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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2003 iii Paper 18 1 i Solution by
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Write for a representable presheaf. The contravariant Yoneda lemma states that, for every presheaf on a category , evaluation at the identity is a bijectionnatural in both and . Smallness of ensures the relevant families and natural-transformation collections are sets.
For define for each . This family is a natural transformation: for , . Its identity value is . Conversely, naturality of any at gives . Thus evaluation and the displayed construction are inverse.
For a map , precomposing a transformation with postcomposition corresponds to applying . For a transformation , postcomposition corresponds to . These identities prove the stated naturality in both variables.
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