traciator

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noun

A natural isomorphism of a functor (F) such that F(x⊗y)→F(y⊗x).

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Meanings

nountraciator (plural traciators)

plural traciators

  1. mathematicsA natural isomorphism of a functor (F) such that F(x⊗y)→F(y⊗x).

    This situation lends itself to a diagramatic calculus of `strings on cylinders', where the traciator corresponds to wrapping a string around the back of a cylinder.

    2015, André Henriques, David Penneys, James Tener, “Categorified trace for module tensor categories over braided tensor categories”, in arXiv
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