Separating and detecting sets #
There are several non-equivalent notions of a generator of a category. Here, we consider two of them:
- We say that
๐ข
is a separating set if the functorsC(G, -)
forG โ ๐ข
are collectively faithful, i.e., ifh โซ f = h โซ g
for allh
with domain in๐ข
impliesf = g
. - We say that
๐ข
is a detecting set if the functorsC(G, -)
collectively reflect isomorphisms, i.e., if anyh
with domain in๐ข
uniquely factors throughf
, thenf
is an isomorphism.
There are, of course, also the dual notions of coseparating and codetecting sets.
Main results #
We
- define predicates
IsSeparating
,IsCoseparating
,IsDetecting
andIsCodetecting
on sets of objects; - show that separating and coseparating are dual notions;
- show that detecting and codetecting are dual notions;
- show that if
C
has equalizers, then detecting implies separating; - show that if
C
has coequalizers, then codetecting implies separating; - show that if
C
is balanced, then separating implies detecting and coseparating implies codetecting; - show that
โ
is separating if and only ifโ
is coseparating if and only ifC
is thin; - show that
โ
is detecting if and only ifโ
is codetecting if and only ifC
is a groupoid; - define predicates
IsSeparator
,IsCoseparator
,IsDetector
andIsCodetector
as the singleton counterparts to the definitions for sets above and restate the above results in this situation; - show that
G
is a separator if and only ifcoyoneda.obj (op G)
is faithful (and the dual); - show that
G
is a detector if and only ifcoyoneda.obj (op G)
reflects isomorphisms (and the dual).
Future work #
- We currently don't have any examples yet.
- We will want typeclasses
HasSeparator C
and similar.
We say that ๐ข
is a separating set if the functors C(G, -)
for G โ ๐ข
are collectively
faithful, i.e., if h โซ f = h โซ g
for all h
with domain in ๐ข
implies f = g
.
Equations
- CategoryTheory.IsSeparating ๐ข = โ โฆX Y : Cโฆ (f g : X โถ Y), (โ G โ ๐ข, โ (h : G โถ X), CategoryTheory.CategoryStruct.comp h f = CategoryTheory.CategoryStruct.comp h g) โ f = g
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We say that ๐ข
is a coseparating set if the functors C(-, G)
for G โ ๐ข
are collectively
faithful, i.e., if f โซ h = g โซ h
for all h
with codomain in ๐ข
implies f = g
.
Equations
- CategoryTheory.IsCoseparating ๐ข = โ โฆX Y : Cโฆ (f g : X โถ Y), (โ G โ ๐ข, โ (h : Y โถ G), CategoryTheory.CategoryStruct.comp f h = CategoryTheory.CategoryStruct.comp g h) โ f = g
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We say that ๐ข
is a detecting set if the functors C(G, -)
collectively reflect isomorphisms,
i.e., if any h
with domain in ๐ข
uniquely factors through f
, then f
is an isomorphism.
Equations
- CategoryTheory.IsDetecting ๐ข = โ โฆX Y : Cโฆ (f : X โถ Y), (โ G โ ๐ข, โ (h : G โถ Y), โ! (h' : G โถ X), CategoryTheory.CategoryStruct.comp h' f = h) โ CategoryTheory.IsIso f
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We say that ๐ข
is a codetecting set if the functors C(-, G)
collectively reflect
isomorphisms, i.e., if any h
with codomain in G
uniquely factors through f
, then f
is
an isomorphism.
Equations
- CategoryTheory.IsCodetecting ๐ข = โ โฆX Y : Cโฆ (f : X โถ Y), (โ G โ ๐ข, โ (h : X โถ G), โ! (h' : Y โถ G), CategoryTheory.CategoryStruct.comp f h' = h) โ CategoryTheory.IsIso f
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An ingredient of the proof of the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem: a complete well-powered category with a small coseparating set has an initial object.
In fact, it follows from the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem that C
is already cocomplete,
see hasColimits_of_hasLimits_of_isCoseparating
.
An ingredient of the proof of the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem: a cocomplete well-copowered category with a small separating set has a terminal object.
In fact, it follows from the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem that C
is already complete, see
hasLimits_of_hasColimits_of_isSeparating
.
A category with pullbacks and a small detecting set is well-powered.
We say that G
is a separator if the functor C(G, -)
is faithful.
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We say that G
is a coseparator if the functor C(-, G)
is faithful.
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We say that G
is a detector if the functor C(G, -)
reflects isomorphisms.
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We say that G
is a codetector if the functor C(-, G)
reflects isomorphisms.