Mathematical Methods Used: Category Theory
Though there are many references for Category Theory, the most appropriate for describing systems is the community of people working in:
An introduction to Applied Category Theory is:
The Authors of the introductory book work at:
Some references on Wikipedia:
Current Investigations
Robert Rosen's Modeling Relation is being explored in the following areas:
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An example of the use of formal category theory concepts in the support of a GST
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The importance of models and their congruence relationship to a thing, object or entity. This may be in the form of traceability or mapping.
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The formal model is also shown to be a formal system model when shown to be isomorphic to a General System Model and appropriate foundations.
See the PDF Robert Rosen's Modelling Relation and Category Theory. This paper has been one of the guides for using the Modeling Relation..
See the Concepts: Things and Models
Category: Conceptual Model
The diagram below is a Model of "Category" used in Category Theory based upon my understanding of 7 Sketches Book. The "CT Element" Stereotype indicates that the element is concept used in Category Theory.
Building on Rosen's Modeling Relation a General System Model can form the basis of a Formal System Model that is congruent to the system-of-interest..
The next diagram is a less formal representation of the model above.