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We develop an elementary approach to the classical descent problems for modules and algebras, and their generalizations, based on the theory of monads.
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Janelidze, G., Tholen, W. Facets of Descent III: Monadic Descent for Rings and Algebras. Applied Categorical Structures 12, 461–477 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:APCS.0000049312.36783.0a
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