 Pushforward ultrafilter (source code)

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= Pushforward ultrafilter
{title2=$g_*U=\{B\subseteq Y:g^{-1}[B]\in U\}$}

For an <ultrafilter> $U$ on $X$ and a <function> $g:X\to Y$, define $g_*U=\{B\subseteq Y:g^{-1}[B]\in U\}$. This is an <ultrafilter> and inherits countable completeness from a <countably complete ultrafilter>. It is nonprincipal exactly when no single fibre of $g$ belongs to $U$. Restricting $U$ to a member of $U$ before pushing forward preserves these properties.

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