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<!--
```agda
open import Cat.Instances.Functor
open import Cat.Functor.Adjoint
open import Cat.Functor.Base
open import Cat.Univalent
open import Cat.Prelude
import Cat.Functor.Reasoning as Fr
import Cat.Reasoning
```
-->
```agda
module Cat.Functor.Equivalence where
```
<!--
```agda
private variable
o h : Level
C D : Precategory o h
open Functor hiding (op)
open _=>_ hiding (op)
```
-->
# Equivalences
A functor $F : \cC \to \cD$ is an **equivalence of categories**
when it has a [right adjoint] $G : \cD \to \cD$, with the unit and
counit natural transformations being [natural isomorphisms]. This
immediately implies that our adjoint pair $F \dashv G$ extends to an
adjoint triple $F \dashv G \dashv F$.
[right adjoint]: Cat.Functor.Adjoint.html
[natural isomorphisms]: Cat.Instances.Functor.html#functor-categories
```agda
record is-equivalence (F : Functor C D) : Type (adj-level C D) where
private
module C = Cat.Reasoning C
module D = Cat.Reasoning D
module [C,C] = Cat.Reasoning Cat[ C , C ]
module [D,D] = Cat.Reasoning Cat[ D , D ]
field
F⁻¹ : Functor D C
F⊣F⁻¹ : F ⊣ F⁻¹
open _⊣_ F⊣F⁻¹ public
field
unit-iso : ∀ x → C.is-invertible (unit.η x)
counit-iso : ∀ x → D.is-invertible (counit.ε x)
```
The first thing we note is that having a natural family of invertible
morphisms gives isomorphisms in the respective functor categories:
```agda
F∘F⁻¹≅Id : (F F∘ F⁻¹) [D,D].≅ Id
F∘F⁻¹≅Id =
[D,D].invertible→iso counit
(componentwise-invertible→invertible _ counit-iso)
Id≅F⁻¹∘F : Id [C,C].≅ (F⁻¹ F∘ F)
Id≅F⁻¹∘F =
[C,C].invertible→iso unit
(componentwise-invertible→invertible _ unit-iso)
unit⁻¹ = [C,C]._≅_.from Id≅F⁻¹∘F
counit⁻¹ = [D,D]._≅_.from F∘F⁻¹≅Id
```
<!--
```agda
F⁻¹⊣F : F⁻¹ ⊣ F
F⁻¹⊣F = adj′ where
module adj = _⊣_ F⊣F⁻¹
open _⊣_
adj′ : F⁻¹ ⊣ F
adj′ .unit = counit⁻¹
adj′ .counit = unit⁻¹
adj′ .zig {a} = zig′ where abstract
p : η unit⁻¹ (F₀ F⁻¹ a) ≡ F₁ F⁻¹ (adj.counit.ε _)
p =
η unit⁻¹ (F₀ F⁻¹ a) ≡⟨ C.introl adj.zag ⟩
(F₁ F⁻¹ (adj.counit.ε _) C.∘ adj.unit.η _) C.∘ η unit⁻¹ (F₀ F⁻¹ a) ≡⟨ C.cancelr (unit-iso _ .C.is-invertible.invl) ⟩
F₁ F⁻¹ (adj.counit.ε _) ∎
zig′ : η unit⁻¹ (F₀ F⁻¹ a) C.∘ F⁻¹ .F₁ (counit⁻¹ .η a) ≡ C.id
zig′ = ap₂ C._∘_ p refl
·· sym (F-∘ F⁻¹ _ _)
·· ap (F₁ F⁻¹) (counit-iso _ .D.is-invertible.invl) ∙ F-id F⁻¹
adj′ .zag {b} = zag′ where abstract
p : counit⁻¹ .η (F₀ F b) ≡ F .F₁ (adj.unit.η b)
p =
counit⁻¹ .η _ ≡⟨ D.intror adj.zig ⟩
counit⁻¹ .η _ D.∘ adj.counit.ε (F₀ F b) D.∘ (F₁ F (adj.unit.η b)) ≡⟨ D.cancell (counit-iso _ .D.is-invertible.invr) ⟩
F .F₁ (adj.unit.η b) ∎
zag′ : F .F₁ (unit⁻¹ .η b) D.∘ counit⁻¹ .η (F₀ F b) ≡ D.id
zag′ = ap₂ D._∘_ refl p
·· sym (F .F-∘ _ _)
·· (ap (F .F₁) (unit-iso _ .C.is-invertible.invr) ∙ F .F-id)
inverse-equivalence : is-equivalence F⁻¹
inverse-equivalence =
record { F⁻¹ = F ; F⊣F⁻¹ = F⁻¹⊣F
; unit-iso = λ x → D.is-invertible-inverse (counit-iso _)
; counit-iso = λ x → C.is-invertible-inverse (unit-iso _)
}
```
-->
We chose, for definiteness, the above definition of equivalence of
categories, since it provides convenient access to the most useful data:
The induced natural isomorphisms, the adjunction unit/counit, and the
triangle identities. It _is_ a lot of data to come up with by hand,
though, so we provide some alternatives:
## Fully faithful, essentially surjective
Any [fully faithful][ff] and [(split!) essentially surjective][eso]
functor determines an equivalence of precategories. Recall that "split
essentially surjective" means we have some determined _procedure_ for
picking out an essential fibre over any object $d : \cD$: an object
$F^*(d) : \cC$ together with a specified isomorphism $F^*(d) \cong
d$.
[ff]: Cat.Functor.Base.html#ff-functors
[eso]: Cat.Functor.Base.html#essential-fibres
```agda
module _ {F : Functor C D} (ff : is-fully-faithful F) (eso : is-split-eso F) where
import Cat.Reasoning C as C
import Cat.Reasoning D as D
private module di = D._≅_
private
ff⁻¹ : ∀ {x y} → D.Hom (F .F₀ x) (F .F₀ y) → C.Hom _ _
ff⁻¹ = equiv→inverse ff
module ff {x} {y} = Equiv (_ , ff {x} {y})
```
It remains to show that, when $F$ is fully faithful, this assignment of
essential fibres extends to a functor $\cD \to \cC$. For the
object part, we send $x$ to the specified preimage. For the morphism
part, the splitting gives us isomorphisms $F^*(x) \cong x$ and $F^*(y)
\cong y$, so that we may form the composite $F^*(x) \to x \to y \to
F^*(y)$; Fullness then completes the construction.
```agda
ff+split-eso→inverse : Functor D C
ff+split-eso→inverse .F₀ x = eso x .fst
ff+split-eso→inverse .F₁ {x} {y} f =
ff⁻¹ (f*y-iso .D._≅_.from D.∘ f D.∘ f*x-iso .D._≅_.to)
where
open Σ (eso x) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
open Σ (eso y) renaming (fst to f*y ; snd to f*y-iso)
```
<details>
<summary>
We must then, as usual, prove that this definition preserves identities
and distributes over composites, so that we really have a functor.
Preservation of identities is immediate; Distribution over composites is
by faithfulness.
</summary>
```agda
ff+split-eso→inverse .F-id {x} =
ff⁻¹ (f*x-iso .di.from D.∘ ⌜ D.id D.∘ f*x-iso .di.to ⌝) ≡⟨ ap! (D.idl _) ⟩
ff⁻¹ (f*x-iso .di.from D.∘ f*x-iso .di.to) ≡⟨ ap ff⁻¹ (f*x-iso .di.invr) ⟩
ff⁻¹ D.id ≡˘⟨ ap ff⁻¹ (F-id F) ⟩
ff⁻¹ (F₁ F C.id) ≡⟨ ff.η _ ⟩
C.id ∎
where open Σ (eso x) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
ff+split-eso→inverse .F-∘ {x} {y} {z} f g =
fully-faithful→faithful {F = F} ff (
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ (ffz D.∘ (f D.∘ g) D.∘ ftx)) ≡⟨ ff.ε _ ⟩
ffz D.∘ (f D.∘ g) D.∘ ftx ≡⟨ cat! D ⟩
ffz D.∘ f D.∘ ⌜ D.id ⌝ D.∘ g D.∘ ftx ≡˘⟨ ap¡ (f*y-iso .di.invl) ⟩
ffz D.∘ f D.∘ (fty D.∘ ffy) D.∘ g D.∘ ftx ≡⟨ cat! D ⟩
(ffz D.∘ f D.∘ fty) D.∘ (ffy D.∘ g D.∘ ftx) ≡˘⟨ ap₂ D._∘_ (ff.ε _) (ff.ε _) ⟩
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ _) D.∘ F₁ F (ff⁻¹ _) ≡˘⟨ F-∘ F _ _ ⟩
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ _ C.∘ ff⁻¹ _) ∎
)
where
open Σ (eso x) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
open Σ (eso y) renaming (fst to f*y ; snd to f*y-iso)
open Σ (eso z) renaming (fst to f*z ; snd to f*z-iso)
ffz = f*z-iso .di.from
ftz = f*z-iso .di.to
ffy = f*y-iso .di.from
fty = f*y-iso .di.to
ffx = f*x-iso .di.from
ftx = f*x-iso .di.to
```
</details>
We will, for brevity, refer to the functor we've just built as $G$,
rather than its "proper name" `ff+split-eso→inverse`{.Agda}. Hercules
now only has 11 labours to go: We must construct unit and counit natural
transformations, prove that they satisfy the triangle identities, and
prove that the unit/counit we define are componentwise invertible. I'll
keep the proofs of naturality in `<details>` tags since.. they're
_rough_.
```agda
private
G = ff+split-eso→inverse
```
For the unit, we have an object $x : \cC$ and we're asked to provide
a morphism $x \to F^*F(x)$ --- where, recall, the notation $F^*(x)$
represents the chosen essential fibre of $F$ over $x$. By fullness, it
suffices to provide a morphism $F(x) \to FF^*F(x)$; But recall that the
essential fibre $F^*F(x)$ comes equipped with an isomorphism $FF^*F(x)
\cong F(x)$.
```agda
ff+split-eso→unit : Id => (G F∘ F)
ff+split-eso→unit .η x = ff⁻¹ (f*x-iso .di.from)
where open Σ (eso (F₀ F x)) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
```
<details>
<summary> Naturality of `ff+split-eso→unit`{.Agda}. </summary>
```agda
ff+split-eso→unit .is-natural x y f =
fully-faithful→faithful {F = F} ff (
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ffy C.∘ f) ≡⟨ F-∘ F _ _ ⟩
⌜ F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ffy) ⌝ D.∘ F₁ F f ≡⟨ ap! (ff.ε _) ⟩
ffy D.∘ ⌜ F₁ F f ⌝ ≡⟨ ap! (sym (D.idr _) ∙ ap (F₁ F f D.∘_) (sym (f*x-iso .di.invl))) ⟩
ffy D.∘ F₁ F f D.∘ ftx D.∘ ffx ≡⟨ cat! D ⟩
(ffy D.∘ F₁ F f D.∘ ftx) D.∘ ffx ≡˘⟨ ap₂ D._∘_ (ff.ε _) (ff.ε _) ⟩
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ (ffy D.∘ F₁ F f D.∘ ftx)) D.∘ F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ffx) ≡˘⟨ F-∘ F _ _ ⟩
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ (ffy D.∘ F₁ F f D.∘ ftx) C.∘ ff⁻¹ ffx) ≡⟨⟩
F₁ F (F₁ (G F∘ F) f C.∘ x→f*x) ∎
)
where
open Σ (eso (F₀ F x)) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
open Σ (eso (F₀ F y)) renaming (fst to f*y ; snd to f*y-iso)
ffy = f*y-iso .di.from
fty = f*y-iso .di.to
ffx = f*x-iso .di.from
ftx = f*x-iso .di.to
x→f*x : C.Hom x f*x
x→f*x = ff⁻¹ (f*x-iso .di.from)
y→f*y : C.Hom y f*y
y→f*y = ff⁻¹ (f*y-iso .di.from)
```
</details>
For the counit, we have to provide a morphism $FF^*(x) \to x$; We can
again pick the given isomorphism.
```agda
ff+split-eso→counit : (F F∘ G) => Id
ff+split-eso→counit .η x = f*x-iso .di.to
where open Σ (eso x) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
```
<details>
<summary> Naturality of `ff+split-eso→counit`{.Agda} </summary>
```agda
ff+split-eso→counit .is-natural x y f =
fty D.∘ ⌜ F₁ F (ff⁻¹ (ffy D.∘ f D.∘ ftx)) ⌝ ≡⟨ ap! (ff.ε _) ⟩
fty D.∘ ffy D.∘ f D.∘ ftx ≡⟨ D.cancell (f*y-iso .di.invl) ⟩
f D.∘ ftx ∎
where
open Σ (eso x) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
open Σ (eso y) renaming (fst to f*y ; snd to f*y-iso)
ffy = f*y-iso .di.from
fty = f*y-iso .di.to
ftx = f*x-iso .di.to
```
</details>
Checking the triangle identities, and that the adjunction unit/counit
defined above are natural isomorphisms, is routine. We present the
calculations without commentary:
```agda
open _⊣_
ff+split-eso→F⊣inverse : F ⊣ G
ff+split-eso→F⊣inverse .unit = ff+split-eso→unit
ff+split-eso→F⊣inverse .counit = ff+split-eso→counit
ff+split-eso→F⊣inverse .zig {x} =
ftx D.∘ F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ffx) ≡⟨ ap (ftx D.∘_) (ff.ε _) ⟩
ftx D.∘ ffx ≡⟨ f*x-iso .di.invl ⟩
D.id ∎
```
<!--
```agda
where
open Σ (eso (F₀ F x)) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
ffx = f*x-iso .di.from
ftx = f*x-iso .di.to
```
-->
The `zag`{.Agda} identity needs an appeal to faithfulness:
```agda
ff+split-eso→F⊣inverse .zag {x} =
fully-faithful→faithful {F = F} ff (
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ (ffx D.∘ ftx D.∘ fftx) C.∘ ff⁻¹ fffx) ≡⟨ F-∘ F _ _ ⟩
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ (ffx D.∘ ftx D.∘ fftx)) D.∘ F₁ F (ff⁻¹ fffx) ≡⟨ ap₂ D._∘_ (ff.ε _) (ff.ε _) ⟩
(ffx D.∘ ftx D.∘ fftx) D.∘ fffx ≡⟨ cat! D ⟩
(ffx D.∘ ftx) D.∘ (fftx D.∘ fffx) ≡⟨ ap₂ D._∘_ (f*x-iso .di.invr) (f*f*x-iso .di.invl) ⟩
D.id D.∘ D.id ≡⟨ D.idl _ ∙ sym (F-id F) ⟩
F₁ F C.id ∎
)
```
Now to show they are componentwise invertible:
<!--
```agda
where
open Σ (eso x) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
open Σ (eso (F₀ F f*x)) renaming (fst to f*f*x ; snd to f*f*x-iso)
ffx = f*x-iso .di.from
ftx = f*x-iso .di.to
fffx = f*f*x-iso .di.from
fftx = f*f*x-iso .di.to
```
-->
```agda
open is-equivalence
ff+split-eso→is-equivalence : is-equivalence F
ff+split-eso→is-equivalence .F⁻¹ = G
ff+split-eso→is-equivalence .F⊣F⁻¹ = ff+split-eso→F⊣inverse
ff+split-eso→is-equivalence .counit-iso x = record
{ inv = f*x-iso .di.from
; inverses = record
{ invl = f*x-iso .di.invl
; invr = f*x-iso .di.invr }
}
where open Σ (eso x) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
```
Since the unit is defined in terms of fullness, showing it is invertible
needs an appeal to faithfulness (two, actually):
```agda
ff+split-eso→is-equivalence .unit-iso x = record
{ inv = ff⁻¹ (f*x-iso .di.to)
; inverses = record
{ invl = fully-faithful→faithful {F = F} ff (
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ffx C.∘ ff⁻¹ ftx) ≡⟨ F-∘ F _ _ ⟩
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ffx) D.∘ F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ftx) ≡⟨ ap₂ D._∘_ (ff.ε _) (ff.ε _) ⟩
ffx D.∘ ftx ≡⟨ f*x-iso .di.invr ⟩
D.id ≡˘⟨ F-id F ⟩
F₁ F C.id ∎)
; invr = fully-faithful→faithful {F = F} ff (
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ftx C.∘ ff⁻¹ ffx) ≡⟨ F-∘ F _ _ ⟩
F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ftx) D.∘ F₁ F (ff⁻¹ ffx) ≡⟨ ap₂ D._∘_ (ff.ε _) (ff.ε _) ⟩
ftx D.∘ ffx ≡⟨ f*x-iso .di.invl ⟩
D.id ≡˘⟨ F-id F ⟩
F₁ F C.id ∎)
}
}
where
open Σ (eso (F₀ F x)) renaming (fst to f*x ; snd to f*x-iso)
ffx = f*x-iso .di.from
ftx = f*x-iso .di.to
```
### Between categories
Above, we made an equivalence out of any fully faithful and _split_
essentially surjective functor. In set-theoretic mathematics (and indeed
between [strict categories]), the splitting condition can not be lifted
constructively: the statement "every (ff, eso) functor between strict
categories is an equivalence" is equivalent to the axiom of choice.
[univalent categories]: Cat.Univalent.html
[strict categories]: Cat.Instances.StrictCat.html
However, between [univalent categories], the situation is different: Any
essentially surjective functor splits. In particular, any functor
between univalent categories has propositional [essential fibres], so a
"mere" essential surjection is automatically split. However, note that
_both_ the domain _and_ codomain have to be categories for the argument
to go through.
[essential fibres]: Cat.Functor.Base.html#essential-fibres
```agda
module
_ (F : Functor C D) (ccat : is-category C) (dcat : is-category D)
(ff : is-fully-faithful F)
where
private
module C = Cat.Reasoning C
module D = Cat.Reasoning D
```
So, suppose we have categories $\cC$ and $\cD$, together with a
fully faithful functor $F : \cC \to \cD$. For any $y : \cD$,
we're given an inhabitant of $\| \sum_{x : \cC} F(x) \cong y \|$,
which we want to "get out" from under the truncation. For this, we'll
show that the type being truncated is a proposition, so that we may
"untruncate" it.
```agda
Essential-fibre-between-cats-is-prop : ∀ y → is-prop (Essential-fibre F y)
Essential-fibre-between-cats-is-prop z (x , i) (y , j) = they're-equal where
```
For this magic trick, assume we're given a $z : \cD$, together with
objects $x, y : \cC$ and isomorphisms $i : F(x) \cong z$ and $j :
F(y) \cong z$. We must show that $x \equiv y$, and that over this path,
$i = j$. Since $F$ is fully faithful, we can `find an isomorphism`{.Agda
ident=is-ff→essentially-injective} $x \cong y$ in $\cC$, which $F$
sends back to $i \circ j^{-1}$.
```agda
Fx≅Fy : F₀ F x D.≅ F₀ F y
Fx≅Fy = i D.∘Iso (j D.Iso⁻¹)
x≅y : x C.≅ y
x≅y = is-ff→essentially-injective {F = F} ff Fx≅Fy
```
Furthermore, since we're working with categories, these isomorphisms
restrict to _paths_ $x \equiv y$ and $F(x) \equiv F(y)$. We're
half-done: we've shown that some $p : x \equiv y$ exists, and it remains to
show that over this path we have $i \equiv j$. More specifically, we
must give a path $i \equiv j$ laying over $\rm{ap}(F)(p)$.
```agda
x≡y : x ≡ y
x≡y = ccat .to-path x≅y
Fx≡Fy : F₀ F x ≡ F₀ F y
Fx≡Fy = dcat .to-path Fx≅Fy
```
Rather than showing it over $p : x\equiv y$ directly, we'll show it over
the path $F(x) \equiv F(y)$ we constructed independently. This is
because we can use the helper `Hom-pathp-reflr-iso`{.Agda} to establish
the result with far less computation:
```agda
over′ : PathP (λ i → Fx≡Fy i D.≅ z) i j
over′ = D.≅-pathp Fx≡Fy refl
(Univalent.Hom-pathp-refll-iso dcat (D.cancell (i .D._≅_.invl)))
```
We must then connect $\rm{ap}(F)(p)$ with this path $F(x) \cong
F(y)$. But since we originally got $p$ by full faithfulness of $F$, they
_are_ indeed the same path:
```agda
abstract
square : ap (F₀ F) x≡y ≡ Fx≡Fy
square =
ap (F₀ F) x≡y ≡⟨ F-map-path F x≅y ccat dcat ⟩
dcat .to-path ⌜ F-map-iso F x≅y ⌝ ≡⟨ ap! (equiv→counit (is-ff→F-map-iso-is-equiv {F = F} ff) _) ⟩
dcat .to-path Fx≅Fy ∎
over : PathP (λ i → F₀ F (x≡y i) D.≅ z) i j
over = transport (λ l → PathP (λ m → square (~ l) m D.≅ z) i j) over′
```
Hence --- blink and you'll miss it --- the essential fibres of $F$ over
any $z : \cD$ are propositions, so it suffices for them to be merely
inhabited for the functor to be split eso. With tongue firmly in cheek
we call this result the _theorem of choice_.
```agda
they're-equal = Σ-pathp x≡y over
Theorem-of-choice : is-eso F → is-split-eso F
Theorem-of-choice eso y =
∥-∥-elim (λ _ → Essential-fibre-between-cats-is-prop y)
(λ x → x) (eso y)
```
This theorem implies that any fully faithful, "merely" essentially
surjective functor between categories is an equivalence:
```agda
ff+eso→is-equivalence : is-eso F → is-equivalence F
ff+eso→is-equivalence eso = ff+split-eso→is-equivalence ff (Theorem-of-choice eso)
```
## Isomorphisms
Another, more direct way of proving that a functor is an equivalence of
precategories is proving that it is an **isomorphism of precategories**:
It's fully faithful, thus a typal equivalence of morphisms, and in
addition its action on objects is an equivalence of types.
```agda
record is-precat-iso (F : Functor C D) : Type (adj-level C D) where
no-eta-equality
constructor iso
field
has-is-ff : is-fully-faithful F
has-is-iso : is-equiv (F₀ F)
```
Such a functor is (immediately) fully faithful, and the inverse
`has-is-iso`{.Agda} means that it is split essentially surjective; For
given $y : D$, the inverse of $F_0$ gives us an object $F^{-1}(y)$; We must
then provide an isomorphism $F(F^{-1}(y)) \cong y$, but those are
identical, hence isomorphic.
```agda
module _ {F : Functor C D} (p : is-precat-iso F) where
open is-precat-iso p
is-precat-iso→is-split-eso : is-split-eso F
is-precat-iso→is-split-eso ob = equiv→inverse has-is-iso ob , isom
where isom = path→iso {C = D} (equiv→counit has-is-iso _)
```
Thus, by the theorem above, $F$ is an adjoint equivalence of
precategories.
```agda
is-precat-iso→is-equivalence : is-equivalence F
is-precat-iso→is-equivalence =
ff+split-eso→is-equivalence has-is-ff is-precat-iso→is-split-eso
```
<!--
```agda
open is-equivalence
open Precategory
open _⊣_
Id-is-equivalence : ∀ {o h} {C : Precategory o h} → is-equivalence {C = C} Id
Id-is-equivalence {C = C} .F⁻¹ = Id
Id-is-equivalence {C = C} .F⊣F⁻¹ .unit .η x = C .id
Id-is-equivalence {C = C} .F⊣F⁻¹ .unit .is-natural x y f = C .idl _ ∙ sym (C .idr _)
Id-is-equivalence {C = C} .F⊣F⁻¹ .counit .η x = C .id
Id-is-equivalence {C = C} .F⊣F⁻¹ .counit .is-natural x y f = C .idl _ ∙ sym (C .idr _)
Id-is-equivalence {C = C} .F⊣F⁻¹ .zig = C .idl _
Id-is-equivalence {C = C} .F⊣F⁻¹ .zag = C .idl _
Id-is-equivalence {C = C} .unit-iso x =
Cat.Reasoning.make-invertible C (C .id) (C .idl _) (C .idl _)
Id-is-equivalence {C = C} .counit-iso x =
Cat.Reasoning.make-invertible C (C .id) (C .idl _) (C .idl _)
private unquoteDecl eqv = declare-record-iso eqv (quote is-precat-iso)
instance
H-Level-is-precat-iso
: ∀ {o h o′ h′} {C : Precategory o h} {D : Precategory o′ h′}
{F : Functor C D} {n}
→ H-Level (is-precat-iso F) (suc n)
H-Level-is-precat-iso = prop-instance (Iso→is-hlevel 1 eqv (hlevel 1))
module
_ {o ℓ o′ ℓ′} {C : Precategory o ℓ} {D : Precategory o′ ℓ′}
(F : Functor C D) (eqv : is-equivalence F)
where
private
module e = is-equivalence eqv
module C = Cat.Reasoning C
module D = Cat.Reasoning D
module F = Fr F
is-equivalence→is-ff : is-fully-faithful F
is-equivalence→is-ff = is-iso→is-equiv λ where
.is-iso.inv x → e.unit⁻¹ .η _ C.∘ L-adjunct e.F⊣F⁻¹ x
.is-iso.rinv x →
D.invertible→monic (F-map-invertible F (e.unit-iso _)) _ _ $
ap₂ D._∘_ refl (F .F-∘ _ _)
·· D.cancell (F.annihilate (e.unit-iso _ .C.is-invertible.invl))
·· D.invertible→monic (e.counit-iso _) _ _
(R-L-adjunct e.F⊣F⁻¹ x ∙ sym (D.cancell e.zig))
.is-iso.linv x →
ap (_ C.∘_) (sym (e.unit .is-natural _ _ _))
∙ C.cancell (e.unit-iso _ .C.is-invertible.invr)
open is-precat-iso
open is-iso
is-equivalence→is-precat-iso
: is-category C → is-category D → is-precat-iso F
is-equivalence→is-precat-iso c-cat d-cat = λ where
.has-is-ff → is-equivalence→is-ff
.has-is-iso → is-iso→is-equiv λ where
.inv → e.F⁻¹ .F₀
.rinv x → d-cat .to-path (D.invertible→iso _ (e.counit-iso x))
.linv x → sym $ c-cat .to-path (C.invertible→iso _ (e.unit-iso x))
```
-->