Coherent space

Coherent space


In proof theory, a coherent space is a concept introduced in the semantic study of linear logic.

Let a set C be given. Two subsets S,TC are said to be orthogonal, written ST, if ST is ∅ or a singleton. For a family of C-sets (i.e., F ⊆ ℘(C)), the dual of F, written F , is defined as the set of all C-sets S such that for every TF, ST. A coherent space F over C is a family C-sets for which F = (F ) .

In topology, a coherent space is another name for spectral space. A continuous map between coherent spaces is called coherent if it is spectral.

In Proofs and Types coherent spaces are called coherence spaces. A footnote explains that although in the French original they were espaces cohérents, the coherence space translation was used because spectral spaces are sometimes called coherent spaces.

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