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Giraud's Theorem and Categories of Representations

Algebraic Geometry 2015-05-19 v1 Category Theory

Abstract

We present an alternate proof of Giraud's Theorem based on the fact that given the conditions on a category E for being a topos, its objects are sheaves by construction. Generalizing sets to R-modules for R a commutative ring, we prove that a category with small hom-sets and finite limits is equivalent to a category of sheaves of R-modules on a site if and only if it satisfies Giraud's axioms and in addition is enriched in a certain symmetric monoidal category parametrized by an R-module.

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@article{arxiv.1505.04463,
  title  = {Giraud's Theorem and Categories of Representations},
  author = {Renaud Gauthier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.04463},
  year   = {2015}
}

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48 pages

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