The cotensor of $(X,x_{0})$ by $A$1 is the cotensor $A\pitchfork (X,x_{0})$2 of $(X,x_{0})$ by $A$ as in ,
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- 1Further Terminology: Also called the power of $(X,x_{0})$ by $A$.
- 2Further Notation: Often written $A\pitchfork X$ for simplicity.
Let $(X,x_{0})$ be a pointed set and let $A$ be a set.
The cotensor of $(X,x_{0})$ by $A$1 is the cotensor $A\pitchfork (X,x_{0})$2 of $(X,x_{0})$ by $A$ as in ,
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In detail, the cotensor of $(X,x_{0})$ by $A$ is the pointed set $A\pitchfork (X,x_{0})$ satisfying the following universal property:
This universal property is in turn equivalent to the following one:
This follows from the bijection
natural in $(K,k_{0})\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$ constructed in the proof of Remark 7.2.1.1.2.
Concretely, the cotensor of $(X,x_{0})$ by $A$ is the pointed set $A\pitchfork (X,x_{0})$ consisting of:
The Underlying Set. The set $A\pitchfork X$ given by
where $\bigwedge _{a\in A}(X,x_{0})$ is the smash product of the $A$-indexed family $((X,x_{0}))_{a\in A}$ of Definition 7.6.1.1.1.
The Basepoint. The point $[(x_{0})_{a\in A}]=[(x_{0},x_{0},x_{0},\ldots )]$ of $\bigwedge _{a\in A}(X,x_{0})$.
We claim we have a bijection
natural in $(K,k_{0})\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$.
Map I. We define a map
by sending a morphism of pointed sets
to the map of sets
is the morphism of pointed sets defined by
for each $k\in K$, where $x^{k}_{a}$ is the $a$th component of $\xi (k)=[(x^{k}_{a})_{a\in A}]$. Note that:
The definition of $\xi _{a}(k)$ is independent of the choice of equivalence class. Indeed, suppose we have
with $x^{k}_{a}\neq y^{k}_{a}$ for some $a\in A$. Then there exist $a_{x},a_{y}\in A$ such that $x^{k}_{a_{x}}=y^{k}_{a_{y}}=x_{0}$. The equivalence relation $\mathord {\sim }$ on $\prod _{a\in A}X$ then forces
however, and $\xi _{a}(k)$ is defined to be $x_{0}$ in this case.
The map $\xi _{a}$ is indeed a morphism of pointed sets, as we have
since $\xi (k_{0})=[(x_{0})_{a\in A}]$ as $\xi $ is a morphism of pointed sets and $\xi _{a}(k_{0})$, defined to be the $a$th component of $[(x_{0})_{a\in A}]$, is equal to $x_{0}$.
Map II. We define a map
given by sending a map
defined by
for each $k\in K$. Note that $\xi ^{\dagger }$ is indeed a morphism of pointed sets, as we have
where we have used that $\xi _{a}\in \mathsf{Sets}_{*}(K,X)$ is a morphism of pointed sets for each $a\in A$.
Invertibility I. We claim that
Indeed, given a morphism of pointed sets
we have
Now, we have two cases:
If $\xi (k)=[(x_{0})_{a\in A}]$, we have
If $\xi (k)\neq [(x_{0})_{a\in A}]$ and $\xi (k)=[(x^{k}_{a})_{a\in A}]$ instead, we have
In both cases, we have $[\Psi _{K}\circ \Phi _{K}](\xi )=\xi $, and thus we are done.
Invertibility II. We claim that
Indeed, given a morphism $\xi \colon A\to \mathsf{Sets}_{*}(K,X)$, we have
Naturality of $\Psi $. We need to show that, given a morphism of pointed sets
the diagram
Naturality of $\Phi $. Since $\Psi $ is natural and $\Psi $ is a componentwise inverse to $\Phi $, it follows from Chapter 11: Categories, Item 2 of Proposition 11.9.7.1.2 that $\Phi $ is also natural.
This finishes the proof.
Let $(X,x_{0})$ be a pointed set and let $A$ be a set.
Functoriality. The assignments $A,(X,x_{0}),(A,(X,x_{0}))$ define functors
In particular, given:
A map of sets $f\colon A\to B$;
A pointed map $\phi \colon (X,x_{0})\to (Y,y_{0})$;
the induced map
is given by
for each $[(x_{a})_{a\in A}]\in A\pitchfork X$.
Adjointness I. We have an adjunction
i.e. by a bijection
natural in $A\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets})$ and $X,Y\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$.
Adjointness II. We have an adjunctions
natural in $A\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets})$ and $X,Y\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$.
As a Weighted Limit. We have
where in the right hand side we write:
$A$ for the functor $A\colon \mathrm{pt}\to \mathsf{Sets}$ picking $A\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets})$;
$X$ for the functor $X\colon \mathrm{pt}\to \mathsf{Sets}_{*}$ picking $(X,x_{0})\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$.
Iterated Cotensors. We have an isomorphism of pointed sets
natural in $A,B\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets})$ and $(X,x_{0})\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$.
Commutativity With Homs. We have natural isomorphisms
The Cotensor Evaluation Map. For each $X,Y\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$, we have a map
natural in $X,Y\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$, and given by
for each $x\in X$.
The Cotensor Coevaluation Map. For each $X\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$ and each $A\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets})$, we have a map
natural in $X\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets}_{*})$ and $A\in \operatorname {\mathrm{Obj}}(\mathsf{Sets})$, and given by
for each $a\in A$.