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@@ -106,10 +106,20 @@ Topological spaces $(S, \mathcal{O}_S)$, where $S$ is a Set and $\mathcal{O}_S \ | |||
106 | </div> | 106 | </div> |
107 | 107 | ||
108 | <div class="exercise"> | 108 | <div class="exercise"> |
109 | Let $A$ be an object of a category $\ca{C}$. | 109 | Show that $\End{\ca{C}}{A}$ is a monoid under composition, where $A$ is an object of a category $\ca{C}$. |
110 | Show that $\hom{\ca{C}}{A}{A}$ is a monoid under composition. | ||
111 | 110 | ||
112 | <div class="proof"> | 111 | <div class="proof"> |
112 | $\circ$ is associative and total on $\End{\ca{C}}{A}$ by the definition of category and $\End{\ca{C}}{A}$ is obviously closed under $\circ$. | ||
113 | 113 | ||
114 | $\idarr{A}$ is required to exist by the definition of category and indeed an identity of $\circ$ on $\End{\ca{C}}{A}$. | ||
115 | </div> | ||
116 | |||
117 | <div class="corollary"> | ||
118 | Each monoid $(M, \cdot)$ is a category ([again](./1.1.md)). | ||
119 | |||
120 | <div class="proof"> | ||
121 | We construct a category with exactly one object $\ast$ and associate to every element $m \in M$ an arrow $\arr{\ast}{m}{\ast}$. | ||
122 | We further define $m \circ m = m \ast m$. | ||
123 | </div> | ||
114 | </div> | 124 | </div> |
115 | </div> | 125 | </div> |