An Introduction to String Diagrams for Computer Scientists

The work

AuthorsRobin Piedeleu; Fabio Zanasi
Editors
Typepreprint
Year2023
Citekeypiedeleu2023introduction

Where it appeared

PublisherarXiv

Identifiers

arXiv2305.08768 from its doi
DOI10.48550/arxiv.2305.08768

Abstract

This document is an elementary introduction to string diagrams. It takes a computer science perspective: rather than using category theory as a starting point, we build on intuitions from formal language theory, treating string diagrams as a syntax with its semantics. After the basic theory, pointers are provided to contemporary applications of string diagrams in various fields of science.

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@unpublished{piedeleu2023introduction,
  title        = {An Introduction to String Diagrams for Computer Scientists},
  author       = {Robin Piedeleu and Fabio Zanasi},
  year         = {2023},
  publisher    = {arXiv},
  doi          = {10.48550/arxiv.2305.08768},
}

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