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Morphisms

Morphisms

by Rishov Mondal -
Number of replies: 1

Is it true that morphisms need not necessarily be “functions” between the source and target? Can we arbitrarily define morphisms between objects of a category as long as the definition of composition follows the axioms.

What are the benefits of treating a Mathematical Structure from categorical viewpoint instead of observing its internal set theoretic structure.

In reply to Rishov Mondal

Re: Morphisms

by Rishov Mondal -
I think morphism between two Z-affine schemes is not a “function “ as we define the morphism following the ring homomorphism between the corresponding FPR’s.