Let be a space (an object of a category of spaces), let be the category of sheaves on the frame of opens on , let denote the wide subcategory of with only étale morphisms. Then there is an adjoint equivalence
where
sends an étale morphism to the sheaf of local sections of .
sends a sheaf on to its espace étale.
We wish to clarify in which sense also the - topos can be regarded as an -sheaftopos on .
We assume that is the admissible class defined by an infinitesimal modality on .
, , and are -structured -toposes.
(1) A -structure on an -topos is called universal if for every -topos composition with induces an equivalence of -categories if
(2) In this case we say exhibits as classifying -topos for -structures on .