Module docstring
{"# Categorical images
We define the categorical image of f as a factorisation f = e ≫ m through a monomorphism m,
so that m factors through the m' in any other such factorisation.
Main definitions
- A
MonoFactorisationis a factorisationf = e ≫ m, wheremis a monomorphism IsImage Fmeans that a given mono factorisationFhas the universal property of the image.HasImage fmeans that there is some image factorization for the morphismf : X ⟶ Y.- In this case,
image fis some image object (selected with choice),image.ι f : image f ⟶ Yis the monomorphismmof the factorisation andfactorThruImage f : X ⟶ image fis the morphisme.
- In this case,
HasImages Cmeans that every morphism inChas an image.Let
f : X ⟶ Yandg : P ⟶ Qbe morphisms inC, which we will represent as objects of the arrow categoryArrow C. Thensq : f ⟶ gis a commutative square inC. Iffandghave images, thenHasImageMap sqrepresents the fact that there is a morphismi : image f ⟶ image gmaking the diagramX ----→ image f ----→ Y | | | | | | ↓ ↓ ↓ P ----→ image g ----→ Q
commute, where the top row is the image factorisation of
f, the bottom row is the image factorisation ofg, and the outer rectangle is the commutative squaresq.- If a category
HasImages, thenHasImageMapsmeans that every commutative square admits an image map. - If a category
HasImages, thenHasStrongEpiImagesmeans that the morphism to the image is always a strong epimorphism.
Main statements
- When
Chas equalizers, the morphismeappearing in an image factorisation is an epimorphism. - When
Chas strong epi images, then these images admit image maps.
Future work
- TODO: coimages, and abelian categories.
- TODO: connect this with existing working in the group theory and ring theory libraries.
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