C AHIERS DE
TOPOLOGIE ET GÉOMÉTRIE DIFFÉRENTIELLE CATÉGORIQUES
H ARALD L INDNER
Enriched categories and enriched modules
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ENRICHED CATEGORIES AND ENRICHED MODUL ES
by Harald LINDNER
CAHIERS DE TOPOLOGIEE T GEOMETRIE DIFFERENTIELLE Vol. XXII-2
(1981)
3e COLLOQUE
SUR LES CA T EGORIES DEDIE A CHARLES EHRESMANNAmiens,
juillet 1980Our purpose is to show that most of the results on
categories
en-riched over a
symmetric
monoidal closed categoryv
can be formulated andproved
in themerely
monoidal case. Thispermits
toapply
thetheory
of en-riched
categories
to furtherexamples,
togain
a betterunderstanding
of thebasic notions of
( enriched )
categorytheory,
and to present enriched cat- egorytheory
moreconcisely.
An
important
tool is the notion of enriched modules( Benabou :
« ac-tions of
multiplicative categories»), i, e., categories
on which a monoidal category acts. Wehope
to show that the two notions of enrichedcategories
and enriched modules are
equally important.
These two kinds ofobjects
are the 0-cells of two well-known
2-categories.
We have described in pre- vious papers how these two2-categories
can be embedded into a2-categ-
ory C by introducing
1-cells(and 2-cells )
fromv-categories
toV-modules,
and vice versa. Our
examples
prove that such 1-cells and 2-cells occur nat-urally
even in the familiarsymmetric
monoidal closed case.The
key
result( 1.9)
is a characterization of tensoredv-categories
in terms of
isomorphisms
between enrichedcategories
and enriched modules.We discuss
duality,
limits and Kan-extensions in our context. Details onfurther
topics
such as functorcategories
will be considered elsewhere.Proofs are
usually
omitted.1. THE
2.CATEGORY G
OF ENRICHED CATEGORIES AND ENRICHED MODULES.We recall the definition of the
2-category (5 (cf. [15, 17 ).
LetV = ( vo, X, I,a, L, p)
be a monoidal category,i.e., X: v0 X V0 -> v0
isa functor
(written
between itsarguments),l
is anobject
off 0 ,
andare
compatible
naturaltransformations.
1.1. DEFINITION. A P-
(left-) module
consists:of a category
Ao , a
functor and two natural transfor-mations
such that three evident
diagrams
commute.A
is callednormal
ifaA
andL A
are bothisomorphic ;
their inverses are then denotedby Q4
andv A ,
respectively.
(Cf. [1],
2.3«( actions
ofmultiplicative categories »); [2], 3,
Section1;
[15], 5.1; [16], 2; [17], 5.1. )
(v0, X V ,a V,LV)
is anexample
of a normal module which we usu-ally
denoteby V,
if there is nodanger
ofconfusion. Also,
we oftendrop
the indices if the context
seems to exclude any
danger
ofconfusion.
We often writeI j I
instead ofI A 0 I
for the class ofobjects
of av-module
A . IfI A I
is a set, A is call-ed
small.
If A is a tensored1/-category, A
iscanonically equipped
withthe structure of a normal
v-module ( cp.
1.9below).
1.2. DEFINITION.
A 1-cell F: A -> B in 1
consists of a functor( we
often omit the index «0»),
together
with a naturalfamily
ofmorphisms
inV0
orB o ,
indexedby pairs
of
objects
resp.are
1/-categories,
category, B is a
V-module, v-module, B
is a1/-category,
1/-modules,
such that two evident
corresponding diagrams
commute, e. g. in case c :1.3.
EXAMPLES.( i )
Let C be anobject
of av-category
A . The hom func- functor40(C, e): 40 -> fo, together
with thefamily
is a 1-cell in the sense of 1.2
(b). (Cf. [19]; [17],5.7.)
( ii )
LetC
be anobject
of aV-module B .
The functor(-0 C): Vo - B0 together
with thefamily
is a 1-cell from V to B in the sense of 1.2
( d ).
1.4. D EFINITION. The
composition
of 1-cellsF; A -> B
andG:
B -C
in@
is definedby composing
theunderlying
functorsFo
andGo
andby,
e. g.,if A is a
1/-category
andB, C
arev-modules.
1.5. DEFINITION. A 2-cell
g: F-> H: A -> B in C
is a natural transfor- mation g:Fo - Ho
such that an evidentdiagram
commutes, e, g, in case c :The
composition
of 2-cells is evident. We leave to the reader thestraight-
forward
proof
that these definitionsyield
a2-category I (cf. [ 15J, 5).
1.6. EXAMPLES OF 2-CELLS
IN 0.
LetF: A ->
B be a 1-cellin @
and let A 6141.
We consider the four cases a-d in 1.2:This is a
specialization
ofThis is a spe-
cialisation of d
In this setup we are able to extend the usual definition of tensored
y-categories (cf. [8], 4),
in which 1: had to besymmetric
monoidalclosed,
to the case of a
merely
monoidal category(cp. [10], 9).
1.7. DEFINITION. A
tensored V-category
consists of aV-category C
to-gether
with anadjunction ( 5 ) in I
for everyA f ( C I ( cf. 1.3 ( i ) ) :
Although
a tensored1/-category
consists of av-category C together
with additional
data,
rather than aspecific property
ofC,
it is customaryto denote a tensored
V-category by
the samesymbol
as theunderlying>>
v-category C .
This is of coursejustified
to some extent, since(co-)ad- joints
are determineduniquely
up toisomorphism.
The reader is invited todraw the commutative
diagrams, provided by 1.7,
for laterreference.
As an
example
we list theadjunction equations :
forall A, B C |C|, X C |V|.
The Definition 1.7 can be « translated» to the case of
1/-modules (cp.1.9 below):
1.8. DEFINITION AND PROPOSITION. A tensored
y-module
consists of a1/-module C ,
such thatL C
isisomorphic, together
with anadjunction (8)
for every A 6C I
.Every
tensored1/-module
is normal.Although
theadjunctions (5 )
and(8)
lookequal,
we should liketo
emphasize
thatthey
are different because C denotes a1/-category
in1.7 and a v-module in 1.8. In
particular,
the «structure maps» of the 1-cells in( 5 )
and(8 )
in the nontrivial cases are :1.9.
THEOR EM.There
is acanonical bije
ctionbetween:
( i )
tensoredV-categories, (ii)
tensoredf-modules,
(iii) isomorphisms between V-categories and V-modules
such that theunderlying functors
areidentities.
We must leave the
proof
to the reader(cp. [17], 5.11 ).
On
applying
the Theorem1.9
toA - v if
V issymmetric
monoidalclosed we
recognize
the Definition 1.7 of tensoredv-categories
as compa- tible with the classical case(cf. [8], 4).
1.10. REMARK. We stress the
importance
of the statement(iii)
in1.9:
if Aand/ or B
are tensored1/-categories,
the different notions of 1-cellsA -> B
in 1.2 are in abijective correspondence,
set upby composing
withthe
isomorphisms
between thev-category
andV-module
structures. In par-ticular,
these notions arecompatible.
In this way we can extend most no-tions in enriched category
theory
from monoidal closedcategories
v tomerely
monoidalcategories r.
In the next sections we take the first steps in this direction. Most results are contained in a
slightly
different form inprevious
papers(e,g., [ 17] ).
The presentsetting -
the2-category U) - permits
a nice formulation.A common
generalization
of the two notions ofobjects in C
appearsto be very
tempting.
Infact,
in[18]
such ageneralization
wasgiven.
Inthis way
v-modules
and1/-categories
can be treatedsimultaneously.
On theother
hand,
it appears as if additional work wererequired
in order to re-interpret
results in terms of the familiar notions of1/-modules
andh-cat- egories. Also,
the translation of a notion fromV-categories
toV-module
and vice versa is often
quite straightforward.
With
regard
to1.9
we may consider 1-cells from av-category A
toa
P-module B
( inparticular B = V )
asgenuine generalizations
ofv-func-
tors. We shall therefore often call these 1-cells and the
corresponding
2-cells, V-functors
and h-naturaltransformations, respectively.
2. DUALITY.
The dual of a
I-category
as well as contravariantv-functors
bet-ween
V-categories
cannot be defined unless V issymmetric.
Inparticular,
the definition of
extraordinary v-natural
transformationsrequires
a symme- try.However,
certainparts
of thisduality
forv-categories
areindependent
of a symmetry
( cf. [ 19, 17]).
To a monoidal category
f = (V0,X, I , a , L, p)
we mayassign
anopmonoidal (cp. (2);
the brackets are shifted the otherdirection )
categoryVt = (V 0, X t , I, a t , Lt pt,), the transpose o f E by :
Clearly ytt
=1: . Symmetries
y for v are inbijection
with monoidal func-tors
r
=(1V , y, 11): Vt -> V
which arequasi-involutive, i.e., T(Tt)
= 1( but rr
is notdefined ). By inverting a t
we obtain an(honest)
monoidal categoryV S = (vo Xt, (at)-1, Lt, pt) (cf.
e.g.[17], 1.3).
To av-cat-
egory
:1
weassign
ayt-category At by
This construction extends to 1-cells and 2-cells. It is a
2-functor,
contra-variant with respect to 2-cells
(cf. [17],2.9-2.11).
The extension to the2-category C
isstraightforward.
Thegeneral
idea is toreinterpret
the dia-grams in terms of
yt.
This turns a1/-Ieft
moduleA
into a1/-right
moduleAt = (A0, Xt,at ,Lt):
and
correspondingly
for 1-cells and 2-cells(cp. [2],
3 Section3).
2.1. DEFINITION. Let A be a
f-category
and let B be aright ( ! ) v-mo-
dule. A contravariant
11-functor from
A to B is ayt-functor
from thevt
category
At
to thevt-left
moduleBt.
A contravariant
f-functor F;
A -> B consists therefore of a contra-variant functor
Fo : A0 -> Bo , together
with a naturalfamily
of mapssuch that two evident
diagrams
commute( cp. [17], 3+6; [19]).
The con-tra variant hom functors
are an
example (here I/
denotes the1/-right
module(V0 ,X, a , P) ). V-
bifunctors
( distributors )
may be defined in this situation(cp. [3],
6 Section2; [17],
7.4( d ) ).
Animportant example
is the Hom-bifunctorA ( -, -)
fora
V-category
A . There is an evident way ofdefining extraordinary v-nat-
ural transformations from
A’6 I C I
to a distributor with values in av-bi-
module( cp. [1], 2.3)
in thecase C = V, X = I ,
such thatcA ( A
a V-category)
isextraordinary jl-natural.
In thegeneral
case a symmetry forv
isrequired.
Theextraordinary v-naturality
of111,R,C
with respect toB can be defined for a
merely
monoidalcategory I ( cp. 3.6 below).
3. LIM ITS.
We
consider
the notion of( v- )
limits in the2-category U.
This ge- neral notion combines andgeneralizes
the twoessentially equivalent ( in
the
spirit
of1.9)
notions of v-limits as considered in[4], [17] 6.3, [19].
3.1. D E FIN IT IO N .
(i)
AV-natural pair (P, IT)
fromE : A -> V to F : A -> B
consists of an
object
P 6 )I g I , together
with a 2-cell n :( i i )
AV-limit ( m ean cotensorproduct)
of E and F is a 1/-naturalpair (P , rr )
from E to F which isuniversal, i. e.,
a)
the commutativediagram (1)
(forall A C 14 1 )
sets up abijection
(2) ( for all X C If! )
between V-naturalpairs (0, w)
from( -0 X)
o E toF and
morphisms p: X -> B(0, P)
inBo .
If
(2)
is abijection merely
for X= I ,
then(P, IT)
is called alimit (weak
mean
cotenso7pro duct) of
E and F.b) the commutative
diagram (3) ( for
all A 6I 41 )
sets up abijection
(4)
betweenV-natural pairs (0, w)
from E to F andmorphisms
p:O ->
P in!l 0 .
If B is a tensored
v-category,
both notions of v-limits 3.1 a, b areeasily
seen to becompatible, i, e.,
the canonicalbijection
between (con-jugate )
2-cellspreserves
V-limits ( for
the calculus ofconjugate 2-cells,
cp. e. g.[7], 1.6;
[11]; [17], 4; [20], IV .7).
3.2. THEOREM
(Covatiant Yoneda-Lemma).
Let Abe a f-category and
let !1 be
either aF-category
or aV-module. If C
CA I
andF:A->B
isa
]-cell,
then(F C, FC’.) is a V-limit of 4( C, -): A -> rand
F.(Cp.e.g. [4], 3.1; [3], 3.1; [17], 6.4; [19], 2,
Theorem3.)
PROOF. Let B be a
V-category.
is a 1-cell
according
to is anymorphism
inV0 ,
thecomposition yields
a 1-cell(cp.
1.6 a, e). Themorphism
p isuniquely
determinedby o
viaThe converse is now obvious. The
proof
isanalogous
for a1/-module
B .The weak Yoneda-Lemma is a consequence of 3.2
for B
= Ti : there is abijection
betweenmorphisms l -> F C in V 0
and 2-cellsA( C,-) -> F.
3.2 also
implies
the usual Yoneda-Lemma(cf. [4], 3.1)
in which F is assumed to besymmetric
monoidal closed and B is av-category.
3.3. DEFINITION. A 1-cell
G: B -> C
preserves a(v-) limit (P, 7T)
ofE: A -> v
andF; A-> B
iffb)
if B is a1/-category,
C is a1/-module:
(GP,(Gp- o F)(IT X GP ))
isa (V-)
limit of E andGF.
c ) if B
is av-module, C
is aV-category :
is
a(V-)
limit of E andG F.
d)
ifB ,
C are V-modules:limit of E and
G F . 3 .4.
PROPOSITION.L et B
be aV-category.
(i)
For everyC c|B I
the1-cell B( C, -): B -> f
preserves11-limits («hom-functors>>
preserveV-limits).
(ii)
LetE :
A ,f
and F: A , B be1-cells,
P cI g I
, andlet
is a
1/-limit of
E andB ( C, -)
o Ffor
everyC C | B | , then (P , IT )
is af’-Iimit of
Eand
F(« hom- functors » collectively detect V-limits).
PROOF,
(i)
is an immediate consequence of the Definition 3.1. Infact,
if
only
the notion 3.1( ii )
b wereknown,
we would use the assertions in3.4
as a gauge for the choice of the definition of V-limits inV-categories.
(ii) According
to our last remark we haveonly
to prove that n is a 2-cellin 0 .
This followseasily
onchoosing C:
=P .
We can also consider the dual notion of colimits if h is
merely
monoidal.
3.5. DEFINITION. Let A be a
1/-category,
letF: A-> B
be a 1-cell and letE:
A - r be a contravariantV-functor.
AV-natural pair (P TT) for
Eand
F consists of anobject P C |B| , together
with a naturalfamily
IT =IT A I Af |A| 11:
a) ITA : E A -> B ( FA , P) if B
is aV-category;
b) IT A : E A X F A -> P if B
isa v-module,
such that an evident
diagram
commutes. A couniversalV-natural pair is call-
3.6.
THEOREM( Contravariant Yoneda-Lemma).
Let Abe
aY-category
and
let B be
either af-category
or af-module. I f C
C141 | and F: A -> B
is a1-cell, then ( F C, F-, C) is
aV-colimit o f the
contravariantV-functor A(-, C): A -> V and F.
( Cp,
e, g.[17], 6.10 ; [ 19]. )
Theproof
is dual to theproof
of3.2.
The
proof
of thefollowing proposition
isstraightforward.
3.7. P ROPO SITION .
Adjoint 1-cells
preserve11-limits.
4. KAN EXTENSIONS.
The definition of Kan extensions can be formulated in any 2-cat- egory :
( K , K )
is called a K an extension of a 1-cellJ:
A -> Dalong
a 1-cell
F: A - B
iffK;
B -> D is a 1-cell and K: KF -J
is a 2-cell( c f, (1) ),
such that theassignment (2)
is abijection (3)
for every 1-cellL : B - D.
A 1-cell
R: D -> E respects
a Kan extension(K, K)
ofJ along
F iff(RK, RK )
is a Kan extension ofRj along
F .If,
inparticular,
D is a1/-category,
the hom-functors of D need not respect Kan extensions. The Kan extensionsrespected by
all hom-functors are calledpointwise
Kanextensions
( if
we assume( R K, RK )
to be a Kan extension for every hom- functorR,
then(K, K)
can be shown to be a Kanextension ).
4.1. DEFINITION. Let
V
be asymmetric
monoidal category, and letbe 1-cells and let K:
KF->J
be a 2-cell(cp. (1)). (K , K )
is called aV-Kan
extens iono f J along
F iff :a) (if
D is av-category )
the commutativediagram (4) ( for
allA
6I AI)
sets up a
bijection ( 5 ) ( for
allX C V I
and 1-cellsL :
B ->D )
betweenextraordinary
v-naturaltransformations y and o .
b) ( if
D is a1/-module)
the commutativediagram (6 ) ( for
all A 614 1 )
sets up a
bijection (7)
between1-cells X and a).
A 1-cell
R: D -> E
is said to respect a11-Kan
extension(K, K)
iff(RK, RK J
is a 1/-Kan extension ofR J along
F .4.2. THEOREM. L et v be
symmetric monoidal
andlet D
be aV-category.
(i) Every V-Kan
extension(K, K) o f J:
A -> Dalong F: A, B
is aKan extension.
(ii) ,Every poantwise
Kan extension(K, K) Of J :
A -> Dalong F:
A, Bis a V-Ka.n extension.
We remark that every Kan extension is a V-Kan extension in the
case p =
Ens,
the category of sets. This iscertainly
the reasonwhy _E-
Kan extensions
apparently
have not yet been considered in the literature.The usual connection between
pointwise
Kan extensions and v-limits re- mains valid if v ismerely monoidal :
4.3.
THEOR EM.(K,K) is
apointwise
Kan extensionof J:
A -> Dalong
is a
v-limit of B(B,-)o F
andJ for every B
6|B|
.4.4. REMARK. Several other notions may be defined for
merely
monoidalcategories
Yby
means of Kan extension. E. g., a 1-cellF: A - B
is call- edcodense
iff(1B,1F) is
a Kan extension of Falong
F.Also,
finaland initial 1-cells
( in
thenon-topological sense)
may be defined( cf. [15], 4 (10) - (12)).
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