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Lecture

Limits and Colimits in Functor Categories

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MATH-436: Homotopical algebra

This course will provide an introduction to model category theory, which is an abstract framework for generalizing homotopy theory beyond topological spaces and continuous maps. We will study numerous examples of model categories and their applications in ...

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This lecture covers the concepts of limits and colimits in functor categories, starting with the proof of a right adjoint to the diagonal functor providing a functorial product construction. The lecture then delves into the study of equalizers and their comparison to pullbacks, followed by an exploration of limits and colimits in functor categories. The instructor, Kathryn Hess, explains the concepts step by step, highlighting the importance of these constructions in category theory.

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Mathematics

Algebra: Abstract algebra, Category theory

Mathematical logic: Set theory

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Category of topological spaces

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