Definition:Canonical Injection (Abstract Algebra)

Definition
Let $\struct {S_1, \circ_1}$ and $\struct {S_2, \circ_2}$ be algebraic structures with identities $e_1, e_2$ respectively.

The following mappings:


 * $\inj_1: \struct {S_1, \circ_1} \to \struct {S_1, \circ_1} \times \struct {S_2, \circ_2}: \forall x \in S_1: \map {\inj_1} x = \tuple {x, e_2}$


 * $\inj_2: \struct {S_2, \circ_2} \to \struct {S_1, \circ_1} \times \struct {S_2, \circ_2}: \forall x \in S_2: \map {\inj_2} x = \tuple {e_1, x}$

are called the canonical injections.

Also known as
The canonical injections are also referred to by some sources as natural monomorphisms.

Also see

 * Canonical Injection is Injection
 * Canonical Injection is Monomorphism