category of vector spaces

Notation VectK\Vect_K Objects vector spaces over a field KK Morphisms linear maps Parent RModR{-}\Mod Related RModR{-}\ModFinVectK\FinVect_KFiltVectK\FiltVect_KFreeAb\FreeAbVectKc\Vect^\c_KVectKs\Vect^s_KVectK(I)\Vect^{(I)}_K External nLab Link

This is the special case of RModR{-}\Mod where RR is a field KK. It is the prototype of a split abelian category.

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Assigned properties

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Unsatisfied Properties

Assigned properties

Deduced properties*

*This also uses the deduced satisfied properties.

Unknown properties

Special objects

  • terminal object: trivial vector space
  • initial object: trivial vector space
  • products: direct products with pointwise operations
  • coproducts: direct sums

Special morphisms

  • isomorphisms: bijective morphisms
  • monomorphisms: injective morphisms
  • epimorphisms: surjective morphisms
  • regular monomorphisms: same as monomorphisms
  • regular epimorphisms: surjective morphisms

Indistinguishable categories

These categories in the database currently have exactly the same properties as the category of vector spaces. This indicates that the data may be incomplete or that a distinguishing property may be missing from the database.

Functors

The database stores 1 functor based on the category of vector spaces.