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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (USERS' MATHBOXES)
Mathbox for Zhi Wang
Categories
Natural transformations and the functor category
nateq
Metamath Proof Explorer
Description: Two natural transformations with the same source and target are equal
exactly when all their components agree. (Contributed by Zhi Wang , 14-Sep-2026)
Ref
Expression
Hypotheses
isnat3.n
⊢ 𝑁 = ( 𝐶 Nat 𝐷 )
isnat3.b
⊢ 𝐵 = ( Base ‘ 𝐶 )
natfn2.a
⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐴 ∈ ( 𝐹 𝑁 𝐺 ) )
nateq.l
⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐿 ∈ ( 𝐹 𝑁 𝐺 ) )
Assertion
nateq
⊢ ( 𝜑 → ( 𝐴 = 𝐿 ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ( 𝐴 ‘ 𝑥 ) = ( 𝐿 ‘ 𝑥 ) ) )
Proof
Step
Hyp
Ref
Expression
1
isnat3.n
⊢ 𝑁 = ( 𝐶 Nat 𝐷 )
2
isnat3.b
⊢ 𝐵 = ( Base ‘ 𝐶 )
3
natfn2.a
⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐴 ∈ ( 𝐹 𝑁 𝐺 ) )
4
nateq.l
⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐿 ∈ ( 𝐹 𝑁 𝐺 ) )
5
1 2 3
natfn2
⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐴 Fn 𝐵 )
6
1 2 4
natfn2
⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐿 Fn 𝐵 )
7
eqfnfv
⊢ ( ( 𝐴 Fn 𝐵 ∧ 𝐿 Fn 𝐵 ) → ( 𝐴 = 𝐿 ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ( 𝐴 ‘ 𝑥 ) = ( 𝐿 ‘ 𝑥 ) ) )
8
5 6 7
syl2anc
⊢ ( 𝜑 → ( 𝐴 = 𝐿 ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ( 𝐴 ‘ 𝑥 ) = ( 𝐿 ‘ 𝑥 ) ) )