# relation between extensions and $\mathrm{Hom}$ for an abelian subcategory of a triangulated category

Let $T$ be a triangulated category and $A$ and abelian full subcategory of $T$. Consider the Yoneda extension groups $Ext_{A}^n$. For any two objects $X$ and $Y$ of $A$ here is a map $$Ext^n_A(X, Y) \longrightarrow Hom_T(X, Y[n]).$$

I am looking for a reference for this theorem: assume that $A$ is admissible (meaning that every short exact sequence in $A$ comes from a distinguished triangle in $T$) and stable under extension. Then the above map is an isomorphism for $n=1$ and injective for $n=2$.

To be honest, I am not completely sure that this is true in this generality. I have seen people using this when $A$ is the heart of a t-structure on $T$ (which is an example of full admissible abelian category), but I couldn't find any reference in BBD.

• Maybe this is part of admissible and I'm misreading it, but one needs to ask for some sort extension closure to have any hope of an isomorphism for $n=1$. For instance if E is an object with endomorphism ring a division algebra, then the full subcategory on sums of copies of E is semisimple abelian, but E could have self extensions. – Greg Stevenson Jan 27 '17 at 20:08
• Dear Greg, you are of course right! I forgot to ask that $A$ is stable under extension. This is not part of the definition of admissible. I will edit it now. – triang Jan 27 '17 at 20:18

The proof shows that $Hom$ is a $\delta$ functor and $Ext$ is the universal $\delta$-functor and then invokes a theorem of Buchsbaum.