Spahn couniversal mapping property 1

Let F:X→CF:X\to C be a functor between categories. A CC morphism f:a→F(x)f:a\to F(x) is called to satisfy the couniversal mapping property with respect to FF or we say that ff is a couniversal arrow from cc to FF or that ff is the initial arrow from cc to FF, if f=0∈C/Ff=0\in C/F is initial in the comma category c/Fc/F.

This means: for any y∈Xy\in X and any morphism ϕ:a→F(y)\phi:a\to F(y) there is a morphism ψ:x→y\psi:x\to y such that

a ↦f F(x) ↘ ϕ ↓ F(ψ) F(y)\array{ a&\stackrel{f}{\mapsto}&F(x) \\ &\searrow^\phi&\downarrow^{F(\psi)} \\ &&F(y) }

commutes.

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