Measure Theory/Morphisms and categories of measure spaces

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There are several categories whose objects are measure spaces. Naturally, they are determined by a choice of morphisms.

Definition (measurable):

A function , where and are measure spaces, is called measurable if and only if for each , we have .

Definition (standard category of measure spaces):

The standard category of measure spaces is the category whose objects are measure spaces and whose morphisms are the measurable functions.

Definition (algebra map):

Let and be measure spaces. An algebra map from to is a function such that for all , and moreover, for

  1. and
  2. .

Definition (algebra map category of measure spaces):

The algebra map category of measure spaces is the category whose objects are measure spaces and whose morphisms are algebra maps.

Definition (measure-preserving):

A function , where and are measure spaces, is called measure-preserving if and only if it is measurable and for all .

Definition (alternative category of measure spaces):

The standard category of measure spaces is the category whose objects are measure spaces and whose morphisms are the measure-preserving functions.