fully faithful inclusion of Q-vector spaces into Ab
Proposition
There exists a fully faithful inclusion of \(\mathrm{Vect}_{\mathbb{Q}}\) category vectk into Category Ab.
In other words: Let \(M,N\) be \(\mathbb{F}_p\) vector space and \(\varphi: M \rightarrow N\) a map between the underlying sets.
TFAE:
- \(\varphi\) is a group-homomorphism
- \(\varphi\) is a vectorspace-homomorphism
Proof
elementary proof (lineare algebra 1)
1) \(\implies\) 2)
Let \(\varphi: V \rightarrow W\) be a group-homomorphism between \(\mathbb{Q}\)-vector spaces.
So let \(\frac{p}{q} \in \mathbb{Q} \setminus \{0\}\) be a scalar and \(v \in V\).
Then we want to show that
We know that \(\frac{p}{q} = \sum_{i=1}^p \frac{1}{q}\) and hence
Now \(V,W\) are in particular uniquely divisible abelian group, so \(\frac{1}{q} v\) is characterized by the property that \(\sum_{i=1}^q \frac{1}{q} v = v\).
Analogously \(\frac{1}{q} \varphi(v)\) is characterized by \(\sum_{i=1}^q \frac{1}{q} \varphi(v) = \varphi(v)\).
Now this shows that \(\varphi(\frac{1}{q} v) = \frac{1}{q} \varphi(v)\) as both elements satisfy \(\sum_{i=1}^q x = v\) for \(x \in \{\frac{1}{q} \varphi(v), \varphi(\frac{1}{q} v)\}\), which determines them uniquely.
2) \(\implies\) 1)
special case
proov via localization (commutative algebra)
The question whether the restriction of scalars functor is fully faithful
see:
spectra (higher algebra)
use:
- heart of spectra is Ab
- heart of the t-structure of modules over a connective ring spectrum (todo: \(\mathrm{ModSp}(\mathbb{Q})^{\heartsuit} \simeq \mathrm{ModAb}(\mathbb{Q}) \simeq \mathrm{Vect}_{\mathbb{Q}}\)
- rational module spectra is a full subcategory of Spectra