Pataraia's theorem

In mathematics, Pataraia's theorem states each monotone map for an inductive poset admits a least fixed point, where an inductive poset means a dcpo with a least element.[1][2] It was introduced by Dito Pataraia in 1997.[3] The theorem is a variant of the Bourbaki–Witt theorem.

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References

  1. ↑ Escardo 2003, Corollary 2.1.
  2. ↑ Example 6.7.12. in Taylor, Paul (13 May 1999). Practical Foundations of Mathematics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63107-5., nlab entry at
  3. ↑ Dito Pataraia. A constructive proof of Tarski’s fixed-point theorem for dcpo’s. Presented in the 65th Peripatetic Seminar on Sheaves and Logic, in Aarhus, Denmark, November 1997.

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