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algebra.category.Group.adjunctions

Adjunctions regarding the category of (abelian) groups #

This file contains construction of basic adjunctions concerning the category of groups and the category of abelian groups.

Main definitions #

Main statements #

The free functor Type u ⥤ AddCommGroup sending a type X to the free abelian group with generators x : X.

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theorem AddCommGroup.free_map_coe {α β : Type u} {f : α → β} (x : free_abelian_group α) :

The free-forgetful adjunction for abelian groups.

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def Group.free  :
Type u Group

The free functor Type u ⥤ Group sending a type X to the free group with generators x : X.

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The free-forgetful adjunction for groups.

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The abelianization functor GroupCommGroup sending a group G to its abelianization Gᵃᵇ.

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The functor taking a monoid to its subgroup of units.

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Instances for Mon.units
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theorem Mon.units_map (R S : Mon) (f : R S) :
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theorem Mon.units_obj (R : Mon) :

The forgetful-units adjunction between Group and Mon.

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The functor taking a monoid to its subgroup of units.

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Instances for CommMon.units
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The forgetful-units adjunction between CommGroup and CommMon.

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