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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2009 iii Paper 23 5 b Solution by
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For , defineBoth are monotone maps . For ,so direct image is a left adjoint to inverse image. Also,so the fiberwise universal condition gives the right adjoint. ThereforeAn empty fiber satisfies the universal condition vacuously, so every point outside belongs to , regardless of . This is essential when is not surjective.
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