 Adjoint functor theorem for complete lattices (source code)

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= Adjoint functor theorem for complete lattices

For complete lattices, a monotone map $f:A\to B$ preserves arbitrary joins exactly when it has a right adjoint. In that case
$$
f^*(b)=\bigvee\{a\in A:f(a)\leq b\},
\qquad f(a)\leq b\Longleftrightarrow a\leq f^*(b).
$$

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