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A note on computable \'{e}tale spaces

Logic 2026-05-01 v1 Category Theory

Abstract

An \'{e}tale space over a topological space YY is defined as a local homeomorphism from a topological space XX into YY. They often come up in topos theory because of the equivalence between sheaves and \'{e}tale spaces over a space. In this note, we define computable \'{e}tale spaces over a computable topological space YY within the TTE framework of computable topology, and show they are naturally equivalent to computable functions from YY to ODS\mathsf{ODS}, the effective quasi-Polish category of overt-discrete quasi-Polish spaces. More generally, if C\cal C is a computable category (or groupoid), then there is an equivalence between computable functors from C\cal C to ODS\mathsf{ODS}, and computable \'{e}tale spaces equipped with a computable action by C\cal C.

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@article{arxiv.2604.27466,
  title  = {A note on computable \'{e}tale spaces},
  author = {Matthew de Brecht},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.27466},
  year   = {2026}
}