Definition:Canonical Injection (Abstract Algebra)

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

The following mappings:


 * $\operatorname{in}_1: \left({S_1, \circ_1}\right) \to \left({S_1, \circ_1}\right) \times \left({S_2, \circ_2}\right): \forall x \in S_1: \operatorname{in}_1 \left({x}\right) = \left({x, e_2}\right)$


 * $\operatorname{in}_2: \left({S_2, \circ_2}\right) \to \left({S_1, \circ_1}\right) \times \left({S_2, \circ_2}\right): \forall x \in S_2: \operatorname{in}_2 \left({x}\right) = \left({e_1, x}\right)$

are called the canonical injections.

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

Also see

 * Canonical Injections are Injections
 * Canonical Injections are Monomorphisms