How statement and proof provenance work
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Adjunctions compose with the composite unit and counit formulas
Statement
Let be left adjoint to , with unit and counit , and let be left adjoint to , with unit and counit . Then
with unit and counit
Facts & Assumptions
Given: The two adjunctions and their units and counits as in the Statement.
An adjunction is determined by a unit, a counit, and the two triangle identities (Adjunction by unit, counit, and the triangle identities).
Whenever the expressions are defined, the interchange identity is (Horizontal and vertical composition of natural transformations satisfy the interchange law).
Proof
Whiskering gives and , so the displayed composites have the required types; they are natural because whiskering and vertical composition preserve naturality.
Expanding the first triangle composite for gives . Interchange rewrites the two middle factors as , and naturality of at the component turns that bracket into .
Expanding the second triangle composite for gives . Interchange rewrites the two middle factors as , and naturality of at the component turns that bracket into . The composite becomes , which by the two second triangle identities and is .
By step 2.1 the first composite becomes , which by the two first triangle identities and is .
Thus and satisfy both triangle identities, and [L1] gives .
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Used by
Dependency tree · next 3 levels
Direct dependencies and their dependencies through the next three levels: 10 results over 6 levels. An arrow runs from a result to what uses it, and this result sits at the bottom with a heavier outline. Click the chart to enlarge it.
Sources
- Emily Riehl, Category Theory in Context, 2nd ed., Proposition 4.3.4 (standard reference, not scraped)
- Saunders Mac Lane, Categories for the Working Mathematician, 2nd ed., Chapter IV.8 (standard reference, not scraped)