The Tensor-Hom adjunction is the natural isomorphism
For an R-module homomorphism , it is given explicitly by
Conversely, an -linear map determines the balanced map , so the universal property of the tensor product of modules gives
These formulas are inverse to each other because pure tensors generate the tensor product of modules.
Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.
Let be an R-module homomorphism. Naturality in the left argument means that precomposition by on the left corresponds under the Tensor-Hom adjunction to precomposition by on the right. For ,
Thus the naturality square commutes pointwise on every and .
Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.