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category_theory.reflects_isomorphisms

Functors which reflect isomorphisms #

A functor F reflects isomorphisms if whenever F.map f is an isomorphism, f was too.

It is formalized as a Prop valued typeclass reflects_isomorphisms F.

Any fully faithful functor reflects isomorphisms.

@[class]
structure category_theory.reflects_isomorphisms {C : Type u₁} [category_theory.category C] {D : Type u₂} [category_theory.category D] (F : C D) :
Prop

Define what it means for a functor F : C ⥤ D to reflect isomorphisms: for any morphism f : A ⟶ B, if F.map f is an isomorphism then f is as well. Note that we do not assume or require that F is faithful.

Instances

If F reflects isos and F.map f is an iso, then f is an iso.