Category Theory and Geometry
| Description: Category Theory and Geometry Quiz | |
| Number of Questions: 15 | |
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In category theory, what is a functor?
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A mapping between categories that preserves structure
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A function between sets that preserves structure
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A relation between elements of a category
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A transformation between functors
A functor is a structure-preserving mapping between categories. It assigns objects of one category to objects of another category and morphisms of one category to morphisms of another category in a way that preserves composition and identities.
What is the Yoneda lemma?
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A result that relates functors to natural transformations
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A result that relates categories to sets
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A result that relates functors to groups
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A result that relates categories to topological spaces
The Yoneda lemma is a fundamental result in category theory that establishes a bijective correspondence between functors from a category C to the category of sets and natural transformations from the constant functor to the functor that sends each object of C to itself.
What is a category of sheaves?
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A category whose objects are sheaves on a topological space
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A category whose objects are presheaves on a topological space
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A category whose objects are functors from a topological space to the category of sets
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A category whose objects are natural transformations between functors
A category of sheaves is a category whose objects are sheaves on a topological space. A sheaf is a collection of local sections of a topological space that satisfy certain conditions.
What is a topos?
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A category that is equivalent to the category of sheaves on a topological space
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A category that is equivalent to the category of presheaves on a topological space
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A category that is equivalent to the category of functors from a topological space to the category of sets
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A category that is equivalent to the category of natural transformations between functors
A topos is a category that is equivalent to the category of sheaves on a topological space. Toposes are important in category theory and algebraic geometry.
What is a geometric realization of a category?
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A functor from a category to the category of topological spaces
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A functor from a category to the category of sets
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A functor from a category to the category of groups
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A functor from a category to the category of natural transformations
A geometric realization of a category is a functor from a category to the category of topological spaces. It assigns to each object of the category a topological space and to each morphism of the category a continuous map between the corresponding topological spaces.
What is a simplicial complex?
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A collection of simplices glued together along their faces
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A collection of vertices, edges, and faces
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A collection of points, lines, and planes
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A collection of sets and functions
A simplicial complex is a collection of simplices glued together along their faces. Simplices are geometric objects that generalize triangles and tetrahedra to higher dimensions.
What is a homology group?
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A group that is associated to a simplicial complex
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A group that is associated to a topological space
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A group that is associated to a group
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A group that is associated to a natural transformation
A homology group is a group that is associated to a simplicial complex. Homology groups are used to study the topological properties of spaces.
What is a cohomology group?
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A group that is associated to a simplicial complex
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A group that is associated to a topological space
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A group that is associated to a group
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A group that is associated to a natural transformation
A cohomology group is a group that is associated to a topological space. Cohomology groups are used to study the topological properties of spaces.
What is a fiber bundle?
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A surjective map between topological spaces with a special structure
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A bijective map between topological spaces with a special structure
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An injective map between topological spaces with a special structure
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A continuous map between topological spaces with a special structure
A fiber bundle is a surjective map between topological spaces with a special structure. Fiber bundles are used to study the topology of spaces.
What is a vector bundle?
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A fiber bundle whose fibers are vector spaces
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A fiber bundle whose fibers are groups
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A fiber bundle whose fibers are sets
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A fiber bundle whose fibers are natural transformations
A vector bundle is a fiber bundle whose fibers are vector spaces. Vector bundles are used to study the geometry of spaces.
What is a tangent bundle?
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A vector bundle whose fibers are tangent spaces
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A vector bundle whose fibers are normal spaces
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A vector bundle whose fibers are cotangent spaces
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A vector bundle whose fibers are natural transformations
A tangent bundle is a vector bundle whose fibers are tangent spaces. Tangent bundles are used to study the geometry of spaces.
What is a cotangent bundle?
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A vector bundle whose fibers are cotangent spaces
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A vector bundle whose fibers are tangent spaces
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A vector bundle whose fibers are normal spaces
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A vector bundle whose fibers are natural transformations
A cotangent bundle is a vector bundle whose fibers are cotangent spaces. Cotangent bundles are used to study the geometry of spaces.
What is a symplectic manifold?
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A manifold with a symplectic form
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A manifold with a Riemannian form
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A manifold with a Lorentzian form
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A manifold with a Kähler form
A symplectic manifold is a manifold with a symplectic form. Symplectic manifolds are used to study Hamiltonian mechanics.
What is a Kähler manifold?
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A manifold with a Kähler form
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A manifold with a symplectic form
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A manifold with a Riemannian form
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A manifold with a Lorentzian form
A Kähler manifold is a manifold with a Kähler form. Kähler manifolds are used to study complex geometry.
What is a Riemannian manifold?
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A manifold with a Riemannian form
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A manifold with a symplectic form
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A manifold with a Lorentzian form
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A manifold with a Kähler form
A Riemannian manifold is a manifold with a Riemannian form. Riemannian manifolds are used to study differential geometry.