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Definitions from category theory, in particular for forms Form 188, Form 189, Form 190, and Form 192, Form 193 from Blass [1979]

Definition: Assume \(C\) is a category

  1. An object \(p\) in \(C\) is projective (in \(C\)) if for all objects \(a\) and \(b\) in \(C\), if \(f\in \hom(a,b)\) is an epimorphism and \(g\in \hom(p,b)\), then there is an \(h \in \hom(p,a)\) such that \(f\circ h = g\).
  2. \(p\) is injective if for all objects \(a\) and \(b\) in \(C\), if \(f\in\hom(b,a)\) is a monomorphism and \(g\in\hom(b,p)\) then there is an \(h\in \hom(a,p)\) such that \(h\circ f=g\).
  3. An Abelian group \(G\) is projective if for all Abelian groups \(A\) and \(B\) if \(f : A \rightarrow B\)  is  a  homomorphism from \(A\) onto \(B\) and \(g : G \rightarrow B\) is a homomorphism then there is a homomorphism \(h : G \rightarrow  A\) such that \(f\circ h = g\).
  4. An Abelian group \(G\) is injective if for all  Abelian groups  \(A\) and \(B\), if \(f : B \rightarrow  A\) is a one to one homomorphism and \(g : B \rightarrow  G\) is a homomorphism then there is a homomorphism \(h : A \rightarrow  G\)  such that \(h\circ f = g\).
  5. A set \(X\) is projective if for all sets \(A\) and \(B\), for all \(f\) from \(A\) onto \(B\) and for all \(g\) from \(X\) into \(B\) there is a function \(h\) from  \(X\) into  \(A\) such that \(f\circ h = g\), (i.e., For any \(X\)-indexed family \(\{ y_{t} : t\in X \}\) of non-empty sets there is a choice function.)

Howard-Rubin number: 60

Type: Definitions

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