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Categorical Unification of Jordan Holder Theorems

In addition to the Jordan-Holder theorem for groups, there are various Jordan-Holder Theorems for other categories:

  1. Finite dimensional representations have filtrations whose associated graded consists of irreducible representations. Any other such associated graded is the same up to permutation of its elements.

  2. Artinian modules have filtrations whose associated graded consists of simple modules. Any other such associated graded is the same up to permutation of its elements.

  3. Finitely generated $A$-modules have filtrations whose associated graded consists of modules of the form $A / p$ for a prime $p$. Any other such associated graded is the same up to permutation of its elements.

There is a commonality to the proofs of these as well. I am wondering if someone has come up with a categorical version of the Jordan-Holder theorem, which in a sense encompasses these ones.

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