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* [[Homomorphism (category theory)]] - which all the following are instances of
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** [[Homomorphism (group)]]
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** [[Homomorphism (module)]]
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** [[Homomorphism (ring)]]
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** [[Homomorphism (topology)]] - {{AKA}}: [[continuous map]]
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** [[Homomorphism (vector space)]] - {{AKA}}: [[linear map]] - instance of a [[module homomorphism]]
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For types of morphism (eg "epimorphism", "automorphism" and so forth, see:
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* [[Homomorphism (category theory)]] ({{AKA}}: [[morphism|morphisms]] or [[arrow|arrows]] of a [[category]]. Loosely speaking this is a "structure preserving map", all the homomorphism types listed here are examples of morphism in their respective category.
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** {{plural|continuous map|s}} - the homomorphisms of {{plural|topological space|s}} (not to be confused with [[homeomorphism]]) - see also: [[TOP (category)]]
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** {{plural|group homomorphism|s}}
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** {{plural|linear map|s}} - homomorphisms of {{plural|vector space|s}} - see also: WHATEVER THE CATEGORY OF VECTOR SPACES OVER A FIELD IS CALLED!
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** {{plural|ring homomorphism|s}}
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A Homomorphism '''(not to be confused with [[Homeomorphism|homeomorphism]])''' is a structure preserving map.
 
A Homomorphism '''(not to be confused with [[Homeomorphism|homeomorphism]])''' is a structure preserving map.
  

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Homomorphism may refer to:

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A Homomorphism (not to be confused with homeomorphism) is a structure preserving map.

For example, given vector spaces [ilmath]V\text{ and }W[/ilmath] then [math]\text{Hom}(V,W)[/math] is the vector space of all linear maps of the form [math]f:V\rightarrow W[/math], as linear maps will preserve the vector space structure.

Definition

Given two groups [ilmath](A,\times_A)[/ilmath] and [ilmath](B,\times_B)[/ilmath] a map [ilmath]f:A\rightarrow B[/ilmath] is a homomorphism if:

  • [math]\forall a,b\in A[f(a\times_Ab)=f(a)\times_Bf(b)][/math] - note the [ilmath]\times_A[/ilmath] and [ilmath]\times_B[/ilmath] operations


Note about topological homomorphisms:

Isn't a thing! I've seen 1 book ever (and nothing online) call a continuous map a homomorphism, Homeomorphism is a big thing in topology though. If something in topology (eg [math]f_*:\pi_1(X)\rightarrow\pi_2(X)[/math]) it's not talking topologically (as in this case) it's a group (in this case the Fundamental group and just happens to be under the umbrella of Topology

Types of homomorphism

Type Meaning Example Note Specific
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Endomorphism[1] A homomorphism from a group into itself [ilmath]f:G\rightarrow G[/ilmath] into doesn't mean injection (obviously)
Isomorphism A bijective homomorphism [ilmath]f:G\rightarrow H[/ilmath] ([ilmath]f[/ilmath] is a bijective)
Monomorphism (Embedding[1]) An injective homomorphism [ilmath]f:G\rightarrow H[/ilmath] ([ilmath]f[/ilmath] is injective) Same as saying [ilmath]f:G\rightarrow Im_f(G)[/ilmath] is an Isomorphism.
Automorphism[1] A homomorphism from a group to itself [ilmath]f:G\rightarrow G[/ilmath] A surjective endomorphism, an isomorphism from [ilmath]G[/ilmath] to [ilmath]G[/ilmath] Conjugation

Other uses for homomorphism

The use of the word "homomorphism" pops up a lot. It is not unique to groups. Just frequently associated with. For example:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Algebra - Serge Lang - Revised Third Edition - GTM