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The counit of a reflection is an isomorphism

Statement

Let R:C→A be a reflector onto a full subcategory, with inclusion I:A→C, unit η, and counit ε:RI⇒1A. Then every component εA:RI(A)→A is an isomorphism.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A reflection R⊣I as in Reflective full subcategory and reflector and an object A∈A.

[L1]

A functor F is faithful when every induced FA,B:C(A,B)→D(FA,FB) is injective, full when every FA,B is surjective, and fully faithful when every FA,B is bijective (Faithful, full, fully faithful, essentially surjective, and split essentially surjective functors).

[L4]

A subcategory A of C is full when A(A,B)=C(A,B) for every pair of its objects (Subcategory and full subcategory).

[L2]

The triangle identities give I(εA)∘ηI(A)=1I(A) and εR(C)∘R(ηC)=1R(C) (Adjunction by unit, counit, and the triangle identities).

[L3]

A morphism is an isomorphism when it has a two-sided inverse (Isomorphism, groupoid, and connected category).

Proof

technique · direct
1.1L1L2L4

Since A is a full subcategory of C, [L4] gives A(A,B)=C(A,B)=C(I(A),I(B)) for all A,B∈A, and the inclusion I acts on those hom-sets as the identity; so every IA,B is bijective and [L1] makes I fully faithful. By its surjectivity there is δA:A→RI(A) with I(δA)=ηI(A), and by its injectivity that δA is unique. The first triangle identity in [L2] gives I(εA∘δA)=I(εA)∘ηI(A)=1I(A)=I(1A), so faithfulness gives εA∘δA=1A.

2.1step 1.1L2L3∎

Naturality of the counit at δA gives δA∘εA=εRI(A)∘RI(δA). Since I(δA)=ηI(A), functoriality gives RI(δA)=R(ηI(A)), and the second triangle identity in [L2] makes the right side 1RI(A). Thus δA is a two-sided inverse of εA, so [L3] proves the claim.

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