or topology on the set, and if a set has both a topology feature and a group feature, such that these two features are related in a certain way, then the structure becomes a [[topological group]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Saunders|first=Mac Lane|date=1996|title=Structure in Mathematics|url=http://www2.mat.ulaval.ca/fileadmin/Pages_personnelles_des_profs/hm/H14_Mac_Lane_Phil_Math_1996.pdf|journal=Philosoph1A Mathemat1Ca|volume=4|issue=3|pages=176}}</ref> |
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[[Map (mathematics)| |
[[Map (mathematics)|Map]] between two sets with the same type of structure, which preserve this structure [<nowiki/>[[morphism]]: structure in the [[Domain of a function|domain]] is mapped properly to the (same type) structure in the [[codomain]]] is of special interest in many fields of mathematics. Examples are [[homomorphisms]], which preserve algebraic structures; [[continuous functions]], which preserve topological structures; and [[differentiable functions]], which preserve differential structures. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1939, the French group with the pseudonym [[Nicolas Bourbaki]] saw structures as the root of mathematics. They first mentioned them in their "Fascicule" of ''Theory of Sets'' and expanded it into Chapter IV of the 1957 edition.<ref name=Corry>{{cite journal|last1=Corry|first1=Leo|title=Nicolas Bourbaki and the concept of mathematical structure|journal=Synthese|date=September 1992|volume=92|issue=3|pages=315–348|jstor=20117057|doi=10.1007/bf00414286|s2cid=16981077}}</ref> They identified three ''mother structures'': algebraic, topological, and order.<ref name=Corry/><ref name=Wells>{{cite book|last1=Wells|first1=Richard B.|title=Biological signal processing and computational neuroscience|date=2010|pages=296–335|url=http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/~rwells/techdocs/Biological%20Signal%20Processing/Chapter%2010%20Mathematical%20Structures.pdf|access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> |
In 1939, the French group with the pseudonym '''[[Nicolas Bourbaki]]''' saw structures as the root of mathematics. They first mentioned them in their "Fascicule" of ''Theory of Sets'' and expanded it into Chapter IV of the 1957 edition.<ref name=Corry>{{cite journal|last1=Corry|first1=Leo|title=Nicolas Bourbaki and the concept of mathematical structure|journal=Synthese|date=September 1992|volume=92|issue=3|pages=315–348|jstor=20117057|doi=10.1007/bf00414286|s2cid=16981077}}</ref> They identified '''three ''mother structures'': algebraic, topological, and order'''.<ref name=Corry/><ref name=Wells>{{cite book|last1=Wells|first1=Richard B.|title=Biological signal processing and computational neuroscience|date=2010|pages=296–335|url=http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/~rwells/techdocs/Biological%20Signal%20Processing/Chapter%2010%20Mathematical%20Structures.pdf|access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> |
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==Example: the real numbers== |
==Example: the real numbers== |
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The set of [[real number]]s has several standard structures: |
The set of [[real number]]s has several standard structures: |
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*An order: each number is either less or |
*An order: each number is either less than or greater than any other number. |
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*Algebraic structure: there are operations of multiplication and |
*Algebraic structure: there are operations of addition and multiplication, the first of which makes it into a [[group theory |group]] and the pair of which together make it into a [[Field (mathematics)|field]]. |
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*A measure: [[interval (mathematics)|intervals]] of the real line have a specific [[length]], which can be extended to the [[Lebesgue measure]] on many of its [[subset]]s. |
*A measure: [[interval (mathematics)|intervals]] of the real line have a specific [[length]], which can be extended to the [[Lebesgue measure]] on many of its [[subset]]s. |
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*A metric: there is a notion of [[Metric (mathematics)|distance]] between points. |
*A metric: there is a notion of [[Metric (mathematics)|distance]] between points. |
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*A geometry: it is equipped with a [[Metric (mathematics)|metric]] and is [[ |
*A geometry: it is equipped with a [[Metric (mathematics)|metric]] and is [[Flat space|flat]]. |
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*A topology: there is a notion of [[open set]]s. |
*A topology: there is a notion of [[open set]]s. |
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There are interfaces among these: |
There are interfaces among these: |
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*[[Equivalent definitions of mathematical structures]] |
*[[Equivalent definitions of mathematical structures]] |
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*[[Intuitionistic type theory]] |
*[[Intuitionistic type theory]] |
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*[[Mathematical object]] |
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*[[Algebraic structure]] |
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*[[Space (mathematics)]] |
*[[Space (mathematics)]] |
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*[[Category (mathematics)]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*Bourbaki, Nikolas (1968). "Elements of Mathematics: Theory of Sets". Hermann, Addison-Wesley. pp. 259–346, 383–385. |
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*{{cite book|last1=Foldes|first1=Stephan|title=Fundamental Structures of Algebra and Discrete Mathematics|url=https://archive.org/details/fundamentalstruc0000fold|url-access=registration|date=1994|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=Hoboken|isbn=9781118031438}} |
*{{cite book|last1=Foldes|first1=Stephan|title=Fundamental Structures of Algebra and Discrete Mathematics|url=https://archive.org/details/fundamentalstruc0000fold|url-access=registration|date=1994|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=Hoboken|isbn=9781118031438}} |
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*{{cite journal|last1=Hegedus|first1=Stephen John|last2=Moreno-Armella|first2=Luis|title=The emergence of mathematical structures|journal=Educational Studies in Mathematics|date=2011|volume=77|issue=2|pages=369–388|doi=10.1007/s10649-010-9297-7|s2cid=119981368}} |
*{{cite journal|last1=Hegedus|first1=Stephen John|last2=Moreno-Armella|first2=Luis|title=The emergence of mathematical structures|journal=Educational Studies in Mathematics|date=2011|volume=77|issue=2|pages=369–388|doi=10.1007/s10649-010-9297-7|s2cid=119981368}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{planetmath reference|urlname=Structure|title=Structure}} ''(provides a model theoretic definition.)'' |
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* [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=MSC Mathematical structures in computer science] (journal) |
* [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=MSC Mathematical structures in computer science] (journal) |
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Latest revision as of 02:56, 27 December 2024
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In Mathematics, a structure on a set (or on some sets) refers to providing it (or them) with certain additional features (e.g. an operation, relation, metric, or topology). Τhe additional features are attached or related to the set (or to the sets), so as to provide it (or them) with some additional meaning or significance.
A partial list of possible structures are measures, algebraic structures (groups, fields, etc.), topologies, metric structures (geometries), orders, graphs, events, equivalence relations, differential structures, and categories.
Sometimes, a set is endowed with more than one feature simultaneously, which allows mathematicians to study the interaction between the different structures more richly. For example, an ordering imposes a rigid form, shape, or topology on the set, and if a set has both a topology feature and a group feature, such that these two features are related in a certain way, then the structure becomes a topological group.[1]
Map between two sets with the same type of structure, which preserve this structure [morphism: structure in the domain is mapped properly to the (same type) structure in the codomain] is of special interest in many fields of mathematics. Examples are homomorphisms, which preserve algebraic structures; continuous functions, which preserve topological structures; and differentiable functions, which preserve differential structures.
History
[edit]In 1939, the French group with the pseudonym Nicolas Bourbaki saw structures as the root of mathematics. They first mentioned them in their "Fascicule" of Theory of Sets and expanded it into Chapter IV of the 1957 edition.[2] They identified three mother structures: algebraic, topological, and order.[2][3]
Example: the real numbers
[edit]The set of real numbers has several standard structures:
- An order: each number is either less than or greater than any other number.
- Algebraic structure: there are operations of addition and multiplication, the first of which makes it into a group and the pair of which together make it into a field.
- A measure: intervals of the real line have a specific length, which can be extended to the Lebesgue measure on many of its subsets.
- A metric: there is a notion of distance between points.
- A geometry: it is equipped with a metric and is flat.
- A topology: there is a notion of open sets.
There are interfaces among these:
- Its order and, independently, its metric structure induce its topology.
- Its order and algebraic structure make it into an ordered field.
- Its algebraic structure and topology make it into a Lie group, a type of topological group.
See also
[edit]- Abstract structure
- Isomorphism
- Equivalent definitions of mathematical structures
- Intuitionistic type theory
- Mathematical object
- Algebraic structure
- Space (mathematics)
- Category (mathematics)
References
[edit]- ^ Saunders, Mac Lane (1996). "Structure in Mathematics" (PDF). Philosoph1A Mathemat1Ca. 4 (3): 176.
- ^ a b Corry, Leo (September 1992). "Nicolas Bourbaki and the concept of mathematical structure". Synthese. 92 (3): 315–348. doi:10.1007/bf00414286. JSTOR 20117057. S2CID 16981077.
- ^ Wells, Richard B. (2010). Biological signal processing and computational neuroscience (PDF). pp. 296–335. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
Further reading
[edit]- Bourbaki, Nikolas (1968). "Elements of Mathematics: Theory of Sets". Hermann, Addison-Wesley. pp. 259–346, 383–385.
- Foldes, Stephan (1994). Fundamental Structures of Algebra and Discrete Mathematics. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118031438.
- Hegedus, Stephen John; Moreno-Armella, Luis (2011). "The emergence of mathematical structures". Educational Studies in Mathematics. 77 (2): 369–388. doi:10.1007/s10649-010-9297-7. S2CID 119981368.
- Kolman, Bernard; Busby, Robert C.; Ross, Sharon Cutler (2000). Discrete mathematical structures (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-083143-9.
- Malik, D.S.; Sen, M.K. (2004). Discrete mathematical structures : theory and applications. Australia: Thomson/Course Technology. ISBN 978-0-619-21558-3.
- Pudlák, Pavel (2013). "Mathematical structures". Logical foundations of mathematics and computational complexity a gentle introduction. Cham: Springer. pp. 2–24. ISBN 9783319001197.
- Senechal, M. (21 May 1993). "Mathematical Structures". Science. 260 (5111): 1170–1173. doi:10.1126/science.260.5111.1170. PMID 17806355.
External links
[edit]- "Structure". PlanetMath. (provides a model theoretic definition.)
- Mathematical structures in computer science (journal)
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