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Contributed Papers

Icon: calendar Contributed Papers Session #6.3

Subevent of Contributed Papers Session #6 (Algebra & Number Theory)

Stevens Hall 424

2026 Mar 28 from 10:40AM to 11:00AM (Central Time (US & Canada))

Abstract:

Boolean networks (BNs) have become quite popular since their proposal as models of network regulation. Every BN can be decomposed into coordinate functions and thus defines a signed, directed graph, called a wiring diagram, that describes the variable dependencies. We will explore what it means for two BNs to be equivalent and how to define a structure-preserving map between them. In particular, maps that are topologically conjugate or semi-conjugate need not preserve locality of the functions or the wiring diagram. We will illustrate this with examples and non-examples, involving commutative diagrams with extra structure. Finally, we will discuss how to define a category of Boolean networks and explore some of its basic properties.