Natural Transformations

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What is a natural transformation?

  1. A functor between two categories

  2. A morphism between two functors

  3. A bijection between two sets

  4. A function between two groups


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A natural transformation is a morphism between two functors that preserves the structure of the categories.

Given two categories $\mathcal{C}$ and $\mathcal{D}$, and two functors $F, G: \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{D}$, what is a natural transformation $\eta: F \rightarrow G$?

  1. A function $\eta: \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{D}$ such that $\eta(F(x)) = G(x)$ for all $x \in \mathcal{C}$

  2. A function $\eta: \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{D}$ such that $\eta(F(x)) = G(\eta(x))$ for all $x \in \mathcal{C}$

  3. A function $\eta: \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{D}$ such that $\eta(F(x)) = \eta(G(x))$ for all $x \in \mathcal{C}$

  4. A function $\eta: \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{D}$ such that $\eta(F(x)) = G(F(x))$ for all $x \in \mathcal{C}$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A natural transformation $\eta: F \rightarrow G$ is a function $\eta: \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{D}$ such that $\eta(F(x)) = G(\eta(x))$ for all $x \in \mathcal{C}$.

What is the condition for a natural transformation $\eta: F \rightarrow G$ to be an isomorphism?

  1. $F$ and $G$ are isomorphic functors

  2. $F$ and $G$ are equivalent functors

  3. $F$ and $G$ are naturally equivalent functors

  4. $F$ and $G$ are adjoint functors


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A natural transformation $\eta: F \rightarrow G$ is an isomorphism if and only if $F$ and $G$ are naturally equivalent functors.

Given two categories $\mathcal{C}$ and $\mathcal{D}$, and two functors $F, G: \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{D}$, what is a natural isomorphism $\eta: F \rightarrow G$?

  1. A natural transformation $\eta: F \rightarrow G$ that is an isomorphism

  2. A natural transformation $\eta: F \rightarrow G$ that is a bijection

  3. A natural transformation $\eta: F \rightarrow G$ that is a homeomorphism

  4. A natural transformation $\eta: F \rightarrow G$ that is a diffeomorphism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A natural isomorphism $\eta: F \rightarrow G$ is a natural transformation that is an isomorphism.

What is the Yoneda lemma?

  1. A result in category theory that relates functors to natural transformations

  2. A result in category theory that relates categories to functors

  3. A result in category theory that relates functors to adjunctions

  4. A result in category theory that relates categories to natural transformations


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Yoneda lemma is a result in category theory that relates functors to natural transformations.

What is the Beck-Chevalley condition?

  1. A condition on a natural transformation that ensures that it is an isomorphism

  2. A condition on a natural transformation that ensures that it is a bijection

  3. A condition on a natural transformation that ensures that it is a homeomorphism

  4. A condition on a natural transformation that ensures that it is a diffeomorphism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Beck-Chevalley condition is a condition on a natural transformation that ensures that it is an isomorphism.

What is the coherence theorem for natural transformations?

  1. A theorem that states that any two natural transformations between the same functors are equal

  2. A theorem that states that any two natural transformations between the same functors are isomorphic

  3. A theorem that states that any two natural transformations between the same functors are equivalent

  4. A theorem that states that any two natural transformations between the same functors are naturally equivalent


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The coherence theorem for natural transformations states that any two natural transformations between the same functors are naturally equivalent.

What is a dinatural transformation?

  1. A natural transformation between two natural transformations

  2. A natural transformation between two functors

  3. A natural transformation between two categories

  4. A natural transformation between two adjunctions


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A dinatural transformation is a natural transformation between two natural transformations.

What is a profunctor?

  1. A functor between two categories that is contravariant in one argument and covariant in the other

  2. A functor between two categories that is covariant in both arguments

  3. A functor between two categories that is contravariant in both arguments

  4. A functor between two categories that is neither covariant nor contravariant in either argument


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A profunctor is a functor between two categories that is contravariant in one argument and covariant in the other.

What is a lax natural transformation?

  1. A natural transformation that satisfies the Beck-Chevalley condition

  2. A natural transformation that satisfies the Yoneda lemma

  3. A natural transformation that satisfies the coherence theorem

  4. A natural transformation that does not satisfy any of the above conditions


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A lax natural transformation is a natural transformation that does not satisfy any of the above conditions.

What is a strict natural transformation?

  1. A natural transformation that satisfies the Beck-Chevalley condition

  2. A natural transformation that satisfies the Yoneda lemma

  3. A natural transformation that satisfies the coherence theorem

  4. A natural transformation that satisfies all of the above conditions


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A strict natural transformation is a natural transformation that satisfies all of the above conditions.

What is a pseudonatural transformation?

  1. A natural transformation that is not strict

  2. A natural transformation that is lax

  3. A natural transformation that is dinatural

  4. A natural transformation that is profunctorial


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A pseudonatural transformation is a natural transformation that is not strict.

What is a natural isomorphism?

  1. A natural transformation that is an isomorphism

  2. A natural transformation that is a bijection

  3. A natural transformation that is a homeomorphism

  4. A natural transformation that is a diffeomorphism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A natural isomorphism is a natural transformation that is an isomorphism.

What is a Yoneda extension?

  1. A functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of presheaves

  2. A functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of sheaves

  3. A functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of toposes

  4. A functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of groupoids


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A Yoneda extension is a functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of presheaves.

What is a Kan extension?

  1. A functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of Kan complexes

  2. A functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of simplicial complexes

  3. A functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of CW complexes

  4. A functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of topological spaces


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A Kan extension is a functor that extends a functor from a category to its category of Kan complexes.

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