The Category of S-Posets

Abstract

In this paper, we consider some category-theoretic properties of the category Pos-S of all S-posets (posets equipped with a compatible right action of a pomonoid S), with monotone action-preserving maps between them. We first discuss some general category-theoretic ingredients of Pos-S; specifically, we characterize several kinds of epimorphisms and monomorphisms. Then, we present some adjoint relations of Pos-S with Pos, Set, and Act-S. In particular, we discuss free and cofree objects. We also examine other category-theoretic properties, such as cartesian closedness and monadicity. Finally, we consider projectivity in Pos-S with respect to regular epimorphisms and show that it is the same asprojectivity, although projectives are not generally retracts of free objects over posets.