Functions that can be written as direct products of other functions; question about terminology and notation - MathOverflow most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net2013-05-25T08:12:40Zhttp://mathoverflow.net/feeds/question/106496http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdfhttp://mathoverflow.net/questions/106496/functions-that-can-be-written-as-direct-products-of-other-functions-question-aboFunctions that can be written as direct products of other functions; question about terminology and notationuser18372012-09-06T11:00:25Z2012-09-06T11:24:10Z
<p>Let
$$f : X_0 \rightarrow Y_0, \;\;\; g:X_1 \rightarrow Y_1$$
and define that the "direct product" of $f$ and $g$ is a map
$$f \otimes g : (X_0 \times X_1) \rightarrow (Y_0 \times Y_1), \mbox{ such that } (f \otimes g)(x_0,x_1)=(f(x_0),g(x_1)).$$</p>
<p>Question 1. What is the standard terminology/notation for this concept?</p>
<p>Now given a function $h$, it's possible that $h$ has the property that there exist $f$ and $g$ such that
$$h = f \otimes g$$
Question 2. What is the name of this property?</p>