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The internal Yoneda Lemma for locally Cartesian closed $\infty$-categories

Category Theory 2026-07-15 v1 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

We formulate and prove internal versions of the Yoneda lemma and of the Yoneda embedding theorem in a finitely complete, locally Cartesian closed \infty-category C\mathscr{C}: for every object XCX\in \mathscr{C} and every universe U\mathscr{U} classifying the diagonal of XX, the Yoneda map YX ⁣:XUX\mathscr{Y}_X\colon X \to \mathscr{U}^X is a monomorphism. The proof uses only finite limits, dependent products and universes, and does not rely on the external Yoneda lemma. The result applies notably to every elementary \infty-topos, where it recovers a theorem of Rasekh [Ras18].

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@article{arxiv.2607.14016,
  title  = {The internal Yoneda Lemma for locally Cartesian closed $\infty$-categories},
  author = {Virgile Constantin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.14016},
  year   = {2026}
}

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