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fix bug in Thm 7.4.8 found by Jon Sterling on mathstodon
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Given an abstract group ${\agp G}\jdeq(S,e,\mu,\iota)$, a \emph{$\agp G$-set}%
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\glossary(GSet){\protect{$\absGSet$}}{type of $\agp G$-sets}
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\index{GSet@$\agp G$-set (of abstract group)}
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is a set $S$ together with a homomorphism
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$\agp G\to\abstr(\Sigma_S)$
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from $\agp G$ to the abstract permutation group of $S$.
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Then the type of $\agp G$-sets is defined as
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$$\absGSet\defequi \sum_{S:\Set}\absHom({\agp G},\abstr(\Sigma_{S})).$$
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The \emph{principal ${\agp G}$-torsor} $\absprtor$ is the
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${\agp G}$-set consisting of the underlying set $S$ together with
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the homomorphism ${\agp G}\to\abstr(\Sigma_{S})$ with underlying
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is a set $T$ together with a homomorphism
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$\agp G\to\abstr(\Sigma_T)$
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from $\agp G$ to the abstract permutation group of $T$.
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Then the type of $\agp G$-sets is defined as
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\[
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\absGSet\defequi \sum_{T:\Set}\absHom({\agp G},\abstr(\SG_T)).
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\]
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The \emph{principal ${\agp G}$-torsor} $\absprtor$ is the
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${\agp G}$-set consisting of the underlying set $S$ together with
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the homomorphism ${\agp G}\to\abstr(\Sigma_{S})$ with underlying
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function $S\to (S\eqto S)$ given by sending $g:S$ to $(s\mapsto \mu(g,s))$.
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The type of \emph{${\agp G}$-torsors} is
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\[
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\absGTor\defequi\sum_{\absGSetvar:\absGSet}
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\absGTor\defequi\sum_{\absGSetvar:\absGSet}
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\Trunc{\absprtor \eqto \absGSetvar}.\qedhere
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\]
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\end{definition}
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\]
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Setting $t\defequi e$ in the last equation, we see that $\pi(s)=\mu(s,\pi(e))$,
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that is, $\pi$ is simply multiplication with an element $\pi(e):S$.
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In other words,\footnote{Indeed, conversely, $\mu(u,\blank)$
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In other words,\footnote{Indeed, conversely, $\mu(\blank,\inv u)$
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satisfies the condition for $\pi$. Prove this!}
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the function
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\[
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r_{\agp G}:S\to \sum_{\pi:S\equivto S}\prod_{s,t:S}
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\bigl(\pi(\mu(s,t))=\mu(s,\pi(t)\bigr),
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\qquad r_{\agp G}(u)\defequi(\mu(u,\blank),!)
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\qquad r_{\agp G}(u)\defequi(\mu(\blank,\inv u),!)
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\]
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is an equivalence of sets.
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In view of \cref{def:abstrisfunctor}, for $r_{\agp G}$ to be an isomorphism,
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it suffices that $r_{\agp G}$ preserves multiplication:
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$r_{\agp G}(\mu(u,v))=r_{\agp G}(u)\circ r_{\agp G}(v)$.
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This follows directly from function extensionality and
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the associativity of $\mu$. Hence the equivalence $r_{\agp G}$ is
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This follows directly from function extensionality,
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associativity of $\mu$,
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and the equation $\inv{\mu(u,v)} = \mu(\inv v,\inv u)$.
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Hence the equivalence $r_{\agp G}$ is
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indeed an isomorphism of abstract groups.\footnote{%
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\label{ft:abstract-Cayley}
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This amounts to Cayley's Theorem for abstract groups,

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