The free–forgetful adjunction for module objects #
The free module freeMod A X on an object X of a monoidal
category D carries A ⊗ X with the action obtained by
multiplying on the left factor. Maps of A-modules out of it are
the same thing as maps out of X in D: the bijection sends a
module map to its restriction along the unit
(λ_ X).inv ≫ η[A] ▷ X and a bare map g to its extension
A ◁ g ≫ actLeft A M.X.
freeModHomEquiv: the bijection, with both round trips.freeModHom_eq_zero_iff: a map out of a free module vanishes exactly when its restriction along the unit does. This is the additive shadow of the adjunction, available even though the hom-sets ofMod D Acarry no additive structure here.hom_eq_zero_of_generators: a module map out ofNvanishes as soon as it is killed by a family of free modules whose retracts sum to the identity ofN.freeModAdjunction: the bijection bundled as an adjunction betweenfreeModFunctor AandMod.forget A.
All the intermediate statements are phrased in the ambient
language of A ⊗ X and a bare action morphism, and are transported
into the category of module objects by definitional unfolding.
The unit of the free module is cancelled by the free action.
Restricting an extended map along the unit recovers the map.
Extending the restriction of a module map along the unit recovers the module map.
The extension of a map along the free module intertwines the free action with the given action.
The module law of a map out of a free module, in tensor form.
The free–forgetful adjunction bijection for module
objects: module maps out of the free module on X are maps out
of X, by restriction along the unit.
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An equivariant map out of a free module vanishes exactly when its restriction along the unit does.
A map out of a free module vanishes exactly when its
restriction along the unit does. This replaces the linearity of
the adjunction bijection, which is unavailable because the
hom-sets of Mod D A carry no additive structure.
Generation by a finite family of free modules: a module map
out of N vanishes as soon as its restrictions along the units of
a family of free modules whose retracts sum to the identity of N
all vanish.
Restriction along the unit is compatible with postcomposition in the target.
The free–forgetful adjunction for module objects.
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