ofSY and the diagram
Expcκ(VX) Exp
c
κ(Vf) //Expcκ(VY)
SX
SΣX
OO
Sf //SY
SΣY
OO
commutes. We will only use the notation Vf where it is important to explicitly distinguish between the mapsVf, Sf, Af and the morphismf, and otherwise simply write f – it is the same object, after all.
We define theexponential functor:Ex∗ → Ex∗, whereVX= Expcκ(X)and:
AX = AX SX = Expcκ(VX) Af = Af Sf = Expcκ(Vf) AΣX = idAX SΣX = Expcκ(VΣX).
Vfis in fact continuous wheneverf:X →Yis a morphism, becauseVf Expcκ(VX) =Sf is the exponential of a continuous map andVf◦VΣX = VΣY◦Vf, which is also continuous.
ΣX is a morphism ΣX : X → X and the following diagram commutes, which means that X 7→ ΣXis a natural transformation from the identity to:
X f //Y X
ΣX
OO
f //Y
ΣY
OO
Theextension maps categoryEx is the full6 subcategory given by those objectsXwhose uni-verse spacesVXareκ-compact Hausdorff. And thecategory of (extension map) hyperuniverses7 EHypis the full subcategory ofExgiven by those objectsXwhereVΣXis bijective and thus a homeomorphism. IfVXisκ-compact Hausdorff, thenVXalso is, so the restriction Exis a functor fromExtoEx.
We define the κ-Cech-Stone compactification functorˇ β from Ex∗ to Ex by VβX = βVX and SβX = cl(ιX[SX]) = βSX, and using the universal property of theκ-ˇCech-Stone compactifi-cation of a topological space, let SΣβX : SβX → Exp(VβX)be the unique map such that the diagram
Expcκ(VX) Exp
c
κ(ιVX) //Expκ(VβX)
SX
SΣX
OO
ιSX //SβX
SΣX
OO
commutes, that is, such thatVιX = ιVX defines a morphismιX : X → βX. For a morphism
6That means it containsallmorphismsf:X→YofEx∗whenever it contains the objectsXandY.
7Note that for technical reasons we include the trivial object with only one point here, although we do not consider it a proper hyperuniverse.
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f:X→ Y, letVβf= βVf. Then all cells in the diagram
Expκ(VβX) Expκ(Vβf) //Expκ(VβY)
Expcκ(VX) Exp
cκ(Vf) //
Expcκ(VιX)
ii
Expcκ(VY)
Expcκ(VιY)
55
SX
SΣX
OO
Sf //
SιX
uu
SY
SΣY
OO
SιY
))SβX
SΣX
OO
Sβf //SβY
SΣY
OO
commute, so SΣβY◦Sβf◦SιX = Expκ(Vβf)◦SΣβX◦SιX. Since SιX is an epimorphism (its image is dense), this impliesSΣβY◦Sβf = Expκ(Vβf)◦SΣβX and hence βfis in fact a mor-phism. The map X 7→ ιX is a natural transformation from the identity to βand β is a left adjoint functor. Its right adjoint is the inclusion fromExtoEx∗. Thus by the following lemma, direct limits inExexist and they are theκ-ˇCech-Stone compactifications of the corresponding direct limits inEx∗:
Lemma 46. LethXi,fijibe a directed system inEx∗. Then the direct limithX,fiiexists:
hVX,Vfii = lim
→
TophVXi,Vfiji , hSX,Sfii = lim
→
TophSXi,Sfiji andSΣX is the unique map such that for alli,SΣX◦Sfi = Expcκ(Vfi)◦SΣXi.
Proof. The definition ofSΣXdoes make sense because indeed
Expcκ(Vfj)◦SΣXj ◦Sfij = Expcκ(Vfj)◦Expcκ(Vfij)◦SΣXi = Expcκ(Vfi)◦SΣXi
wheneveri < j, so the direct limit property ofSXapplies.
We show that the objectXwith the morphismsfidefined by those topological limits is in fact a direct limit of the given system inEx∗.
For eachi, lethi :Xi →Zbe a morphism and assume that for allj >i,hi= hj◦fij. We then defineVh :VX→ VZusing the direct limit property ofVX, which is the unique candidate for a suitable morphismh : X → Z, and we just have to show that it is in fact a morphism. For
eachi, every path fromSXito Expcκ(VZ)is equivalent in the diagram
Expcκ(VX) Exp
c
κ(Vh) //Expcκ(VZ)
Expcκ(VXi)
Expcκ(Vhi) 44
Expcκ(Vfi)
jj
SXi SΣXi
OO
Sfi
ss Shi ++
SX
SΣX
OO
Sh //SZ
SΣZ
OO
and in particularSΣZ◦Sh◦Sfi = Expcκ(Vh)◦SΣX◦Sfi. SincehSX,Sfiiis the direct limit of theSXi, it follows thatSΣZ◦Sh = Expcκ(Vh)◦SΣX.
We recursively define functors β from Ex to Ex and morphisms ΣXα,β : αX → βX for ordinalsα6β:
0X = X ΣXα,α = idαX 0f = f α+1X = αX ΣXα,β+1 = ΣβX◦ΣXα,β α+1f = αf For limit ordinalsγ, let
hγX,ΣXα,γiα<γ = lim
→
ExhαX,ΣXα,βiα6β<γ
and iff : X → Y is a morphism, we use the direct limit property ofγX: γfis defined as the unique morphism such thatγf◦ΣXα,γ = ΣYα,γ◦αffor allα < γ. ThenX 7→ ΣXα,β is a natural transformation fromαtoβ, that is, for every morphismf : X→ Y, the following diagram commutes:
αX Σ
X
α,β //
αf
βX
βf
αY Σ
Y
α,β //βY
Lemma 47. For each objectXin Ex, SΣXκ,κ+1 is surjective and as a consequence, all SΣXβ,α withκ6 β6αare.
Proof. The unionD= S
α<κrng VΣXα,κ
is dense inVκX= βD, so by Lemma 22, the set of κ-small subsets ofDis dense in Expcκ(VκX) =Sκ+1X. But for eachκ-smallS ⊆ D, there exists anα < κand aκ-smallSe⊆VαX, such thatS =VΣXα,κ[eS]. Therefore,
[
α<κ
rng Expcκ(VΣXα,κ)
= [
α<κ
rng SΣXκ,κ+1◦SΣXα+1,κ
⊆rng SΣXκ,κ+1
is dense inSκ+1X. ButSΣXκ,κ+1is continuous and its domain isκ-compact, hence its image is closed and therefore rng
SΣXκ,κ+1
= Sκ+1X.
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The equivalence relationsEα ⊆(VκX)2forα >κdefined by xEαy ⇔ VΣXκ,α(x) = VΣXκ,α(y)
are monotonously increasing and thus the sequence has to be eventually constant, that is, there is someαsuch thatVΣαX is a homeomorphism, soαXis an object ofEHyp. LetγX be the least suchα.
For objectsXandYofEx, morphismsf :X→ Yandα= max{γX,γY}, we define:
∞X = γXX ∞f = ΣYγ
Y,α
−1
◦αf◦ΣXγ
X,α
ΣXβ,∞ =
ΣXβ,γ
X forβ6γX
ΣXγ
X,β
−1
forβ > γX
∞is a functor fromExtoEHypandX7→ ΣXβ,∞is a natural transformation fromβto∞. V∞Xis a quotient ofVκX. Next we show thatΣX0,∞is initial among the morphisms fromX to objects ofEHyp:
Theorem 48. LetXbe an object of Ex,Y an object ofEHyp andf : X → Y. Then there is a unique morphismg :∞X→ Y such thatf= g◦ΣX0,∞, namelyg =∞f.
X
ΣX0,∞ ''
f //Y
∞X
g
77
The functor∞ :Ex → EHypis a left adjoint of the inclusion functor.
Therefore, for every objectXofEx∗ andYofEHypand every morphismf :X→ Y, there is a unique morphismg :∞βX→ Y withf= g◦ΣβX0,∞◦ιX, namelyg = (ιY)−1◦∞βf.
Proof. SinceγY = 0 andΣ0,γX is a natural transformation, ∞f◦ΣX0,∞ = ΣYγ
Y,γX
−1
◦γXf◦ΣXγ
X,γX◦ΣX0,γ
X = ΣY0,γ
X
−1
◦γXf◦ΣX0,γ
X = f, so∞fhas the required property.
It remains to show that for every morphismg, the equationf = g◦ΣX0,∞ implies g = ∞f.
By induction onα6 γX, we will show that the following diagram commutes:
αX
αf
ΣXα,∞
//∞X
g
αY Σ Y
Y0,α
oo
Then the caseα =γXwill imply our claim, proving uniqueness:
∞f = ΣY0,γ
X
−1
◦γXf = g◦ΣXγ
X,∞ = g The caseα= 0 is just our assumptionf= g◦ΣX0,∞.
Now letα = β+1. Applying to the induction hypothesis forβ, we obtain the left cell in the diagram
αX
αf
ΣXα,γX+1
//γX+1X
g
γXX
ΣXγX,γX+1
oo
g
αY Σ Y
Y
oo 1,α Σ Y
Y
oo 0,1
and the right cell commutes becauseΣis a natural transformation. SinceΣXγ
X,γX+1 = Σ∞X is an isomorphism, this proves the caseα.
Finally, letαbe a limit ordinal and assume the induction hypothesis for allβ < α. Then every cell in the diagram
αX
αf
ΣXα,∞
//∞X
g
βX
ΣXβ,α
jj
ΣXβ,∞
44
βf
βY
ΣYβ,α
tt
ΣY0,β
**αY YΣ
Y0,α
oo
commutes and hence ΣY0,α−1
◦αf◦ΣXβ,α = g◦ΣXα,∞◦ΣXβ,α : βX →Y for all β < α. So by the direct limit property of αX, it follows that
ΣY0,α −1
◦αf = g◦ΣXα,∞.
To prove that∞is a left adjoint, we prove that
ΦX,Y :hom(∞X,Y)→ hom(X,Y), f7→ f◦ΣX0,∞
has the required property:
Φ
X,eYe(h1◦f◦∞h0) =h1◦f◦∞h0◦ΣX0,e∞ = h1◦f◦ΣX0,∞◦h0 = h1◦ΦX,Y(f)◦h0, for all morphismsh0 :Xe → X,h1 :Y → Yeandf:X →Y.
Let X be an object in Ex∗ and A ⊆ VX open. A morphism f : X → Y is called an A-homeomorphismif
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• f(x) 6= f(a)for everyx∈VXanda ∈Awithx6=a, and
• f[U]is open inVY for every openU⊆A.
Then ifB⊆Ais open,fis also aB-homeomorphism. And whenevergis anf[A]-homeomorphism, g◦fis anA-homeomorphism.
Ais calledtransitiveif
ΣX[A∩SX] ⊆ A,
and it is calledpersistent if it is transitive, Hausdorff, open, locallyκ-compact and ΣX is an A-homeomorphism. Intuitively,Ais transitive iff all the elements of the classAin the model Xare subsets ofAagain, and as we will see the notion of persistence is chosen such that a persistent set is protected from being collapsed in the construction process of the αX, so that it – or rather its isomorphic image – is still present in the hyperuniverse∞X.
Lemma 49. LetXbe an object ofEx∗ andA⊆VX.
1. IfAis transitive inX,f[A]is transitive inY for everyf:X→ Y.
ιX[A], allΣX0,α[A]andA∪(A∩AX)are transitive inβX,α[X]andX.
2. IfAis persistent andf :X → Y is anA-homeomorphism, thenfis a A∪(A∩ AX)-homeomorphism. If moreoverf[SX]is dense inSY, thenf[A]is persistent. In particular, ΣX[A]andA∪(A∩AX)are persistent inXandιX[A]is persistent inβX.
3. IfhXα,fα,βiα,β<λis a directed system inEx∗, eachfα,βis anf0,α[A]-homeomorphism andf0,α[A]is persistent for eachα < λ, then if
hXλ,fα,λiα<λ = lim
→
Ex∗hXα,fα,βiα,β<λ
is the direct limit, everyfα,λis anf0,α[A]-homeomorphism andf0,λ[A]is persistent.
Proof. (1): These claims are easily verified by direct calculation:
ΣY[f[A]∩SY] = ΣY[f[A∩SX]] =Expcκ(f)[ΣX[A∩SX]]
⊆ Expcκ(f)[A] = (f[A])
ΣX[(A∪(A∩AX))∩SX] = ΣX[A] = Expcκ(ΣX)[A] =(ΣX[A])
= (ΣX[A∩SX]∪ΣX[A∩AX])⊆(A∪(A∩AX)) (2): Sincefis the union of Expcκ(Vf)andAf, its injectivity onAandA∩AAfollows from the injectivity offon A. It is also open on A∩AA, because Afis. To prove its openness on Ait suffices to check the images of subbase sets of the formV and♦Vfor openV ⊆ A:
ΣX[V] = Expcκ(ΣX)[V] = (ΣX[V])and ΣX[♦V] = Expcκ(ΣX)[♦V] = ♦(ΣX[V]).
It remains to show that nob /∈ A∪(A∩AX)is mapped into the image of that set. But such a bis either an atom – then f(b) = f(b) ∈/ f(A∩AX) = f(A∩AX) –, or it contains an
elementz /∈ A. In that case,f(z) ∈/ f[A]and thereforef(b)contains an element not inf[A], sof(b) ∈/ (f[A]) = f[A].
We have already seen that f[A] is transitive. As the homeomorphic image of a Hausdorff, locally κ-compact set, it also has these properties. Since ΣX[A] ⊆ A∪(A∩AX)and fis anA∪(A∩AX)-homeomorphism,f◦ΣX =ΣY◦fis anA-homeomorphism. In particular, ΣY mapsf[A]homeomorphically onto its image, which is open.
Now assume thatf[SX]is dense inSY. It remains to prove that y ∈ f[A]wheneverΣY(y) ∈ ΣY[f[A]]. So assume ΣY(y) = ΣY(f(x)) for some x ∈ A. Then x has a κ-compact neigh-borhood U in A, and f[U] 3 f(x) as well as V = ΣY[f[U]] 3 ΣY(y) are κ-compact neigh-borhoods. Thus if y /∈ f[A], then in particular y /∈ f[A]∩(ΣY)−1[V] = f[U], and hence y has a neighborhood W ⊆ (ΣY)−1[V] disjoint from f[U]and therefore disjoint from A. But f[SX]∩W = f[SX\A]∩Wis dense inW. So
ΣY(y) ∈ ΣY[cl(f[SX\A])] ⊆ cl(ΣY[f[SX\A]]) ⊆ cl(f[ΣX[SX\A]]).
But since f◦ΣX is an A-homeomorphism, f[ΣX[SX\A]] is disjoint from the open set f[ΣX[A]] =ΣY[f[A]], contradictingΣY(y) ∈ΣY[f[A]].
We have already seen that A∪(A∩AX) is transitive andΣX = ΣX is aA∪(A∩ AX)-homeomorphism. To prove thatA∪(A∩AX)is persistent, we only have to verify that it is open, locallyκ-compact and Hausdorff. A∩AXis an open subset ofA, so for that part of the union these properties are immediate. A is open becauseAis, and Hausdorff and locally κ-compact by Lemma 23.
As a transitive open subset of A∪(A∩AX), ΣX[A] is persistent, too. Finally, ιX is an A-homeomorphism with a dense image, soιX[A]is persistent.
(3): Let us begin by showing that f0,λ is anA-homeomorphism (and analogously everyfα,λ is anf0,α[A]-homeomorphism). Ifx∈VX0andy∈ Aare distinct, thenf0,α(x)6= f0,α(y)for everyα, sof0,λ(x) 6=f0,λ(y). In particular,f0,λ is injective onA. Thus ifU⊆Ais open, then since everyf−1α,λ[f0,λ[U]] =f0,α[U]is open,f0,λ[U]is open, too.
As in (2), it follows without any density assumption that f0,λ[A]is open, Hausdorff, locally κ-compact andΣXλ mapsf0,λ[A]homeomorphically onto its image, which is open. It remains to show that noex /∈f0,λ[A]is mapped intoΣXλ[f0,λ[A]].
ex = fα,λ(x) for some x ∈ VXα. Let VY = fα,λ[Xα]. Since ΣXλ◦fα,λ = fα,λ◦ΣX, the restriction SΣY = SΣXλ SY is a map into Expcκ(fα,λ[Xα]) = Expcκ(VY). Thusfα,λ also is an A-homeomorphism from Xα to Y, and then it is surjective, so (2) applies. Hence A is persistent inY, which proves thatΣXλ(ex) = ΣY(fα,λ(x)) ∈/ ΣY[f0,λ[A]] =ΣXλ[f0,λ[A]].
Theorem 50. IfXis an object ofEx∗andA⊆VXis persistent, thenΣβX0,α◦ιX[A]is persistent inαβX, andΣβX0,α◦ιXis anA-homeomorphism for every ordinalα.
In particular,ΣβX0,∞◦ιX[A]is persistent in the hyperuniverse∞βXand homeomorphic toA.
Proof. The proof is by induction onαand follows immediately from Lemma 49: First of all,ιX