one-to-one | injective |
onto | surjective |
any map | bijective |
Linear maps
any map | homomorphism |
one-to-one | monomorphism |
onto | epimorphism |
one-to-one and onto | isomorphism |
Linear self-maps
any map | endomorphism |
one-to-one and onto | automorphism |
Examples of isomorphisms and maps that identifies the isomorphism:
- M_{1,3}(\Bbb F) \cong M_{3,1}(\Bbb F)\\ (x_1,x_2,x_3)\mapsto \begin{pmatrix}x_1\\x_2\\x_3\end{pmatrix}
- M_{2,2}(\Bbb F) \cong \Bbb F^4\\ \begin{pmatrix}a&b\\ c&d \end{pmatrix}\mapsto (a,b,c,d)
- M_{2,3}(\Bbb F) \cong M_{3,2}(\Bbb F)\\ A\mapsto A^T
- The plane z=0 in \Bbb R^3 is isomorphic to \Bbb R^2.
(x,y,0)\mapsto (x,y) - P_n\cong \Bbb R^{n+1}\\ a_0+a_1x+\cdots+a_nx^n\mapsto (a_0,a_1,\cdots,a_n)
- P is isomorphic to \Bbb R_0^\infty.
a_0+a_1x+\cdots+a_nx^n\mapsto (a_0,a_1,\cdots,a_n,0,0,\cdots) - M_{m,n}(\Bbb F) \cong L(\Bbb F^n, \Bbb F^m)
A\mapsto L_A, where L_A(x)=Ax. - Any vector space V of dimension n is isomorphic to \Bbb F^n.
v\mapsto [v]_\alpha, where \alpha is a basis for V.
Category theory
A morphism f:A\to B in a category C is an isomorphism if there exists a morphism g:B \to A such that both ways to compose f and g give the identity morphisms on the respective objects, namely gf=1_A, \quad fg=1_B.
A morphism f:A\to B in a category C is an monomorphism if for every object C and every pair of morphisms g,h:C\to A, the condition fg=fh implies g=h. Namely, the following diagram commutes:
When we say a diagram commutes, it means all ways to compose morphisms result in an identical morphisms. Therefore, whenever f is an monomorphism and this diagram commutes, we can conclude g=h. The key idea is that monomorphisms allow us “cancel” f from the left side of a composition.
The corresponding property for cancelling on the right is defined similarly.
A morphism f:A\to B in a category C is an epimorphism if for every object C and every pair of morphisms g,h:B\to C, the condition gf=hf implies g=h.
Whenever f is an epimorphism and this diagram commutes, we can conclude g=h.
Reference:
Examples of isomorphisms
Properties of morphisms
An awesome video on morphisms
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