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Bicategories with lax units and Morita theory

Ülo Reimaa

University of Tartu

10.07.2018

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For rings with identity and similar structures, several basic properties of the notion of Morita equivalence are a consequence of rings and bimodules forming a bicategory. and a consequence

  • f the notion being essentially the same as the

equivalence of objects of that bicategory. 𝑆 𝑈 𝑇 .

𝑁 𝑂 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑂

Note the direction of compositional fmow.

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For rings with identity and similar structures, several basic properties of the notion of Morita equivalence are a consequence of rings and bimodules forming a bicategory and a consequence

  • f the notion being essentially the same as the

equivalence of objects of that bicategory. 𝑆 𝑈 𝑇 .

𝑁 𝑂 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑂

Note the direction of compositional fmow.

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For rings with identity and similar structures, several basic properties of the notion of Morita equivalence are a consequence of rings and bimodules forming a bicategory and a consequence

  • f the notion being essentially the same as the

equivalence of objects of that bicategory. 𝑆 𝑈 𝑇 .

𝑁 𝑂 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑂

Note the direction of compositional fmow.

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For rings with identity and similar structures, several basic properties of the notion of Morita equivalence are a consequence of rings and bimodules forming a bicategory and a consequence

  • f the notion being essentially the same as the

equivalence of objects of that bicategory. 𝑆 𝑈 𝑇 .

𝑁 𝑂 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑂

Note the direction of compositional fmow.

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We have the invertible associator maps 𝑏∶ (𝑁 ⊗ 𝑂) ⊗ 𝑀 → 𝑁 ⊗ (𝑂 ⊗ 𝑀) and the invertible unitors 𝑚∶ 𝑆 ⊗ 𝑁 → 𝑁 , 𝑠 ⊗ 𝑛 ↦ 𝑠𝑛 , 𝑠∶ 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 , 𝑠 ⊗ 𝑛 ↦ 𝑠𝑛 .

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From this point forth, ring will mean one that structurally does not have an identity element. (Unless we specify that we mean a ring with identity.)

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From this point forth, ring will mean one that structurally does not have an identity element. (Unless we specify that we mean a ring with identity.)

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Rings (without structural identity) and bimodules do not form a bicategory solely because of the fact that the unitors 𝑚∶ 𝑆 ⊗ 𝑁 → 𝑁 , 𝑠 ⊗ 𝑛 ↦ 𝑠𝑛 , 𝑠∶ 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 , 𝑛 ⊗ 𝑠 ↦ 𝑛𝑠 need not be invertible. Problem: How much Morita theory can we still do in a 2-categorical setting?

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Rings (without structural identity) and bimodules do not form a bicategory solely because of the fact that the unitors 𝑚∶ 𝑆 ⊗ 𝑁 → 𝑁 , 𝑠 ⊗ 𝑛 ↦ 𝑠𝑛 , 𝑠∶ 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 , 𝑛 ⊗ 𝑠 ↦ 𝑛𝑠 need not be invertible. Problem: How much Morita theory can we still do in a 2-categorical setting?

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Let 𝑆 be a ring and let 𝑁 be a right 𝑆-module. In the monoidal category Ab we have the coequalizer 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 ⊙ 𝑆 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 𝑁

𝜍𝑁 ⊙ 1 1 ⊙ 𝜈𝑆 𝜍𝑁 𝑠𝑁 𝑛 ↦ 𝑛 ⊙ 1

Using the map 𝑛 ↦ 𝑛 ⊙ 1 we can show that 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 → 𝑁 also coequalizes the pair.

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Let 𝑆 be a ring and let 𝑁 be a right 𝑆-module. In the monoidal category Ab we have the coequalizer 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 ⊙ 𝑆 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 𝑁

𝜍𝑁 ⊙ 1 1 ⊙ 𝜈𝑆 𝜍𝑁 𝑠𝑁 𝑛 ↦ 𝑛 ⊙ 1

Using the map 𝑛 ↦ 𝑛 ⊙ 1 we can show that 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 → 𝑁 also coequalizes the pair.

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Let 𝑆 be a ring and let 𝑁 be a right 𝑆-module. In the monoidal category Ab we have the coequalizer 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 ⊙ 𝑆 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 𝑁

𝜍𝑁 ⊙ 1 1 ⊙ 𝜈𝑆 𝜍𝑁 𝑠𝑁 𝑛 ↦ 𝑛 ⊙ 1

Using the map 𝑛 ↦ 𝑛 ⊙ 1 we can show that 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 → 𝑁 also coequalizes the pair.

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Let 𝑆 be a ring and let 𝑁 be a right 𝑆-module. In the monoidal category Ab we have the coequalizer 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 ⊙ 𝑆 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 𝑁

𝜍𝑁 ⊙ 1 1 ⊙ 𝜈𝑆 𝜍𝑁 𝑠𝑁 𝑛 ↦ 𝑛 ⊙ 1

Using the map 𝑛 ↦ 𝑛 ⊙ 1 we can show that 𝑁 ⊙ 𝑆 → 𝑁 also coequalizes the pair.

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The Morita theory of rings without identity and various other internal semigroups objects has been studied by several people and some aspects do fjt in a 2-categorical setting. The general themes are the following: Modules for which the maps 𝑚∶ 𝑆 ⊗ 𝑁 → 𝑁 , 𝑠 ⊗ 𝑛 ↦ 𝑠𝑛 , 𝑠∶ 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 , 𝑛 ⊗ 𝑠 ↦ 𝑛𝑠 are .

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The Morita theory of rings without identity and various other internal semigroups objects has been studied by several people and some aspects do fjt in a 2-categorical setting. The general themes are the following: Modules for which the maps 𝑚∶ 𝑆 ⊗ 𝑁 → 𝑁 , 𝑠 ⊗ 𝑛 ↦ 𝑠𝑛 , 𝑠∶ 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 , 𝑛 ⊗ 𝑠 ↦ 𝑛𝑠 are isomorphisms.

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The Morita theory of rings without identity and various other internal semigroups objects has been studied by several people and some aspects do fjt in a 2-categorical setting. The general themes are the following: Modules for which the maps 𝑚∶ 𝑆 ⊗ 𝑁 → 𝑁 , 𝑠 ⊗ 𝑛 ↦ 𝑠𝑛 , 𝑠∶ 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 , 𝑛 ⊗ 𝑠 ↦ 𝑛𝑠 are surjections.

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Notation: Objects of a bicategory: 𝐵, 𝐶, … 1-cells of a bicategory: 𝑁, 𝑂, … 2-cells of a bicategory: 𝑔, 𝑕, … unit 1-cells: 𝐽𝐵

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Lax-unital bicategories

Defjnition A lax-unital bicategory ℬ is given by the same data as a bicategory. The properties the data is required to satisfy are also the same, with the following exceptions: the unitors 𝑚∶ 𝐽𝑁 → 𝑁 , 𝑠∶ 𝑁𝐽 → 𝑁 need not be invertible, coherence follows from the diagrams below:

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Lax-unital bicategories

Defjnition A lax-unital bicategory ℬ is given by the same data as a bicategory. The properties the data is required to satisfy are also the same, with the following exceptions: the unitors 𝑚∶ 𝐽𝑁 → 𝑁 , 𝑠∶ 𝑁𝐽 → 𝑁 need not be invertible, coherence follows from the diagrams below:

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Lax-unital bicategories

Defjnition A lax-unital bicategory ℬ is given by the same data as a bicategory. The properties the data is required to satisfy are also the same, with the following exceptions: the unitors 𝑚∶ 𝐽𝑁 → 𝑁 , 𝑠∶ 𝑁𝐽 → 𝑁 need not be invertible, coherence follows from the diagrams below:

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((𝑁𝑂)𝑀)𝐿 (𝑁𝑂)(𝑀𝐿) 𝑁(𝑂(𝑀𝐿)), (𝑁(𝑂𝑀))𝐿 𝑁((𝑂𝑀)𝐿)

𝑏 𝑏 𝑏1 𝑏 1𝑏

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(𝑁𝐽)𝑂 𝑁(𝐽𝑂) 𝑁𝑂 ,

𝑏 𝑠1 1𝑚

(𝑁𝑂)𝐽 𝑁(𝑂𝐽) 𝑁𝑂,

𝑏 𝑠 1𝑠

(𝐽𝑁)𝑂 𝐽(𝑁𝑂) 𝑁𝑂,

𝑏 𝑚1 𝑚

𝐽𝐽 𝐽 .

𝑚 𝑠

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(𝑁𝐽)𝑂 𝑁(𝐽𝑂) 𝑁𝑂 ,

𝑏 𝑠1 1𝑚

(𝑁𝑂)𝐽 𝑁(𝑂𝐽) 𝑁𝑂,

𝑏 𝑠 1𝑠

(𝐽𝑁)𝑂 𝐽(𝑁𝑂) 𝑁𝑂,

𝑏 𝑚1 𝑚

𝐽𝐽 𝐽 .

𝑚 𝑠

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Defjnition

A Morita context Γ∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 consists of 1-cells 𝑄Γ ∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 𝑅Γ ∶ 𝐶 → 𝐵 and 2-cells 𝜄Γ ∶ 𝑄𝑅 → 𝐽 𝜚Γ ∶ 𝑅𝑄 → 𝐽 . such that the following diagrams commute:

𝑅(𝑄𝑅) 𝑅𝐽 𝑅, (𝑅𝑄)𝑅 𝐽𝑅

𝑏 1𝜄 𝜚1 𝑠 𝑚

𝑄(𝑅𝑄) 𝑄𝐽 𝑄. (𝑄𝑅)𝑄 𝐽𝑄

𝑏 1𝜚 𝜄1 𝑠 𝑚

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Lax functors

natural comparison 2-cells Φ𝑁,𝑂 ∶ 𝐺(𝑁)𝐺(𝑂) → 𝐺(𝑁𝑂), comparison 2-cells Φ0

𝐵 ∶ 𝐽𝐺(𝐵) → 𝐺(𝐽𝐵).

𝐺(𝑁)𝐽𝐺(𝐶) 𝐺(𝑁)𝐺(𝐽𝐶) 𝐺(𝑁) 𝐺(𝑁𝐽𝐶),

1Φ0

𝐶

Φ𝑁,𝐽 𝐺(𝑠) 𝑠𝐺(𝑁)

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Lax functors

natural comparison 2-cells Φ𝑁,𝑂 ∶ 𝐺(𝑁)𝐺(𝑂) → 𝐺(𝑁𝑂), comparison 2-cells Φ0

𝐵 ∶ 𝐺(𝐽𝐵) → 𝐽𝐺(𝐵).

𝐺(𝑁)𝐽𝐺(𝐶) 𝐺(𝑁)𝐺(𝐽𝐶) 𝐺(𝑁) 𝐺(𝑁𝐽𝐶),

1Φ0

𝐶

Φ𝑁,𝐽 𝐺(𝑠) 𝑠𝐺(𝑁)

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Lax functors take Morita contexts to Morita contexts. 𝑄𝑅

𝜄

→ 𝐽

𝐺(𝑄)𝐺(𝑅)

Φ

→ 𝐺(𝑄𝑅)

𝜄

→ 𝐺(𝐽)

Φ0

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From this point forth we will suppose that every hom-category ℬ(𝐵, 𝐶) carries an orthogonal factorization system (ℰ, ℳ), where ℰ = strongly epimorphic 2-cells and ℳ = monomorphic 2-cells. The composition functor of ℬ is required to map elements of ℰ into ℰ. 𝑔 ∈ ℰ ⇒ 𝑔1 ∈ ℰ ∧ 1𝑔 ∈ ℰ .

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From this point forth we will suppose that every hom-category ℬ(𝐵, 𝐶) carries an orthogonal factorization system (ℰ, ℳ), where ℰ = strongly epimorphic 2-cells and ℳ = monomorphic 2-cells. The composition functor of ℬ is required to map elements of ℰ into ℰ. 𝑔 ∈ ℰ ⇒ 𝑔1 ∈ ℰ ∧ 1𝑔 ∈ ℰ .

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From this point forth we will suppose that every hom-category ℬ(𝐵, 𝐶) carries an orthogonal factorization system (ℰ, ℳ), where ℰ = strongly epimorphic 2-cells and ℳ = monomorphic 2-cells. The composition functor of ℬ is required to map elements of ℰ into ℰ. 𝑔 ∈ ℰ ⇒ 𝑔1 ∈ ℰ ∧ 1𝑔 ∈ ℰ .

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Defjnition We defjne a 1-cell 𝑁∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 to be right unitary when 𝑠∶ 𝑁𝐽 → 𝑁 lies in ℰ, right fjrm when 𝑠∶ 𝑁𝐽 → 𝑁 is invertible. Defjnition An object 𝐵 is called fjrm or unitary if the corresponding 1-cell 𝐽𝐵 is so.

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Defjnition Let Γ∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 be a Morita context. When 𝑄Γ and 𝑅Γ are unitary 1-cells and the 2-cells 𝜄Γ and 𝜚Γ belong to ℰ, we will call Γ an ℰ-Morita context. Proposition The relation of ℰ-equivalence is a transitive and symmetric relation on the objects of a lax-unital bicategory. Proposition Let 𝐵 and 𝐶 be arbitrary objects of a lax-unital bicategory and suppose that there exists an ℰ-Morita context from 𝐵 to 𝐶. Then 𝐵 and 𝐶 are unitary.

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Defjnition Let Γ∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 be a Morita context. When 𝑄Γ and 𝑅Γ are unitary 1-cells and the 2-cells 𝜄Γ and 𝜚Γ belong to ℰ, we will call Γ an ℰ-Morita context. Proposition The relation of ℰ-equivalence is a transitive and symmetric relation on the objects of a lax-unital bicategory. Proposition Let 𝐵 and 𝐶 be arbitrary objects of a lax-unital bicategory and suppose that there exists an ℰ-Morita context from 𝐵 to 𝐶. Then 𝐵 and 𝐶 are unitary.

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Defjnition Let Γ∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 be a Morita context. When 𝑄Γ and 𝑅Γ are unitary 1-cells and the 2-cells 𝜄Γ and 𝜚Γ belong to ℰ, we will call Γ an ℰ-Morita context. Proposition The relation of ℰ-equivalence is a transitive and symmetric relation on the objects of a lax-unital bicategory. Proposition Let 𝐵 and 𝐶 be arbitrary objects of a lax-unital bicategory and suppose that there exists an ℰ-Morita context from 𝐵 to 𝐶. Then 𝐵 and 𝐶 are unitary.

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Theorem Suppose that Γ∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 is a Morita context in a lax-unital bicategory ℬ, where either all left unitors

  • r all right unitors are epimorphisms. Then, if

𝜄Γ ∶ 𝑄𝑅 → 𝐽 is in ℰ, it is a monomorphism.

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In practice some lax-unital bicategories have a certain absorption property. Absorption If 𝑁 is right unitary and 𝑂 is left unitary, then the 2-cell 𝑁𝐽𝑂 → 𝑁𝑂 is invertible. Corollary If 𝑁∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 is right unitary and 𝐶 is unitary, then 𝐵𝐽∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 is right fjrm. Corollary If 𝐵 is unitary, then 𝐽𝐽∶ 𝐵 → 𝐵 is a fjrm 1-cell.

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In practice some lax-unital bicategories have a certain absorption property. Absorption If 𝑁 is right unitary and 𝑂 is left unitary, then the 2-cell 𝑁𝐽𝑂 → 𝑁𝑂 is invertible. Corollary If 𝑁∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 is right unitary and 𝐶 is unitary, then 𝐵𝐽∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 is right fjrm. Corollary If 𝐵 is unitary, then 𝐽𝐽∶ 𝐵 → 𝐵 is a fjrm 1-cell.

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In practice some lax-unital bicategories have a certain absorption property. Absorption If 𝑁 is right unitary and 𝑂 is left unitary, then the 2-cell 𝑁𝐽𝑂 → 𝑁𝑂 is invertible. Corollary If 𝑁∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 is right unitary and 𝐶 is unitary, then 𝐵𝐽∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 is right fjrm. Corollary If 𝐵 is unitary, then 𝐽𝐽∶ 𝐵 → 𝐵 is a fjrm 1-cell.

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In practice some lax-unital bicategories have a certain absorption property. Absorption If 𝑁 is right unitary and 𝑂 is left unitary, then the 2-cell 𝑁𝐽𝑂 → 𝑁𝑂 is invertible. Corollary If 𝑁∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 is right unitary and 𝐶 is unitary, then 𝐵𝐽∶ 𝐵 → 𝐶 is right fjrm. Corollary If 𝐵 is unitary, then 𝐽𝐽∶ 𝐵 → 𝐵 is a fjrm 1-cell.

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Using the (StrongEpis, Monos)-factorizations, we can defjne a lax functor 𝑉∶ ℬ𝑉 → 𝑉ℬ𝑉 . We can turn 1-cells right unitary using the identity

  • n objects lax-functor

𝑆∶ ℬ𝑉 → 𝑉 𝑆ℬ𝑉 . 𝑁𝐽 𝑆(𝑁) 𝑁 𝑂𝐽 𝑆(𝑂) 𝑂 .

𝑓𝑁 𝑛𝑁 𝑔1 𝑔 𝑓𝑂 𝑆(𝑔) 𝑛𝑂 𝑠𝑁 𝑠𝑂

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Using the (StrongEpis, Monos)-factorizations, we can defjne a lax functor 𝑉∶ ℬ𝑉 → 𝑉ℬ𝑉 . We can turn 1-cells right unitary using the identity

  • n objects lax-functor

𝑆∶ ℬ𝑉 → 𝑉 𝑆ℬ𝑉 . 𝑁𝐽 𝑆(𝑁) 𝑁 𝑂𝐽 𝑆(𝑂) 𝑂 .

𝑓𝑁 𝑛𝑁 𝑔1 𝑔 𝑓𝑂 𝑆(𝑔) 𝑛𝑂 𝑠𝑁 𝑠𝑂

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This lax functor is locally right adjoint to the inclusion 𝑉 𝑆ℬ𝑉 → ℬ𝑉 . If we do the construction of 𝑆 starting from ℬ, we get a locally well-copointed lax functor 𝑆′ ∶ ℬ → ℬ . If the transfjnite sequence of 1-cells ⋯ → 𝑆′2(𝑁) → 𝑆′1(𝑁) → 𝑁 always converges, then we get a lax functor 𝑆∶ ℬ → 𝑉 𝑆ℬ .

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Problem What if we do the same for the transfjnite sequence ⋯ → 𝑁𝐽𝐽 → 𝑁𝐽 → 𝑁 ? Does this converge in the main examples? ⋯ → 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 . We can assume that 𝑁 is unitary.

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Problem What if we do the same for the transfjnite sequence ⋯ → 𝑁𝐽𝐽 → 𝑁𝐽 → 𝑁 ? Does this converge in the main examples? ⋯ → 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 ⊗ 𝑆 → 𝑁 . We can assume that 𝑁 is unitary.

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We want the inclusions 𝑉ℬ𝑉 → ℬ𝑉 and 𝐺ℬ𝐺 → 𝑉ℬ𝐺 to locally have right adjoints, because that allows us to carry any closed structure on ℬ onto 𝑉ℬ𝑉 and 𝐺ℬ𝐺.

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Theorem Let ℬ be a right closed lax-unital bicategory in which the 2-cell factorizations in ℬ are given by the epimorphic and the monomorphic 2-cells. Then, if two fjrm objects 𝐵 and 𝐶 of ℬ are ℰ-equivalent, the categories 𝐺 𝑆ℬ(𝐷, 𝐵) and 𝐺 𝑆ℬ(𝐷, 𝐶) are also equivalent for any fjrm object 𝐷 of ℬ.

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