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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 iii Paper 20 1 i Solution by
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For a categorical presheaf and , the Yoneda lemma gives a natural bijectionTo construct its inverse, take and set for . For , the functor law gives , so is a natural transformation. Conversely, naturality of any at gives . Thus the two constructions are inverse, proving the bijection.
The bijection is natural in : a natural transformation sends the distinguished element to on either side. It is natural in : for , precomposing a transformation with postcomposition by sends its distinguished element to . These equations prove the claimed naturality, rather than just an objectwise correspondence. Reversing morphisms gives the covariant form for .
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