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For $F:\mathcal{C}\rightleftarrows \mathcal{D}:G$ with $F⊣G$, the unit and counit of an adjunction areobtained by transposing identity morphisms. They satisfy the triangular identities ${\epsilon }_{F}F\eta =1_F$ and $G\epsilon {\eta }_G=1_G$.

If $G$ is full and faithful, fullness gives a map $u:B\to FGB$ with $G(u)={\eta }_{GB}$; the second triangular identity and faithfulness show that $u$ is inverse to ${\epsilon }_B$. Conversely, if $\epsilon$ is an isomorphism, then for $h:GB\to G{B}^{\prime }$ the unique arrow whose transpose is $h$ iswhich proves that $G$ is full, and the triangular identities prove faithfulness. Hence (i) and (ii) are equivalent. Condition (ii) immediately gives (iii). Conversely, a natural isomorphism $FG\cong 1_{\mathcal{D}}$ combines with the adjunction bijection to show naturally that $\mathcal{D}(B,B^{\prime })\to \mathcal{C}(GB,G{B}^{\prime })$ is bijective; by naturality and the triangular identities this is the map induced by $G$ up to invertible natural conjugation, so $G$ is full and faithful. Thus all three conditions are equivalent.

Suppose $L⊣F⊣R$. If $L$ is full and faithful, the unit $1\to FL$ is an isomorphism. For $A,B$ in the codomain of $F$, the two adjunctions then give natural bijectionsBy the Yoneda lemma, the counit $FRB\to B$ is an isomorphism, so the fully faithful adjoint criterion makes $R$ full and faithful. The converse is dual.

Now assume $F$ is full and faithful. For $L⊣F$, its counit $ϵ:LF\to 1$ is invertible; for $F⊣R$, its unit $\alpha :1\to RF$ is invertible. DefineApplying $F$, then using naturality and the triangular identities, reduces this composite to the same map asSince $F$ is faithful, the two displayed composites are equal.

For a morphism $u:FB\to A$, let $\hat{u}=Ru{\alpha }_B:B\to RA$ be its transpose under $F⊣R$. The identities just proved giveIf every ${\theta }_A$ is monic and $Lu=Lv$, this equation gives $\hat{u}=\hat{v}$, hence $u=v$; thus $L$ is faithful on arrows whose domains are in the image of $F$. Conversely, if ${\theta }_{A}f={\theta }_{A}g$ for $f,g:B\to RA$, naturality of $ϵ$ and the second formula for $\theta$ giveBoth maps have domain $FB$, so the assumed faithfulness gives ${\beta }_{A}Ff={\beta }_{A}Fg$. These are the transposes of $f$ and $g$, hence $f=g$. Therefore $\theta$ is pointwise monic exactly under the stated faithfulness condition.

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