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There is induced a homomorphism<br />
<strong>of</strong> R-modules.<br />
2.5. HOMOMORPHISM MODULES 31<br />
Hom(f, g) : HomR(M ′ , N) → HomR(M, N ′ )<br />
(h : M ′ → N) ↦→ (g ◦ h ◦ f : M → N ′ )<br />
2.5.4. Definition. Let R, S be a rings. A functor is a construction T , which to<br />
R-modules M, N associates S-modules T (M), T (N) and a homomorphism<br />
such that<br />
HomR(M, N) → HomS(T (M), T (N)), f ↦→ T (f)<br />
(1) T (1M) = 1 T (M)<br />
(2) T (g ◦ f) = T (g) ◦ T (f)<br />
In case the homomorphism goes<br />
and<br />
HomR(M, N) → HomS(T (N), T (M)), f ↦→ T (f)<br />
(1) T (1M) = 1 T (M)<br />
(2) T (g ◦ f) = T (f) ◦ T (g)<br />
the functor is contravariant. Clearly functors transform isomorphisms into isomorphism.<br />
Given functors T, T ′ a natural homomorphism is a family νM : T (M) → T ′ (M)<br />
<strong>of</strong> homomorphisms, such that for each f : M → N the following diagram commutes<br />
T (M)<br />
T (f)<br />
<br />
νN <br />
T (N)<br />
In the contravariant case the diagram is<br />
T (M)<br />
<br />
T (f)<br />
T (N)<br />
νM <br />
T ′ (M)<br />
νM <br />
T ′ (f)<br />
<br />
T ′ (N)<br />
T ′ (M)<br />
<br />
T ′ (f)<br />
νN <br />
T ′ (N)<br />
A natural isomorphism is a natural homomorphism such that each νM is an isomorphism.<br />
2.5.5. Proposition. Let R be a ring.<br />
(1) The construction<br />
is a functor.<br />
(2) The construction<br />
is a contravariant functor<br />
N ↦→ HomR(M, N), g ↦→ Hom(1M, g)<br />
M ↦→ HomR(M, N), f ↦→ Hom(f, 1N)