Generators of a Grothendieck topology #
Let K be a precoverage and J a Grothendieck topology on a category C. We
say K generates J if for every presheaf F on C, it is a sheaf for J if and only
if it is a sheaf for every covering in K.
If K generates J, then J is the smallest Grothendieck topology containing K. The converse
only holds if K is a coverage or a pretopology.
Implementation details #
For C : Type u and Category.{v} C, the definition of Precoverage.Generates quantifies over
presheafs Cᵒᵖ ⥤ Type max u v. We then show that this implies that the condition holds
for all presheafs Cᵒᵖ ⥤ Type w.
A precoverage K generates the topology J if a presheaf on C is a sheaf
for K if and only if it is a sheaf for J.
- isSheaf_of_forall_max (F : Functor Cᵒᵖ (Type (max u v))) (H : ∀ ⦃X : C⦄, ∀ R ∈ K.coverings X, Presieve.IsSheafFor F R) : Presieve.IsSheaf J F
Instances For
If K generates J, then any presheaf Cᵒᵖ ⥤ Type w that satisfies the sheaf
condition for all K-coverings, is a J-sheaf.
If K generates J, then any presheaf is a sheaf if and only if it is a sheaf
for all K-covers.
If K generates J, then J is equal to the smallest Grothendieck topology containing K.
The converse is false, but holds if K is a coverage, see CategoryTheory.Coverage.generates_iff.
If K is a coverage, it generates the smallest Grothendieck topology containing K.