A Compositional Account of Generalized Reversible Computing

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Auteurs principaux: Chanavat, Clémence, Srinivasan, Priyaa Varshinee
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author Chanavat, Clémence
Srinivasan, Priyaa Varshinee
author_facet Chanavat, Clémence
Srinivasan, Priyaa Varshinee
contents We develop a compositional framework for generalized reversible computing using copy-discard categories and resource theories. We introduce partitioned matrices between partitioned sets as subdistribution matrices which preserve the equivalence relation of its domain. We model computational and physical transformations as subdistribution matrices over the category of sets and partitioned matrices on partitioned sets, respectively. We show that the interactions between the physical and computational transformations are governed by an aggregation functor whose functoriality and monoidality we deduce from general principles of the formal theory of monads. We study the associated copy-discard structures, in particular, general conditions for determinism and partial invertibility. We then define several notions of entropies that we use to state and prove the fundamental theorem of generalized reversible computing.
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spellingShingle A Compositional Account of Generalized Reversible Computing
Chanavat, Clémence
Srinivasan, Priyaa Varshinee
Category Theory
18M35, 18M05
We develop a compositional framework for generalized reversible computing using copy-discard categories and resource theories. We introduce partitioned matrices between partitioned sets as subdistribution matrices which preserve the equivalence relation of its domain. We model computational and physical transformations as subdistribution matrices over the category of sets and partitioned matrices on partitioned sets, respectively. We show that the interactions between the physical and computational transformations are governed by an aggregation functor whose functoriality and monoidality we deduce from general principles of the formal theory of monads. We study the associated copy-discard structures, in particular, general conditions for determinism and partial invertibility. We then define several notions of entropies that we use to state and prove the fundamental theorem of generalized reversible computing.
title A Compositional Account of Generalized Reversible Computing
topic Category Theory
18M35, 18M05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.02425