diff -r 1a4487fb9026 -r 76ad188dbe68 text/ncat.tex --- a/text/ncat.tex Wed Feb 23 12:59:31 2011 -0800 +++ b/text/ncat.tex Wed Mar 09 06:48:39 2011 -0700 @@ -197,20 +197,20 @@ The lemma follows from Definition \ref{def:colim-fields} and Lemma \ref{lem:colim-injective}. %\nn{we might want a more official looking proof...} -Let $\cl{\cC}(S)_E$ denote the image of $\gl_E$. -We will refer to elements of $\cl{\cC}(S)_E$ as ``splittable along $E$" or ``transverse to $E$". +Let $\cl{\cC}(S)\trans E$ denote the image of $\gl_E$. +We will refer to elements of $\cl{\cC}(S)\trans E$ as ``splittable along $E$" or ``transverse to $E$". If $X$ is a $k$-ball and $E \sub \bd X$ splits $\bd X$ into two $k{-}1$-balls $B_1$ and $B_2$ -as above, then we define $\cC(X)_E = \bd^{-1}(\cl{\cC}(\bd X)_E)$. +as above, then we define $\cC(X)\trans E = \bd^{-1}(\cl{\cC}(\bd X)\trans E)$. -We will call the projection $\cl{\cC}(S)_E \to \cC(B_i)$ +We will call the projection $\cl{\cC}(S)\trans E \to \cC(B_i)$ a {\it restriction} map and write $\res_{B_i}(a)$ -(or simply $\res(a)$ when there is no ambiguity), for $a\in \cl{\cC}(S)_E$. +(or simply $\res(a)$ when there is no ambiguity), for $a\in \cl{\cC}(S)\trans E$. More generally, we also include under the rubric ``restriction map" the boundary maps of Axiom \ref{nca-boundary} above, another class of maps introduced after Axiom \ref{nca-assoc} below, as well as any composition of restriction maps. -In particular, we have restriction maps $\cC(X)_E \to \cC(B_i)$ +In particular, we have restriction maps $\cC(X)\trans E \to \cC(B_i)$ ($i = 1, 2$, notation from previous paragraph). These restriction maps can be thought of as domain and range maps, relative to the choice of splitting $\bd X = B_1 \cup_E B_2$. @@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ and $Y = B_1\cap B_2$ is a $k{-}1$-ball (Figure \ref{blah5}). Let $E = \bd Y$, which is a $k{-}2$-sphere. Note that each of $B$, $B_1$ and $B_2$ has its boundary split into two $k{-}1$-balls by $E$. -We have restriction (domain or range) maps $\cC(B_i)_E \to \cC(Y)$. -Let $\cC(B_1)_E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cC(B_2)_E$ denote the fibered product of these two maps. +We have restriction (domain or range) maps $\cC(B_i)\trans E \to \cC(Y)$. +Let $\cC(B_1)\trans E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cC(B_2)\trans E$ denote the fibered product of these two maps. We have a map \[ - \gl_Y : \cC(B_1)_E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cC(B_2)_E \to \cC(B)_E + \gl_Y : \cC(B_1)\trans E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cC(B_2)\trans E \to \cC(B)_E \] which is natural with respect to the actions of homeomorphisms, and also compatible with restrictions to the intersection of the boundaries of $B$ and $B_i$. @@ -269,16 +269,16 @@ \caption{An example of strict associativity.}\label{blah6}\end{figure} We'll use the notation $a\bullet b$ for the glued together field $\gl_Y(a, b)$. -In the other direction, we will call the projection from $\cC(B)_E$ to $\cC(B_i)_E$ -a restriction map (one of many types of map so called) and write $\res_{B_i}(a)$ for $a\in \cC(B)_E$. +In the other direction, we will call the projection from $\cC(B)\trans E$ to $\cC(B_i)\trans E$ +a restriction map (one of many types of map so called) and write $\res_{B_i}(a)$ for $a\in \cC(B)\trans E$. %Compositions of boundary and restriction maps will also be called restriction maps. %For example, if $B$ is a $k$-ball and $Y\sub \bd B$ is a $k{-}1$-ball, there is a %restriction map from $\cC(B)_{\bd Y}$ to $\cC(Y)$. -We will write $\cC(B)_Y$ for the image of $\gl_Y$ in $\cC(B)$. -We will call elements of $\cC(B)_Y$ morphisms which are +We will write $\cC(B)\trans Y$ for the image of $\gl_Y$ in $\cC(B)$. +We will call elements of $\cC(B)\trans Y$ morphisms which are ``splittable along $Y$'' or ``transverse to $Y$''. -We have $\cC(B)_Y \sub \cC(B)_E \sub \cC(B)$. +We have $\cC(B)\trans Y \sub \cC(B)\trans E \sub \cC(B)$. More generally, let $\alpha$ be a splitting of $X$ into smaller balls. Let $\cC(X)_\alpha \sub \cC(X)$ denote the image of the iterated gluing maps from @@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ \begin{itemize} \item functors $\cC_k$ from $k$-balls to sets, $0\le k\le n$ (Axiom \ref{axiom:morphisms}); \item boundary natural transformations $\cC_k \to \cl{\cC}_{k-1} \circ \bd$ (Axiom \ref{nca-boundary}); -\item ``composition'' or ``gluing'' maps $\gl_Y : \cC(B_1)_E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cC(B_2)_E \to \cC(B_1\cup_Y B_2)_E$ (Axiom \ref{axiom:composition}); +\item ``composition'' or ``gluing'' maps $\gl_Y : \cC(B_1)\trans E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cC(B_2)\trans E \to \cC(B_1\cup_Y B_2)_E$ (Axiom \ref{axiom:composition}); \item ``product'' or ``identity'' maps $\pi^*:\cC(X)\to \cC(E)$ for each pinched product $\pi:E\to X$ (Axiom \ref{axiom:product}); \item if enriching in an auxiliary category, additional structure on $\cC_n(X; c)$; \item in the $A_\infty$ case, an action of $C_*(\Homeo_\bd(X))$, and similarly for families of collar maps (Axiom \ref{axiom:families}). @@ -1266,8 +1266,8 @@ \end{lem} Again, this is in exact analogy with Lemma \ref{lem:domain-and-range}. -Let $\cl\cM(H)_E$ denote the image of $\gl_E$. -We will refer to elements of $\cl\cM(H)_E$ as ``splittable along $E$" or ``transverse to $E$". +Let $\cl\cM(H)\trans E$ denote the image of $\gl_E$. +We will refer to elements of $\cl\cM(H)\trans E$ as ``splittable along $E$" or ``transverse to $E$". \begin{lem}[Module to category restrictions] {For each marked $k$-hemisphere $H$ there is a restriction map @@ -1331,10 +1331,10 @@ and $Y = X\cap M'$ is a $k{-}1$-ball. Let $E = \bd Y$, which is a $k{-}2$-sphere. We have restriction maps $\cM(M')_E \to \cC(Y)$ and $\cC(X)_E\to \cC(Y)$. -Let $\cC(X)_E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cM(M')_E$ denote the fibered product of these two maps. +Let $\cC(X)\trans E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cM(M')_E$ denote the fibered product of these two maps. Then (axiom) we have a map \[ - \gl_Y :\cC(X)_E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cM(M')_E \to \cM(M)_E + \gl_Y :\cC(X)\trans E \times_{\cC(Y)} \cM(M')_E \to \cM(M)_E \] which is natural with respect to the actions of homeomorphisms, and also compatible with restrictions to the intersection of the boundaries of $X$ and $M'$.