compact#
The free compact category, i.e. diagrams with swaps, cups and caps.
Summary#
A compact diagram is a symmetric diagram and a ribbon diagram. |
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A compact box is a symmetric and ribbon box in a compact diagram. |
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A compact cup is a ribbon cup in a compact diagram. |
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A compact cap is a ribbon cap in a compact diagram. |
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A compact swap is a symmetric swap and a ribbon braid. |
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A compact category is both a symmetric category and a ribbon category. |
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A compact functor is both a symmetric functor and a ribbon functor. |
Axioms#
>>> from discopy.drawing import Equation
>>> Diagram.use_hypergraph_equality = True
>>> x, y = Ty('x'), Ty('y')
Snake equations#
>>> snake = Equation(Id(x.l).transpose(left=True), Id(x), Id(x.r).transpose())
>>> assert snake
>>> snake.draw(path="docs/_static/compact/snake.png")
![../_images/snake.png](../_images/snake.png)
Yanking#
a.k.a. Reidemeister move 1
>>> cap_yanking = Equation(Cap(x, x.r) >> Swap(x, x.r), Cap(x.r, x))
>>> cup_yanking = Equation(Swap(x, x.r) >> Cup(x.r, x), Cup(x, x.r))
>>> assert cap_yanking and cup_yanking
>>> Equation(cap_yanking, cup_yanking, symbol='', space=1).draw(
... path="docs/_static/compact/yanking_cup_and_cap.png")
![../_images/yanking_cup_and_cap.png](../_images/yanking_cup_and_cap.png)
Coherence#
>>> assert Diagram.caps(x @ y, y.r @ x.r)\
... == Cap(x, x.r) @ Cap(y, y.r) >> x @ Diagram.swap(x.r, y @ y.r)
>>> Diagram.use_hypergraph_equality = False