Split idempotent maps

Content created by Fredrik Bakke.

Created on 2024-04-17.
Last modified on 2024-06-04.

module foundation.split-idempotent-maps where
Imports
open import elementary-number-theory.natural-numbers

open import foundation.action-on-higher-identifications-functions
open import foundation.action-on-identifications-binary-functions
open import foundation.action-on-identifications-functions
open import foundation.dependent-pair-types
open import foundation.equivalences
open import foundation.fixed-points-endofunctions
open import foundation.fundamental-theorem-of-identity-types
open import foundation.homotopies
open import foundation.homotopy-algebra
open import foundation.homotopy-induction
open import foundation.idempotent-maps
open import foundation.inverse-sequential-diagrams
open import foundation.path-algebra
open import foundation.quasicoherently-idempotent-maps
open import foundation.retracts-of-types
open import foundation.sequential-limits
open import foundation.structure-identity-principle
open import foundation.type-arithmetic-dependent-pair-types
open import foundation.univalence
open import foundation.universe-levels
open import foundation.weakly-constant-maps
open import foundation.whiskering-homotopies-composition

open import foundation-core.commuting-squares-of-homotopies
open import foundation-core.contractible-types
open import foundation-core.equality-dependent-pair-types
open import foundation-core.function-types
open import foundation-core.functoriality-dependent-pair-types
open import foundation-core.identity-types
open import foundation-core.propositions
open import foundation-core.retractions
open import foundation-core.sections
open import foundation-core.sets
open import foundation-core.small-types
open import foundation-core.torsorial-type-families

Idea

An endomap f : A → A is split idempotent if there is a type B and an inclusion-retraction pair i , r displaying B as a retract of A, and such that H : i ∘ r ~ f. In other words, if we have a commutative diagram

           f
       A ----> A
      ∧ \     ∧
   i /   \r  / i
    /     ∨ /
  B ====== B.

Observe that split idempotent maps are indeed idempotent, as witnessed by the composite

       (H◽H)⁻¹            iRr        H
  f ∘ f  ~  i ∘ r ∘ i ∘ r  ~  i ∘ r  ~  f

where H : i ∘ r ~ f and R : r ∘ i ~ id.

One important fact about split idempotent maps is that every quasicoherently idempotent map splits, and conversely, every split idempotent map is quasicoherently idempotent. In fact, the type of proofs of split idempotence for an endomap f is a retract of the type of proofs of quasicoherent idempotence.

Definitions

The structure on a map of being split idempotent

is-split-idempotent :
  {l1 : Level} (l2 : Level) {A : UU l1}  (A  A)  UU (l1  lsuc l2)
is-split-idempotent l2 {A} f =
  Σ ( UU l2)
    ( λ B 
      Σ ( B retract-of A)
        ( λ R  inclusion-retract R  map-retraction-retract R ~ f))

module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1} {f : A  A} (H : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
  where

  splitting-type-is-split-idempotent : UU l2
  splitting-type-is-split-idempotent = pr1 H

  retract-is-split-idempotent :
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent retract-of A
  retract-is-split-idempotent = pr1 (pr2 H)

  inclusion-is-split-idempotent : splitting-type-is-split-idempotent  A
  inclusion-is-split-idempotent =
    inclusion-retract retract-is-split-idempotent

  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent :
    A  splitting-type-is-split-idempotent
  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent =
    map-retraction-retract retract-is-split-idempotent

  retraction-is-split-idempotent :
    retraction inclusion-is-split-idempotent
  retraction-is-split-idempotent =
    retraction-retract retract-is-split-idempotent

  is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent :
    is-retraction
      ( inclusion-is-split-idempotent)
      ( map-retraction-is-split-idempotent)
  is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent =
    is-retraction-map-retraction-retract retract-is-split-idempotent

  htpy-is-split-idempotent :
    inclusion-is-split-idempotent  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent ~
    f
  htpy-is-split-idempotent = pr2 (pr2 H)

The type of split idempotent maps on a type

split-idempotent-map : {l1 : Level} (l2 : Level) (A : UU l1)  UU (l1  lsuc l2)
split-idempotent-map l2 A = Σ (A  A) (is-split-idempotent l2)

module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1} (H : split-idempotent-map l2 A)
  where

  map-split-idempotent-map : A  A
  map-split-idempotent-map = pr1 H

  is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map :
    is-split-idempotent l2 map-split-idempotent-map
  is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map = pr2 H

  splitting-type-split-idempotent-map : UU l2
  splitting-type-split-idempotent-map =
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent
      ( is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map)

  retract-split-idempotent-map :
    splitting-type-split-idempotent-map retract-of A
  retract-split-idempotent-map =
    retract-is-split-idempotent is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map

  inclusion-split-idempotent-map : splitting-type-split-idempotent-map  A
  inclusion-split-idempotent-map =
    inclusion-is-split-idempotent is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map

  map-retraction-split-idempotent-map : A  splitting-type-split-idempotent-map
  map-retraction-split-idempotent-map =
    map-retraction-is-split-idempotent
      ( is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map)

  retraction-split-idempotent-map : retraction inclusion-split-idempotent-map
  retraction-split-idempotent-map =
    retraction-is-split-idempotent is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map

  is-retraction-map-retraction-split-idempotent-map :
    is-retraction
      ( inclusion-split-idempotent-map)
      ( map-retraction-split-idempotent-map)
  is-retraction-map-retraction-split-idempotent-map =
    is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent
      ( is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map)

  htpy-split-idempotent-map :
    inclusion-split-idempotent-map  map-retraction-split-idempotent-map ~
    map-split-idempotent-map
  htpy-split-idempotent-map =
    htpy-is-split-idempotent is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map

Properties

Split idempotence is closed under homotopies of functions

module _
  {l1 l2 l3 : Level} {A : UU l1} {f g : A  A}
  (H : f ~ g)
  (S : is-split-idempotent l3 f)
  where

  is-split-idempotent-htpy : is-split-idempotent l3 g
  is-split-idempotent-htpy =
    ( splitting-type-is-split-idempotent S ,
      retract-is-split-idempotent S ,
      htpy-is-split-idempotent S ∙h H)

Split idempotence is closed under equivalences of splitting types

module _
  {l1 l2 l3 : Level} {A : UU l1} {B : UU l2} {f : A  A}
  (H : is-split-idempotent l3 f)
  (e : B  splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H)
  where

  inclusion-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type : B  A
  inclusion-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type =
    inclusion-is-split-idempotent H  map-equiv e

  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type : A  B
  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type =
    map-inv-equiv e  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H

  htpy-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type :
    inclusion-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type 
    map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type ~
    f
  htpy-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type =
    ( double-whisker-comp
      ( inclusion-is-split-idempotent H)
      ( is-section-map-section-map-equiv e)
      ( map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H)) ∙h
    ( htpy-is-split-idempotent H)

  is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type :
    is-split-idempotent l2 f
  is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type =
    ( B ,
      comp-retract (retract-is-split-idempotent H) (retract-equiv e) ,
      htpy-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type)

The splitting type of a split idempotent map is essentially unique

This is Lemma 3.4 in [Shu17]. Note that it does not require any postulates.

Proof. Given two splittings of an endomap f : A → A, with inclusion-retraction pairs i , r and i' , r', we get mutual inverse maps between the splitting types

  r' ∘ i : B → B'    and    r ∘ i' : B' → B.

The computation that they form mutual inverses is straightforward:

                   rR'i        R
  r ∘ i' ∘ r' ∘ i   ~   r ∘ i  ~  id.
module _
  {l1 : Level} {A : UU l1} {f : A  A}
  where

  map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent :
    {l2 l3 : Level}
    (H : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
    (H' : is-split-idempotent l3 f) 
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H 
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H'
  map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H H' =
    map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H' 
    inclusion-is-split-idempotent H

  is-fibered-involution-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent' :
    {l2 l3 : Level}
    (H : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
    (H' : is-split-idempotent l3 f) 
    is-section
      ( map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H H')
      ( map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H' H)
  is-fibered-involution-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent'
    H H' =
    ( map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H' ·l
      ( ( htpy-is-split-idempotent H) ∙h
        ( inv-htpy (htpy-is-split-idempotent H'))) ·r
      inclusion-is-split-idempotent H') ∙h
    ( horizontal-concat-htpy
      ( is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H')
      ( is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H'))

  is-equiv-map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent :
    {l2 l3 : Level}
    (H : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
    (H' : is-split-idempotent l3 f) 
    is-equiv
      ( map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H H')
  is-equiv-map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H H' =
    is-equiv-is-invertible
      ( map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H' H)
      ( is-fibered-involution-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent'
        ( H)
        ( H'))
      ( is-fibered-involution-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent'
        ( H')
        ( H))

  essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent :
    {l2 l3 : Level}
    (H : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
    (H' : is-split-idempotent l3 f) 
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H 
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H'
  essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H H' =
    ( map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent H H' ,
      is-equiv-map-essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent
        ( H)
        ( H'))

The type of split idempotent maps on A is equivalent to retracts of A

Note that the proof relies on the function extensionality axiom.

module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1}
  where

  compute-split-idempotent-map : split-idempotent-map l2 A  retracts l2 A
  compute-split-idempotent-map =
    equivalence-reasoning
    Σ ( A  A)
      ( λ f 
        Σ ( UU l2)
          ( λ B 
            Σ ( B retract-of A)
              ( λ (i , r , R)  i  r ~ f)))
     Σ (A  A)  f  (Σ (retracts l2 A)  (B , i , r , R)  i  r ~ f)))
    by
      equiv-tot
        ( λ f 
          inv-associative-Σ
            ( UU l2)
            ( _retract-of A)
            ( λ (B , i , r , R)  i  r ~ f))
     Σ (retracts l2 A)  (B , i , r , R)  Σ (A  A)  f  i  r ~ f))
    by equiv-left-swap-Σ
     retracts l2 A
    by equiv-pr1  (B , i , r , R)  is-torsorial-htpy (i  r))

Characterizing equality of split idempotence structures

We characterize equality of witnesses that an endomap f is split idempotent as equivalences of splitting types such that the evident retracts are homotopic. In particular, this characterization relies on the univalence axiom.

module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1} {f : A  A}
  where

  coherence-equiv-is-split-idempotent :
    {l3 : Level}
    (R : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
    (S : is-split-idempotent l3 f) 
    (e :
      splitting-type-is-split-idempotent R 
      splitting-type-is-split-idempotent S)
    ( H :
      htpy-retract
        ( retract-is-split-idempotent R)
        ( comp-retract (retract-is-split-idempotent S) (retract-equiv e))) 
    UU l1
  coherence-equiv-is-split-idempotent R S e H =
    htpy-is-split-idempotent R ~
    horizontal-concat-htpy (pr1 H) (pr1 (pr2 H)) ∙h
    htpy-is-split-idempotent-equiv-splitting-type S e

  equiv-is-split-idempotent :
    {l3 : Level}
    (R : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
    (S : is-split-idempotent l3 f) 
    UU (l1  l2  l3)
  equiv-is-split-idempotent R S =
    Σ ( splitting-type-is-split-idempotent R 
        splitting-type-is-split-idempotent S)
      ( λ e 
        Σ ( htpy-retract
            ( retract-is-split-idempotent R)
            ( comp-retract
              ( retract-is-split-idempotent S)
              ( retract-equiv e)))
          ( coherence-equiv-is-split-idempotent R S e))

  id-equiv-is-split-idempotent :
    (R : is-split-idempotent l2 f)  equiv-is-split-idempotent R R
  id-equiv-is-split-idempotent R =
    ( ( id-equiv) ,
      ( refl-htpy ,
        refl-htpy ,
        ( inv-htpy
          ( left-unit-law-left-whisker-comp
            ( is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent R)) ∙h
          inv-htpy-right-unit-htpy)) ,
      ( refl-htpy))

  equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent :
    (R S : is-split-idempotent l2 f) 
    R  S  equiv-is-split-idempotent R S
  equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent R .R refl =
    id-equiv-is-split-idempotent R

  abstract
    is-torsorial-equiv-is-split-idempotent :
      (R : is-split-idempotent l2 f) 
      is-torsorial (equiv-is-split-idempotent {l2} R)
    is-torsorial-equiv-is-split-idempotent R =
      is-torsorial-Eq-structure
        ( is-torsorial-equiv (splitting-type-is-split-idempotent R))
        ( splitting-type-is-split-idempotent R , id-equiv)
        ( is-torsorial-Eq-structure
          ( is-contr-equiv
            ( Σ ( (splitting-type-is-split-idempotent R) retract-of A)
                ( htpy-retract (retract-is-split-idempotent R)))
            ( equiv-tot
              ( λ S 
                equiv-tot
                  ( λ I 
                    equiv-tot
                    ( λ J 
                      equiv-concat-htpy'
                        ( is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent
                          ( R))
                        ( ap-concat-htpy
                          ( horizontal-concat-htpy J I)
                          ( right-unit-htpy ∙h
                            left-unit-law-left-whisker-comp
                              ( is-retraction-map-retraction-retract S)))))))
            ( is-torsorial-htpy-retract (retract-is-split-idempotent R)))
          ( ( retract-is-split-idempotent R) ,
            ( ( refl-htpy) ,
              ( refl-htpy) ,
              ( inv-htpy
                ( left-unit-law-left-whisker-comp
                  ( is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent R)) ∙h
              inv-htpy-right-unit-htpy)))
          ( is-torsorial-htpy (htpy-is-split-idempotent R)))

  is-equiv-equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent :
    (R S : is-split-idempotent l2 f) 
    is-equiv (equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent R S)
  is-equiv-equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent R =
    fundamental-theorem-id
      ( is-torsorial-equiv-is-split-idempotent R)
      ( equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent R)

  equiv-equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent :
    (R S : is-split-idempotent l2 f) 
    (R  S)  equiv-is-split-idempotent R S
  equiv-equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent R S =
    ( equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent R S ,
      is-equiv-equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent R S)

  eq-equiv-is-split-idempotent :
    (R S : is-split-idempotent l2 f) 
    equiv-is-split-idempotent R S  R  S
  eq-equiv-is-split-idempotent R S =
    map-inv-is-equiv (is-equiv-equiv-eq-is-split-idempotent R S)

Split idempotent maps are idempotent

This is Lemma 3.3 in [Shu17].

Proof. Given a split idempotent map f with splitting R : r ∘ i ~ id and homotopy H : i ∘ r ~ f, then f is idempotent via the following witness

       (H◽H)⁻¹            iRr        H
  f ∘ f  ~  i ∘ r ∘ i ∘ r  ~  i ∘ r  ~  f.
module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1} {f : A  A} (H : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
  where

  is-idempotent-is-split-idempotent : is-idempotent f
  is-idempotent-is-split-idempotent =
    is-idempotent-inv-htpy
      ( is-idempotent-inclusion-retraction
        ( inclusion-is-split-idempotent H)
        ( map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H)
        ( is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H))
      ( htpy-is-split-idempotent H)

module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1} (H : split-idempotent-map l2 A)
  where

  is-idempotent-split-idempotent-map :
    is-idempotent (map-split-idempotent-map H)
  is-idempotent-split-idempotent-map =
    is-idempotent-is-split-idempotent
      ( is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map H)

Split idempotent maps are quasicoherently idempotent

This is Lemma 3.6 in [Shu17].

Proof. Inclusion-retraction composites are quasicoherently idempotent, so since quasicoherently idempotent maps are closed under homotopy we are done.

module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1} {f : A  A} (H : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
  where

  abstract
    quasicoherence-is-idempotent-is-split-idempotent :
      quasicoherence-is-idempotent f
        ( is-idempotent-is-split-idempotent H)
    quasicoherence-is-idempotent-is-split-idempotent =
      quasicoherence-is-idempotent-is-idempotent-htpy
        ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-inv-htpy
          ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-inclusion-retraction
            ( inclusion-is-split-idempotent H)
            ( map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H)
            (is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent H))
          ( htpy-is-split-idempotent H))
        ( is-idempotent-is-split-idempotent H)
        ( ap-concat-htpy _ (inv-inv-htpy (htpy-is-split-idempotent H)))

  is-quasicoherently-idempotent-is-split-idempotent :
    is-quasicoherently-idempotent f
  is-quasicoherently-idempotent-is-split-idempotent =
    ( is-idempotent-is-split-idempotent H ,
      quasicoherence-is-idempotent-is-split-idempotent)

module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1} (H : split-idempotent-map l2 A)
  where

  is-quasicoherently-idempotent-split-idempotent-map :
    is-quasicoherently-idempotent (map-split-idempotent-map H)
  is-quasicoherently-idempotent-split-idempotent-map =
    is-quasicoherently-idempotent-is-split-idempotent
      ( is-split-idempotent-split-idempotent-map H)

Every idempotent map on a set splits

This is Theorem 3.7 of [Shu17].

module _
  {l : Level} {A : UU l} {f : A  A}
  (is-set-A : is-set A) (H : is-idempotent f)
  where

  splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set : UU l
  splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set =
    fixed-point f

  inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set :
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set  A
  inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set = pr1

  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set :
    A  splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set
  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set x = (f x , H x)

  is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set :
    is-retraction
      ( inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set)
      ( map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set)
  is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set
    (x , p) =
    eq-pair-Σ p (eq-is-prop (is-set-A (f x) x))

  retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set :
    retraction (inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set)
  retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set =
    ( map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set ,
      is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set)

  retract-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set :
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set retract-of A
  retract-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set =
    ( inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set ,
      retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set)

  htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set :
    inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set 
    map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set ~
    f
  htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set = refl-htpy

  is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set : is-split-idempotent l f
  is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set =
    ( splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set ,
      retract-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set ,
      htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-idempotent-is-set)

Weakly constant idempotent maps split

This is Theorem 3.9 of [Shu17].

module _
  {l : Level} {A : UU l} {f : A  A}
  (H : is-idempotent f) (W : is-weakly-constant f)
  where

  splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent :
    UU l
  splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent =
    fixed-point f

  inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent :
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent 
    A
  inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent = pr1

  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent :
    A 
    splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent
  map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent x =
    ( f x , H x)

  is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent :
    is-retraction
      ( inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent)
      ( map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent)
  is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent
    _ =
    eq-is-prop (is-prop-fixed-point-is-weakly-constant W)

  retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent :
    retraction
      ( inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent)
  retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent =
    ( map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent ,
      is-retraction-map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent)

  retract-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent :
    retract
      ( A)
      ( splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent)
  retract-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent =
    ( inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent ,
      retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent)

  htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent :
    inclusion-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent 
    map-retraction-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent ~
    f
  htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent = refl-htpy

  is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent :
    is-split-idempotent l f
  is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent =
    ( splitting-type-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent ,
      retract-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent ,
      htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-weakly-constant-is-idempotent)

Quasicoherently idempotent maps split

This is Theorem 5.3 of [Shu17].

As per Remark 5.4 [Shu17], the inclusion of A into the splitting type can be constructed for any endofunction f.

module _
  {l : Level} {A : UU l} (f : A  A)
  where

  inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' :
    inverse-sequential-diagram l
  inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' =
    (  _  A) ,  _  f))

  splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' : UU l
  splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' =
    standard-sequential-limit
      ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent')

  inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' :
    splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent'  A
  inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' (a , α) = a 0

Moreover, again by Remark 5.4 [Shu17], given only the idempotence homotopy f ∘ f ~ f, we can construct the converse map to this inclusion and show that this gives a factorization of f. Indeed, this factorization is strict.

module _
  {l : Level} {A : UU l} {f : A  A}
  (I : is-idempotent f)
  where

  map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' :
    A  splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' f
  map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' x =
    (  _  f x) ,  _  inv (I x)))

  htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' :
    inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' f 
    map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' ~
    f
  htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' = refl-htpy

However, to show that these maps form an inclusion-retraction pair, we use the coherence of quasicoherent idempotents as well as the function extensionality axiom.

module _
  {l : Level} {A : UU l} {f : A  A}
  (H : is-quasicoherently-idempotent f)
  where

  inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    inverse-sequential-diagram l
  inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent'
      ( f)

  splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent : UU l
  splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' f

  inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent  A
  inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent' f

  map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    A  splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
  map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent'
      ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H)

  htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent 
    map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent ~
    f
  htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent'
      ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H)

Now, to construct the desired retracting homotopy

  r ∘ i ~ id

we subdivide the problem into two. First, we show that shifting the sequence and whiskering by f ∘ f is homotopic to the identity

  ((f (f a₍₋₎₊₁)) , (f ∘ f) ·l α₍₋₎₊₁) ~ (a , α).
  shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    standard-sequential-limit
      ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent) 
    standard-sequential-limit
      ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)
  shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent (a , α) =
    ((f  f  a  succ-ℕ) , ( (f  f) ·l (α  succ-ℕ)))

  htpy-sequence-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    ((a , α) :
      standard-sequential-limit
        ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)) 
    f  f  a  succ-ℕ ~ a
  htpy-sequence-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
    ( a , α) n =
    is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a (succ-ℕ n))  inv (α n)

  abstract
    htpy-coherence-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
      (x :
        standard-sequential-limit
          ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)) 
      coherence-Eq-standard-sequential-limit
        ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)
        ( shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent x)
        ( x)
        ( htpy-sequence-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
          ( x))
    htpy-coherence-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( a , α) n =
      ( ap
        ( ap (f  f) (α (succ-ℕ n)) ∙_)
        ( ( ap-concat f
            ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H
              ( a (second-succ-ℕ n)))
            ( inv (α (succ-ℕ n)))) 
          ( ap
            ( _∙ ap f (inv (α (succ-ℕ n))))
            ( coh-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H
              ( a (second-succ-ℕ n)))))) 
      ( inv
        ( assoc
          ( ap (f  f) (α (succ-ℕ n)))
          ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H
            ( f (a (second-succ-ℕ n))))
          ( ap f (inv (α (succ-ℕ n)))))) 
      ( ap
        ( _∙ ap f (inv (α (succ-ℕ n))))
        ( inv
          ( nat-htpy
            ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H)
            ( α (succ-ℕ n))))) 
      ( assoc
        ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a (succ-ℕ n)))
        ( ap f (α (succ-ℕ n)))
        ( ap f (inv (α (succ-ℕ n))))) 
      ( ap
        ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a (succ-ℕ n)) ∙_)
        ( ( inv (ap-concat f (α (succ-ℕ n)) (inv (α (succ-ℕ n))))) 
          ( ap² f (right-inv (α (succ-ℕ n)))) 
          inv (left-inv (α n)))) 
      ( inv
        ( assoc
          ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a (succ-ℕ n)))
          ( inv (α n))
          ( α n)))

  compute-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent ~ id
  compute-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
    x =
    eq-Eq-standard-sequential-limit
      ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)
      ( shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent x)
      ( x)
      ( ( htpy-sequence-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
          x) ,
        ( htpy-coherence-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
          x))

Then we show that r ∘ i is homotopic to this operation. This time we proceed by induction on n.

  htpy-sequence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    ( (a , α) :
      standard-sequential-limit
        ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent'
          ( f))) 
    ( λ _ 
      f (inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent (a , α))) ~
    ( f  f  a  succ-ℕ)
  htpy-sequence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
    ( a , α) 0 = ap f (α 0)
  htpy-sequence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
    ( a , α) (succ-ℕ n) =
    ( htpy-sequence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( a , α) n) 
    ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a (succ-ℕ n))) 
    ( ap f (α (succ-ℕ n)))

  abstract
    htpy-coherence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
      ((a , α) :
        standard-sequential-limit
          ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)) 
      coherence-square-homotopies
        ( htpy-sequence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
          ( a , α))
        ( λ n 
          inv
            ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H
              ( inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
                ( a , α))))
        ( λ n  ap (f  f) (α (succ-ℕ n)))
        ( λ n 
          ap f
            ( ( htpy-sequence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
                ( a , α)
                ( n)) 
              ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H
                ( a (succ-ℕ n))) 
              ( ap f (α (succ-ℕ n)))))
    htpy-coherence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( a , α) 0 =
      ( ap
        ( inv (is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a 0)) ∙_)
        ( ( ap-concat f
            ( ap f (α 0) 
              is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a 1))
            ( ap f (α 1))) 
          ( ap-binary (_∙_)
            ( ap-concat f
              ( ap f (α 0))
              ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a 1)))
            ( inv (ap-comp f f (α 1)))))) 
      ( inv
          ( assoc
            ( inv (is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a 0)))
            ( ap f (ap f (α 0)) 
              ap f (is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a 1)))
            ( ap (f  f) (α 1)))) 
      ( ap
        ( _∙ ap (f  f) (α 1))
        ( ap
          ( inv (is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a 0)) ∙_)
          ( ( ap-binary (_∙_)
              ( inv (ap-comp f f (α 0)))
              ( coh-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a 1))) 
            ( inv
              ( nat-htpy
                ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H) (α 0)))) 
          ( is-retraction-inv-concat
            ( is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H (a 0))
            ( ap f (α 0)))))

For the inductive step we fill the following diagram as prescribed, in the notation of [Shu17]:

              ξₙ₊₁               I aₙ₊₁             f (αₙ₊₁)⁻¹
    f a₀ ------------> f (f aₙ₊₁) ---> f aₙ₊₁ --------------------> f (f aₙ₊₂)
     |                    |                  [nat-htpy]  ___refl___/   |
  (I⁻¹ a₀)    [Ξₙ]        |       I (f aₙ₊₂)            /         (f ∘ f)(αₙ₊₂)
     ∨                    ∨         ------>           /                ∨
  f (f a₀) --------> f (f (f aₙ₊₂))   [J]   f (f aₙ₊₂) ----------> f (f (f aₙ₊₃))
     (f (ξₙ ∙ I aₙ₊₁ ∙ f αₙ₊₁))     ------>           (f ∘ f) (αₙ₊₂)
                                  f (I aₙ₊₂)

where the symbols translate to code as follows:

I = is-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H
J = coh-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H
ξ = htpy-sequence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent (a , α)
Ξ = htpy-coherence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent (a , α).

Note, in particular, that the left-hand square is the inductive hypothesis.

    htpy-coherence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( a , α) (succ-ℕ n) =
      ( ap
        ( inv (I (a 0)) ∙_)
        ( ( ap-concat f
            ( ξ (succ-ℕ n)  I (a (second-succ-ℕ n)))
            ( ap f (α (second-succ-ℕ n)))) 
          ( ap-binary (_∙_)
            ( ap-concat f (ξ (succ-ℕ n)) (I (a (second-succ-ℕ n))))
            ( inv (ap-comp f f (α (second-succ-ℕ n))))))) 
      ( inv
        ( assoc
          ( inv (I (a 0)))
          ( ap f
            ( ξ n 
              I (a (succ-ℕ n)) 
              ap f (α (succ-ℕ n))) 
              ap f (I (a (second-succ-ℕ n))))
          ( ap (f  f) (α (second-succ-ℕ n))))) 
      ( ap
        ( _∙ ap (f  f) (α (second-succ-ℕ n)))
        ( ( inv
            ( assoc
              ( inv (I (a 0)))
              ( ap f (ξ n  I (a (succ-ℕ n))  ap f (α (succ-ℕ n))))
              ( ap f (I (a (second-succ-ℕ n)))))) 
          ( ap
            ( _∙ ap f (I ( a (second-succ-ℕ n))))
            ( htpy-coherence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
              ( a , α)
              ( n))) 
          ( assoc
              ( ξ n)
              ( ap (f  f) (α (succ-ℕ n)))
              ( ap f (I (a (second-succ-ℕ n))))) 
          ( ap
            ( ξ n ∙_)
            ( ap
              ( ap (f  f) (α (succ-ℕ n)) ∙_)
              ( coh-is-quasicoherently-idempotent H
                ( a (succ-ℕ (succ-ℕ n)))) 
            ( inv (nat-htpy I (α (succ-ℕ n)))))) 
          ( inv (assoc (ξ n) (I (a (succ-ℕ n))) (ap f (α (succ-ℕ n)))))))
      where
        ξ :
          ( λ _ 
            f ( inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
                ( a , α))) ~
          ( f  f  a  succ-ℕ)
        ξ =
          htpy-sequence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
            ( a , α)
        I : is-idempotent f
        I = pr1 H

Now it only remains to put it all together.

  abstract
    compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
      map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent 
      inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent ~
      shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
    compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      x =
      eq-Eq-standard-sequential-limit
        ( inverse-sequential-diagram-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)
        ( map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
          ( inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent x))
        ( shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
          ( x))
        ( htpy-sequence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
            ( x) ,
          htpy-coherence-compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
            ( x))

  is-retraction-map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    is-retraction
      ( inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)
      ( map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)
  is-retraction-map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    compute-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent ∙h
    compute-shift-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent

  retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    retraction (inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)
  retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    ( map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent ,
      is-retraction-map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)

  retract-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent retract-of A
  retract-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    ( inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent ,
      retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)

  splitting-is-quasicoherently-idempotent : retracts l A
  splitting-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    ( splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent ,
      retract-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)

  is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent :
    is-split-idempotent l f
  is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent =
    ( splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent ,
      retract-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent ,
      htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent)

We record these same facts for the bundled data of a quasicoherently idempotent map on A.

module _
  {l : Level} {A : UU l} (f : quasicoherently-idempotent-map A)
  where

  splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map : UU l
  splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map =
    splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)

  inclusion-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map :
    splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map  A
  inclusion-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map =
    inclusion-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)

  map-retraction-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map :
    A  splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map
  map-retraction-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map =
    map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)

  is-retraction-map-retraction-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map :
    is-retraction
      ( inclusion-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map)
      ( map-retraction-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map)
  is-retraction-map-retraction-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map =
    is-retraction-map-retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)

  retraction-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map :
    retraction (inclusion-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map)
  retraction-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map =
    retraction-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)

  retract-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map :
    splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map retract-of A
  retract-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map =
    retract-splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)

  splitting-quasicoherently-idempotent-map : retracts l A
  splitting-quasicoherently-idempotent-map =
    splitting-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)

  htpy-is-split-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map :
    inclusion-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map 
    map-retraction-splitting-type-quasicoherently-idempotent-map ~
    map-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f
  htpy-is-split-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map =
    htpy-is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)

  is-split-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map :
    is-split-idempotent l (map-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)
  is-split-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map =
    is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-quasicoherently-idempotent-map f)

If a map is split idempotent at any universe level, it is split idempotent at its own universe level

module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1} {f : A  A} (S : is-split-idempotent l2 f)
  where

  is-small-split-idempotent-is-split-idempotent :
    is-split-idempotent l1 f
  is-small-split-idempotent-is-split-idempotent =
    is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
      ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-is-split-idempotent S)

Small types are closed under retracts

This is Theorem 2.13 of [dJE23]. Note, in particular, that it does not rely on univalence.

Proof: Assume given an inclusion-retraction pair i , r that displays B as a retract of the small type A. By essential uniqueness of splitting types, B is equivalent to every other splitting type of i ∘ r. Now, another splitting type of i ∘ r is the splitting type as constructed for the witness

  is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
    ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-inclusion-retraction i r ...),

and this is a small sequential limit. Hence B is equivalent to a small type, and so is itself small.

module _
  {l1 l2 : Level} {A : UU l1} {B : UU l2}
  where

  is-small-retract' : B retract-of A  is-small l1 B
  pr1 (is-small-retract' R) =
    splitting-type-is-quasicoherently-idempotent'
      ( inclusion-retract R  map-retraction-retract R)
  pr2 (is-small-retract' R) =
    essentially-unique-splitting-type-is-split-idempotent
      ( B , R , refl-htpy)
      ( is-split-idempotent-is-quasicoherently-idempotent
        ( is-quasicoherently-idempotent-inclusion-retraction
          ( inclusion-retract R)
          ( map-retraction-retract R)
          ( is-retraction-map-retraction-retract R)))

module _
  {l1 l2 l3 : Level} {A : UU l1} {B : UU l2}
  where

  is-small-retract : is-small l3 A  B retract-of A  is-small l3 B
  is-small-retract is-small-A r =
    is-small-retract'
      ( comp-retract (retract-equiv (equiv-is-small is-small-A)) r)

References

[dJE23]
Tom de Jong and Martín Hötzel Escardó. On Small Types in Univalent Foundations. Logical Methods in Computer Science, 05 2023. URL: https://lmcs.episciences.org/11270, arXiv:2111.00482, doi:10.46298/lmcs-19(2:8)2023.
[Shu17]
Michael Shulman. Idempotents in intensional type theory. Logical Methods in Computer Science, 12:1–24, 04 2017. arXiv:1507.03634, doi:10.2168/LMCS-12(3:9)2016.
[Shu14]
Mike Shulman. Splitting Idempotents. Blog post, 12 2014. URL: https://homotopytypetheory.org/2014/12/08/splitting-idempotents/.

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