cokernel of a zero morphism

1. Proposition

Let 20240205-cokernel_of_a_zero_object_760824120891fc757bc0445145b027d09b237baa.svg be a pointed category and 20240205-cokernel_of_a_zero_object_75c96260b489cdd3b625bcd8864888b58ca051c3.svg the zero morphism for an object 20240205-cokernel_of_a_zero_object_fdbaf93a86ea373a5e213db683649d3d48f8f189.svg. Then the cokernel is given by the identity

20240205-cokernel_of_a_zero_object_1c5fd54662dfb7a5a70b879ad6db02d29a6364f0.svg

2. Proof

Suppose there exists an object 20240205-cokernel_of_a_zero_object_ccda4f3d79b188d47d3d14d7b71cfcde42b0c6c3.svg and a morphism 20240205-cokernel_of_a_zero_object_b1e06f9a855cc8ce440f8826a784c82aca1b0990.svg, then we get

20240205-cokernel_of_a_zero_object_0ac5a3e5a625e0c1b88aff416f6059525e4bc05f.svg

since 20240205-cokernel_of_a_zero_object_5461866a7289ba4c56a10a82a5622bfbdcb4ae22.svg is the unique morphism making

20240205-cokernel_of_a_zero_object_83baeb0f148d8f76e5e7a46c41bcd40c26542f44.svg

commute

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Author: Anton Zakrewski

Created: 2024-10-14 Mo 08:53