A Structural Fixed-Point Principle in Kunen's Theorem on Quasigroups
Group Theory
2026-02-24 v1 Category Theory
Abstract
Kunen proved that a quasigroup satisfying a Moufang-type identity () must be a loop. We reformulate the argument in the category as a fixed-point extraction principle. From one canonically obtains an idempotent endomorphism . Its fixed-point object splits off as a retract. The -symmetry forces to coequalize the (regular) translation action, hence factors through the terminal object. Thus , yielding a unique global identity element. This provides a conceptual reformulation of Kunen's original algebraic proof \cite{Kunen}.
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@article{arxiv.2602.18587,
title = {A Structural Fixed-Point Principle in Kunen's Theorem on Quasigroups},
author = {Takao Inoué},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.18587},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
11 pages. This paper provides a category-theoretic reformulation of Kunen's theorem on Moufang quasigroups, introducing a structural fixed-point principle via symmetry collapse