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A monad is a structure that describes generalized objects and morphisms.

1 Monad

A monad in a category \(\cC\) is an endofunctor \(T: \cC \to \cC\) equipped with two natural transformations:

composition \(\mu: TT \nat T\)
unit \(\eta: \id_\cC \nat T\)

subject to

associativity: \(\mu (T \mu) = \mu (\mu T)\)
identity: \(\mu (T \eta) = \mu (\eta T) = \id_T\)

-- bind
(>>=) :: Monad m => m a -> (a -> m b) -> m b
(=<<) :: Monad m => (a -> m b) -> m a -> m b
(>>)  :: Monad m => m a -> m b -> m b
(>=>) :: Monad m => (a -> m b) -> (b -> m c) -> (a -> m c)
(<=<) :: Monad m => (b -> m c) -> (a -> m b) -> (a -> m c)

2 T-algebra

For a monad \((T, \mu, \eta)\), an algebra over a monad (T-algebra) is a left M-module \((A, \alpha_A: TA \to A)\) over the monad in the category of endofunctors.

Thus, a T-algebra is compatible with

monad composition: \(\alpha_A \circ T \alpha_A = \alpha_A \circ \mu_A\)
monad unit: \(\alpha_A \circ \eta_A = \id_A\)

A T-algebra homomorphism is an F-algebra homomorphism.

3 Kleisli category

For a monad \((T, \mu, \eta)\) in a category \(\cC\), the Kleisli category \(\cC_T\) is a category whose

objects are \(\cC\)-objects
morphisms are Kleisli morphisms \(A \xto{f_\Kl} TB\)
composition is the Kleisli composition \(g_\Kl \circ_\Kl f_\Kl := \mu \circ Tg_\Kl \circ f_\Kl\)

4 Eilenberg–Moore category

For a monad \((T, \mu, \eta)\) in a category \(\cC\), the Eilenberg–Moore category \(\cC^T\) is a category of T-algebras and T-algebra homomorphisms.

5 Monadic adjunction

5.1 Adjunction to monad

An adjunction

\[(F: \cC \toot \cD: G, \epsilon: FG \nat \id_\cD, \eta: \id_\cC \nat GF)\]

gives rise to a monad

\[(GF: \cC \to \cC, G \epsilon F: GFGF \nat GF, \eta: \id_\cC \nat GF)\]

and a comonad

\[(FG: \cD \to \cD, F \eta G: FG \nat FGFG, \epsilon: FG \nat \id_\cD)\]

5.2 Monad to adjunction

6 Monad examples

6.1 Maybe

\(MA = 1 + A\) nothing or values
\(Mf = 1 + f\) computation with failure
\(\mu: MM \nat M\) failure propagation
\(\eta: \id \nat M\) just
\(A \to MB\) partial function
\(MA \to A\) pointed object

6.2 List

free monoid

\(\nil: 1 \to LA\) empty list
\(\concat: LA \times LA \to LA\) concatenation

free monoid monad

\(LA\) list
\(Lf\) list map
\(\mu: LL \nat L\) concatenation
\(\eta: \id \nat L\) singleton
\(A \to LB\) list function
\(LA \to A\) monoid \((A, \fold [e: 1 \to A, \cdot: A \times A \to A])\)
- right identity \([a]\)
- left identity \([[], [a]]\)
- associativity \([[a, b], [c]]\)

6.3 Multiset

\(NA = \N^A\) multiset
\(Nf\) sum map
\(\mu: NN \nat N\) multiplication
\(\eta: \id \nat N\) singleton
\(A \to NB\) multiset function
\(NA \to A\) commutative monoid

6.4 Powerset

\(SA\) powerset
\(Sf\) set map
\(\mu: SS \nat S\) union
\(\eta: \id \nat S\) singleton
\(A \to SB\) set function
\(SA \to A\) suplattice

6.5 Probability

\(PA\) probability measures
\(Pf\) pushforward measure
\(\mu: PP \nat P\) marginalization
\(\eta: \id \nat P\) Dirac measure
\(A \to PB\) conditional probability
\(PA \to A\) expectation

6.6 State

\([S, S \times A]\)

6.7 Continuation

\([[A, R], R]\)

7 Monoidal monad

A monoidal monad is a monad in the 2-category of monoidal categories, lax monoidal functors, and monoidal natural transformations.

8 Monoidal Kleisli category

For a monoidal monad \((T, \mu_T, \eta_T, \mu, \eta)\) in \((\cC, \otimes, I)\), the Kleisli category \(\cC_T\) inherits the monoidal structure from \(\cC\), whose

monoidal multiplication \(\otimes_\Kl\) on objects is the monoidal multiplication \(\otimes\) on \(\cC\)
monoidal multiplication \(\otimes_\Kl\) on morphisms is obtained by \(f_\Kl \otimes_\Kl g_\Kl := \mu (f_\Kl \otimes g_\Kl)\)

\[(A \xto{f_\Kl} TB) \otimes_\Kl (C \xto{g_\Kl} TD) = A \otimes C \xto{f_\Kl \otimes_\Kl g_\Kl} T(B\otimes D) = A \otimes C \xto{f_\Kl \otimes g_\Kl} TB \otimes TD \xto{\mu_{B, D}} T(B \otimes D)\]
monoidal unit, associator, and left/right unitors are those of \(\cC\)