Document Type: Research Paper

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Department of Mathematics, Troy University, Dothan, AL 36304, USA

Abstract

In addition to exploring constructions and properties of limits and colimits in categories of topological algebras, we study special subcategories of topological algebras and their properties. In particular, under certain conditions, reflective subcategories when paired with topological structures give rise to reflective subcategories and epireflective subcategories give rise to epireflective subcategories.

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