Chapter 3.13 - Topoi

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\begin{quote}
This is part 29 of Categories for Programmers. Previously: {Enriched
Categories}. See the
\href{https://bartoszmilewski.com/2014/10/28/category-theory-for-programmers-the-preface/}{Table
of Contents}.
\end{quote}
I realize that we might be getting away from programming and diving into
\lettrine[lhang=0.17]{I}{ realize that} we might be getting away from programming and diving into
hard-core math. But you never know what the next big revolution in
programming might bring and what kind of math might be necessary to
understand it. There are some very interesting ideas going around, like
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their domains. More precisely, we say that two injective functions:
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
f :: a -> b f':: a'-> b
f :: a -> b
f':: a'-> b
\end{Verbatim}
are equivalent if there is an isomorphism:
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
h :: a -> a'
\end{Verbatim}
such that:
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
f = f' . h
\end{Verbatim}
Such a family of equivalent injections defines a subset of \code{b}.
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=2.29167in]{images/subsetinjection.jpg}
\end{figure}
\noindent
This definition can be lifted to an arbitrary category if we replace
injective functions with monomorphism. Just to remind you, a
monomorphism \code{m} from \code{a} to \code{b} is defined by its
universal property. For any object \code{c} and any pair of morphisms:
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
g :: c -> a g':: c -> a
g :: c -> a
g':: c -> a
\end{Verbatim}
such that:
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
m . g = m . g'
\end{Verbatim}
it must be that \code{g = g'}.
it must be that \code{g\ =\ g\'}.
\includegraphics[width=3.12500in]{images/monomorphism.jpg}
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=60mm]{images/monomorphism.jpg}
\end{figure}
\noindent
On sets, this definition is easier to understand if we consider what it
would mean for a function \code{m} \emph{not} to be a monomorphism. It
would map two different elements of \code{a} to a single element of
\code{b}. We could then find two functions \code{g} and
\code{g\'} that differ only at those two elements. The
\code{g'} that differ only at those two elements. The
postcomposition with \code{m} would then mask this difference.
\includegraphics[width=3.12500in]{images/notmono.jpg}
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=60mm]{images/notmono.jpg}
\end{figure}
\noindent
There is another way of defining a subset: using a single function
called the characteristic function. It's a function \code{χ} from the
set \code{b} to a two-element set \code{Ω}. One element of this set
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\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
true :: 1 -> Ω
\end{Verbatim}
\includegraphics[width=1.97917in]{images/true.jpg}
These definitions can be combined in such a way that they not only
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and the injective function that embeds it in \code{b}. Here's the
pullback diagram:
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=2.41667in]{images/pullback.jpg}
\end{figure}
\noindent
Let's analyze this diagram. The pullback equation is:
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
true . unit = χ . f
\end{Verbatim}
The function \code{true\ .\ unit} maps every element of \code{a} to
The function \code{true . unit} maps every element of \code{a} to
``true.'' Therefore \code{f} must map all elements of \code{a} to
those elements of \code{b} for which \code{χ} is ``true.'' These
are, by definition, the elements of the subset that is specified by the
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of morphisms from \code{b} to \code{Ω}:
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
Sub(b) C(b, Ω)
Sub(b) \ensuremath{\cong} C(b, Ω)
\end{Verbatim}
This happens to be a natural isomorphism of two functors. In other
words, \code{Sub(-)} is a representable (contravariant) functor whose
representation is the object Ω.
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truth object provides a more general framework for modeling interesting
logics.
Next:
\href{https://bartoszmilewski.com/2017/08/26/lawvere-theories/}{Lawvere
Theories}.
\section{Challenges}\label{challenges}
\begin{enumerate}

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\chapter{Enriched Categories}\label{enriched-categories}
\subfile{content/3.12/Enriched Categories}
\chapter{Topoi}\label{topoi}
\subfile{content/3.13/Topoi}
\backmatter
@unnumbered Acknowledgments