K-finite decidable objects and finite cardinals in an arbitrary topos

In an elemetary topos ε, we prove that the class of K-finite decidable objects is the same to the class of finite cardinals in E if and only if every K-finite decidable object X such that X → 1 is epic, then 1→ X is split epic.

Bibliographic Details
Author: Acuña Ortega, Osvaldo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2012
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/2101
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/matematica/article/view/2101
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Topoi
K-finite objects
decidable objects
Teoría de topos
objetos K-finitos
objetos decidibles
Description
Summary:In an elemetary topos ε, we prove that the class of K-finite decidable objects is the same to the class of finite cardinals in E if and only if every K-finite decidable object X such that X → 1 is epic, then 1→ X is split epic.