Mathematics – Category Theory
Scientific paper
2012-01-02
Mathematics
Category Theory
20 pages. Version 3: minor errors corrected
Scientific paper
M\"obius inversion, originally a tool in number theory, was generalized to posets for use in group theory and combinatorics. It was later generalized to categories in two different ways, both of which are useful. We provide a unifying abstract framework. This allows us to compare and contrast the two theories of M\"obius inversion for categories, and advance each of them. Among several side benefits is an improved understanding of the following fact: the Euler characteristic of the classifying space of a (suitably finite) category depends only on its underlying graph.
No associations
LandOfFree
Notions of Möbius inversion does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Notions of Möbius inversion, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Notions of Möbius inversion will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-55237