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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions content/separated_objects_cocongruences.md
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---
title: Cocongruences in a Quasitopos of Separated Objects
description: A proof that the full subcategory of separated objects for a Lawvere-Tierney topology on a topos has effective cocongruences
author: Daniel Schepler
---

## Cocongruences in a Quasitopos of Separated Objects

::: Lemma
Let $\T$ be an elementary topos with a Lawvere-Tierney topology $j$. Then in the full subcategory of $j$-separated objects, every cocongruence is effective.
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_Proof._ Suppose $p : X + X' \twoheadrightarrow E$ is a cocongruence (where $X'$ is an isomorphic copy of $X$), with coreflexivity morphism $r : E \to X$ and cotransitivity morphism $t : E \to E +_X E'$. (Here $E'$ is an isomorphic copy of $E$, and $E +_X E'$ is the coproduct modulo the relations $p(x') = p(x)'$.) We will also let $Y$ be the subobject of $X$ given by $x : X$ such that $p(x) = p(x')$. Note that $Y$ is $j$-closed in $X$ since $E$ is $j$-separated.

We will first show that $p$ is in fact an epimorphism in $\T$. The argument will be in the internal logic of $\T$. Thus, suppose $e : E$, and let $x \coloneqq r(e) : X$. Then since $p$ is an epimorphism in the subcategory, we have $j(e = p(x) \lor e = p(x'))$. Also, since $E + E' \to E +_X E'$ is an epimorphism in $\T$, we have $t(e)$ is the image of an element of either $E$ or $E'$. In the first case, applying the section $e \mapsto e, e' \mapsto p(r(e)') : E +_X E' \to E$ of the inclusion $E \to E +_X E'$, and the fact that $t$ is the unique map such that $p(y) \mapsto p(y), p(y') \mapsto p(y')'$ for each $y : X$, we conclude the section composed with $t$ is the identity; thus, we get $t(e) = e$. Now if $e = p(x')$, then from $t(e) = e$ we conclude $x \in Y$, so $e = p(x)$ also. Therefore, $(e = p(x) \lor e = p(x')) \rightarrow e = p(x)$, so $j(e = p(x) \lor e = p(x'))$ implies $j(e = p(x))$, which in turn implies $e = p(x)$ since $E$ is $j$-separated. Similarly, if $t(e)$ is the image of an element of $E'$, then $e = p(x)'$. In either case, we have shown that $e$ is in the image of $p$, as desired.

Since $\T$ is regular and epi-regular, we therefore have that $E$ is the quotient of the kernel pair of $p$. Since $\T$ is extensive, the kernel pair of $p$ is equivalent to $x \sim x, y \sim y', y' \sim y, x' \sim x'$ for $x : X, y : Y$. However, observe that $X + X'$ was formed in the subcategory, so it is the $j$-separated quotient of the coproduct in $\T$. In particular, this means that we already have $x = x'$ for $x$ a section of the $j$-closure of $0$ in $X$. But such sections are also automatically in $Y$, so this quotient is equivalent to $X +_Y X$, and this pushout is the same whether calculated in $\T$ or in the subcategory. <span class="qed">$\square$</span>
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title: Special Morphisms of a Quasitopos of Separated Objects
description: A classification of the special morphisms in the full subcategory of separated objects for a Lawvere-Tierney topology on a topos
author: Daniel Schepler
---

## Special Morphisms of a Quasitopos of Separated Objects

::: Lemma
Let $\T$ be an elementary topos with a Lawvere-Tierney topology $j$. Then in the full subcategory of $j$-separated objects:<br>
(a) The monomorphisms are the morphisms whose image in $\T$ are monomorphisms.<br>
(b) The epimorphisms are the morphisms whose image in $\T$ are $j$-dominant (i.e. the image calculated in $\T$ is a $j$-dense subobject of the codomain).<br>
(c) The regular monomorphisms are the morphisms whose image in $\T$ are $j$-closed monomorphisms.<br>
(d) The regular epimorphisms are the morphisms whose image in $\T$ are epimorphisms.
:::

_Proof._ Recall that this subcategory is reflective, where the reflector takes an object $X$ to the quotient of $X$ by the congruence defined by the $j$-closure of the diagonal in $X\times X$. Also recall that the equalizer of $j, \id : \Omega_\T \rightrightarrows \Omega_\T$ is a $j$-separated object $\Omega_j$ which serves as the regular subobject classifier in the subcategory, and since $j$ is idempotent, this can also be described as the image (in $\T$) of $j$.<br>
(a) ($\Rightarrow$) This follows from the fact that the subcategory is reflective. ($\Leftarrow$) This is trivial for any subcategory.<br>
(b) ($\Rightarrow$) Given a morphism $f : X \to Y$, form the image $\im(f)$ in $\T$, which corresponds to a morphism $\chi_{\im(f)} : Y \to \Omega_\T$. Then $j \circ \chi_{\im(f)} \circ f = \top_Y \circ f$ as morphisms $Y \to \Omega_j$, so if $f$ is an epimorphism in the subcategory, then we conclude $j \circ \chi_{\im(f)} = \top_Y$. ($\Leftarrow$) Given a morphism $f : X \to Y$ of $j$-separated objects whose image in $\T$ is $j$-dense, suppose we have two morphisms $g, h : Y \rightrightarrows Z$ with $g \circ f = h \circ f$. Then since $Z$ is $j$-separated, the equalizer of $g$ and $h$ is $j$-closed; it also contains the image of $f$ and thus is $j$-dense. We conclude that the equalizer is all of $Y$.<br>
(c) ($\Rightarrow$) Any equalizer in $\T$ of $f, g : X \rightrightarrows Y$ with $Y$ $j$-separated is a $j$-closed subobject of $X$. If $X$ is $j$-separated as well, then that equalizer subobject is automatically separated, and agrees with the equalizer in the subcategory. ($\Leftarrow$) For a $j$-closed subobject $f : X \hookrightarrow Y$, we see that the characteristic morphism in $\T$, $\chi_X : Y \to \Omega$, factors through $\Omega_j$. Now $X$ is the equalizer of $\chi_X, \top : Y \rightrightarrows \Omega_j$.<br>
(d) ($\Rightarrow$) We can calculate the coequalizer of $f, g : X \rightrightarrows Y$ in the subcategory by taking the coequalizer $Z$ in $\T$ and then applying the reflector to get $Z_{sep}$. We see that both $Y \to Z$ and $Z \to Z_{sep}$ are epimorphisms in $\T$. ($\Leftarrow$) Suppose $f : X \to Y$ is an epimorphism in $\T$ of $j$-separated objects. Then the subcategory inclusion functor preserves the kernel pair $X \times_Y X \rightrightarrows X$, and since $f$ is a regular epimorphism in $\T$, this kernel pair has coequalizer $f : X \to Y$ in $\T$. Since $Y$ was already $j$-separated, the kernel pair also has coequalizer $f : X \to Y$ in the subcategory. <span class="qed">$\square$</span>
3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions databases/catdat/data/categories/Meas.yaml
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- property: balanced
proof: Take a set $X$ with two different $\sigma$-algebras $\A \subset \B$ (for example, $\A = \{\varnothing,X\}$ and $\B = P(X)$ when $X$ has at least $2$ elements), then the identity map $(X,\B) \to (X,\A)$ provides a counterexample.

- property: Malcev
proof: Use that <a href="/category/Set">$\Set$</a> is not Malcev and endow sets with the trivial $\sigma$-algebra.

- property: cartesian filtered colimits
proof: See <a href="https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/5027218" target="_blank">MSE/5027218</a>.

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- property: skeletal
proof: This is trivial.

- property: Malcev
proof: 'Consider the subproset $\{(a,b) : a \leq b \}$ of $\IN^2$.'

- property: co-Malcev
proof: 'See <a href="https://mathoverflow.net/questions/509552">MO/509552</a>: Consider the forgetful functor $U : \Prost \to \Set$ and the relation $R \subseteq U^2$ defined by $R(A) \coloneqq \{(a,b) \in U(A)^2 : a \leq b\}$. Both are representable: $U$ by the singleton preordered set and $R$ by $\{0 \leq 1 \}$. It is clear that $R$ is reflexive, but not symmetric.'

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- property: CSP
proof: Assume that $\coprod_n \IZ \to \prod_n \IZ$ is an epimorphism in $\Rng$. Then $((\coprod_n \IZ)^+)^{\ab} \to \prod_n \IZ$ would be an epimorphism in $\CRing$, where $(-)^+$ denotes the unitalization and $(-)^{\ab}$ the abelianization. But if $R \to S$ is an epimorphism of commutative rings, then $\card(S) \leq \card(R)$ by <a href="https://stacks.math.columbia.edu/tag/04W0" target="_blank">SP/04W0</a>. Since $((\coprod_n \IZ)^+)^{\ab}$ is countable and $\prod_n \IZ$ is not, we get a contradiction.

- property: regular subobject classifier
proof: 'Assume that $\Rng$ has a subobject classifier $\Omega$. Since $0$ is a zero object, every regular subobject $R \subseteq S$ would be the kernel of some homomorphism $S \to \Omega$. In particular, it would be an ideal. Now take any pair of homomorphisms $f,g : S \rightrightarrows T$ in $\Ring$. Their equalizer $R \subseteq S$ is also the equalizer in $\Rng$, and it contains $1 \in S$. If it was an ideal, then $R = S$, and hence $f = g$, which is absurd.'

- property: coregular
proof: 'We can copy the proof for <a href="/category/Ring">$\Ring$</a>. In short, the inclusion of diagonal matrices $\IQ^2 \hookrightarrow M_2(\IQ)$ is a regular monomorphism, but becomes zero after taking the pushout with $p_1 : \IQ^2 \twoheadrightarrow \IQ$ because $M_2(\IQ)$ is simple.'

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id: SepPsh(X)
name: category of separated presheaves
notation: $\SepPsh(X)$
objects: separated presheaves of sets on a topological space $X$
morphisms: morphisms of presheaves
description: Here, we assume that the topological space $X$ is such that there is a non-empty family of open subsets whose union is not in the family, since otherwise this category is almost the category of all presheaves. For a few of the properties, we will strengthen this assumption to the assumption that there are two open subsets $U, V$ such that neither is contained in the other.
nlab_link: https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/separated+presheaf

tags:
- algebraic geometry
- topology

related_categories:
- Sh(X)

satisfied_properties:
- property: locally small
proof: This is easy.

- property: Grothendieck quasitopos
proof: It is equivalent to $\BiSep(\Open(X), J, K)$ where $J$ is the trivial Grothendieck topology and $K$ is the open covering topology.

- property: cocartesian cofiltered limits
proof: For non-empty $U$, both sides of $X \sqcup \lim_{i\in I} Y_i \to \lim_{i\in I} (X \sqcup Y_i)$ can be calculated component-wise. Therefore, for those $U$, the conclusion follows from the corresponding fact in $\Set$. For $U = \varnothing$, we can see that both sides are empty if and only if $X(\varnothing) = \varnothing$ and $Y_i(\varnothing) = \varnothing$ for some $i$, and otherwise both sides are a singleton.

unsatisfied_properties:
- property: skeletal
proof: Consider the constant presheaves for two non-equal singleton sets.

- property: disjoint finite coproducts
proof: The equalizer of the two coprojections $1 \rightrightarrows 1 + 1$ has value $1$ at $\varnothing$.

- property: generator
proof: 'The subcategory $\Sh(X)$ of $\SepPsh(X)$ is reflective by <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/Sketches+of+an+Elephant" target="_blank">Johnstone</a> Prop 2.6.12 and A4.4. Therefore, if $\SepPsh(X)$ had a generator then so would $\Sh(X)$, which we know is not the case.'

- property: effective congruences
proof: 'Let $\{ U_i : i \in I \}$ be a non-empty family of open sets whose union $U$ is not in the family. We then consider the relation $E$ on $X \coloneqq y_U + y_U$ where for $x_1, x_2 \in X(V)$, $(x_1, x_2) \in E(V)$ if and only if either $x_1 = x_2$ or $V \subseteq U_i$ for some $i \in I$. It is easy to see that $E$ is a congruence. However, $E \hookrightarrow X \times X$ is not a regular monomorphism, whereas any effective congruence would necessarily be an equalizer.'

- property: semi-strongly connected
proof: Let $U$ and $V$ be two open subsets such that neither is contained in the other. Then there is neither a morphism $y_U \to y_V$ nor a morphism $y_V \to y_U$.

- property: co-Malcev
proof: Let $U$ and $V$ be two open subsets such that neither is contained in the other. We will let $X \coloneqq y_{U \cup V}$, which represents the functor of sections over $U \cup V$, and then consider the reflexive relation on such sections $x, y \in F(U \cup V)$ where $x \sim y$ if and only if there exists $z \in F(U\cup V)$ such that $z |_U = x |_U$ and $z |_V = y |_V$. Note that since $F$ is separated, such a $z$ is unique if it exists. From this, we can see that this relation is representable by the colimit of a diagram where the objects are $y_U$, $y_V$, and three copies of $y_{U\cup V}$, and the morphisms are canonical morphisms from $y_U$ to the first and third copies of $y_{U\cup V}$ and canonical morphisms from $y_V$ to the second and third copies of $y_{U\cup V}$. In fact, we can see that the presheaf colimit is separated, so this presheaf colimit is also the colimit in $\SepPsh(X)$. Thus, we conclude that this corelation is not cosymmetric.

special_objects:
initial object:
description: empty presheaf sending every open set to $\varnothing$
terminal object:
description: constant presheaf with value a singleton
coproducts:
description: take the section-wise disjoint union, and then collapse the value at $\varnothing$ to a singleton if it is non-empty
products:
description: section-wise defined direct product

special_morphisms:
isomorphisms:
description: morphisms of separated presheaves that are bijective on every open set
proof: This is easy.
monomorphisms:
description: morphisms of separated presheaves that are injective on every open set
proof: This is a corollary of (a) <a href="/content/separated_objects_special_morphisms">here</a>.
epimorphisms:
description: 'morphisms of separated presheaves $\varphi : F \to G$ which are "locally surjective": for every local section $g \in G(U)$ there is an open covering $\bigcup_{i\in I} U_i = U$ such that each $g|_{U_i} \in G(U_i)$ is contained in the image of $\varphi(U_i) : F(U_i) \to G(U_i)$'
proof: This is a corollary of (b) <a href="/content/separated_objects_special_morphisms">here</a>.
regular monomorphisms:
description: 'morphisms of separated presheaves $\varphi : F \hookrightarrow G$ that are injective on every open set, and such that "every section of $G$ which is locally in $F$ is itself in $F$": if a local section $g \in G(U)$ has an open covering $\bigcup_{i\in I} U_i = U$ such that each $g|_{U_i} \in G(U_i)$ is contained in the image of $\varphi(U_i) : F(U_i) \to G(U_i)$, then $g$ is contained in the image of $\varphi(U) : F(U) \to G(U)$'
proof: This is a corollary of (c) <a href="/content/separated_objects_special_morphisms">here</a>.
regular epimorphisms:
description: morphisms of separated presheaves that are surjective on every open set
proof: This is a corollary of (d) <a href="/content/separated_objects_special_morphisms">here</a>.
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- Set
- SetxSet
- Sh(X,Ab)
- SepPsh(X)

comments:
- It is likely that none of the currently remaining unknown properties (locally ℵ₁-presentable, exact filtered colimits, etc.) are satisfied for a <i>generic</i> space $X$, but we need to make this precise by adding additional requirements to $X$. Maybe we need to create separate entries for specific spaces $X$.
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- property: coaccessible
proof: 'Assume $\Top$ is coaccessible. Let $p : S \to I$ be the identity map from the Sierpinski space to the two-element indiscrete space. Then, a topological space is discrete if and only if it is projective to the morphism $p$. This implies that the full subcategory spanned by all discrete spaces, which is equivalent to $\Set$, is coaccessible by Prop. 4.7 in <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/Locally+Presentable+and+Accessible+Categories" target="_blank">Adamek-Rosicky</a>. However, since <a href="/category/Set">$\Set$</a> is not coaccessible, this is a contradiction.'

- property: Malcev
proof: This is clear since <a href="/category/Set">$\Set$</a> is not Malcev and can be interpreted as the subcategory of discrete spaces.

- property: co-Malcev
proof: 'See <a href="https://mathoverflow.net/questions/509548" target="_blank">MO/509548</a>. We can also phrase the proof as follows: Consider the forgetful functor $U : \Top \to \Set$ and the relation $R \subseteq U^2$ defined by $R(X) \coloneqq \{(x,y) \in U(X)^2 : x \in \overline{\{y\}} \}$. Both are representable: $U$ by the singleton and $R$ by the Sierpinski space. It is clear that $R$ is reflexive, but not symmetric.'

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