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## Summary
Properties of adjoints and (co)units are linked as follows.
| counit componentwise | right adjoint|
|:---:|:---:|
| epi | faithful |
| split mono | full |
| unit componentwise| left adjoint|
|:---:|:---:|
| mono | faithful |
| split epi | full |
## The Theorem
Let $F:X\to A$, $G:A\to X$, $F\dashv G$, $\eta_x:x\to GFx$, $\epsilon_a:FGa\to a$.
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Mac Lane, page 88:
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1aZI1Sji.png)
This is proved using:
![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJRXUJSos.png)
## The Proof
For variety, we prove the dual of lemma and theorem.
**Lemma:** Let $f^\ast:X(-,y) \to X(-,z)$ given by Yoneda for $f:y\to z$. Then $f^\ast$ is componentwise injective iff $f$ is mono and $f^\ast$ is componentwise onto iff $f$ is split epi.
*Proof:* This is straightforward from the respective definitions.
To prove the dual of the theorem, consider
$$X(x,y)\stackrel {F_{x,y}} \longrightarrow
A(Fx,Fy) \stackrel \cong \longrightarrow
X(x,UFy)$$
which is the transformation natural in $x$ determined (via Yoneda) by the unit $\eta_y:y\to UFy$.
The lemma tells us that the natural transformation (hence $F_{x,y}$) is componentwise injective iff $\eta_y$ is mono and is componentwise surjective iff $\eta_y$ is split epi.
We have shown that $F$ is faithful iff the unit is componentwise mono and full iff the unit is componentwise split epi.
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