Equalizer . category theory
Tuple
context | F:(a→→b)⟶C |
definition | ⟨E,⟨Fa↦e,Fb↦e′⟩⟩:=limF |
Here a→→b denotes the two object category with two parallel arrows.
Let A:=Fa, B:=Fb and f be one of the fmap images. Then e:C[E,A] and the other arrow must be e∘f and is hence usually ignored.
Examples
In Set, if f,g:A→B, then their equalizer is the set
E={a∈A | f(a)=g(a)}
and e:E→A is the obvious injection.
Remark: In the image, e=E and i=e.