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* The converse of universality/pullback-stability
@ 2009-12-08 10:33 Tobias Heindel
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From: Tobias Heindel @ 2009-12-08 10:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
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I have a short question concerning terminology related to extensive
categories. In the latter, coproducts enjoy the following property.

  U ----> Z <---- V

  |       |       |
  |       |       |
  v       v       v

  A ---> A+B <--- B


/--------------------------------------------\
| In a double square diagram as illustrated, |
| the top row is a coproduct diagram         |
| if and only if both squares are pullbacks. |
\--------------------------------------------/

The "if"-part of this condition is known as universality or
pullback-stability of co-products; it also can be formulated for
arbitrary colimits. What about the "only if" direction? Is there a
name for it in the case of arbitrary colimits?

Tobias Heindel


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