Idempotent probability measures on ultrametric spaces

Following the construction due to Hartog and Vink we introduce a metric on the set of idempotent probability measures (Maslov measures) defined on an ultrametric space. This construction determines a functor on the category of ultrametric spaces and nonexpanding maps. We prove that this functor is the functorial part of a monad on this category. This monad turns out to contain the hyperspace monad. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.