Questions tagged [chain-complexes]
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Left Proper model structure on the category of non-symmetric operads in chain complexes
It is shown in Moriya (Multiplicative formality of operads and
Sinha’s spectral sequence for long knots, 2.1) that there exists a left proper model category structure on non-symmetric operads over $k$-...
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Is any deformation of an acyclic complex gauge equivalent to a trivial one?
This question is related to this question. Let $(C^{\bullet},d)$ be a cochain complex over a field $k$ with char$k$=0. We fix an Artin local $k$-algebra $(A,m)$. A deformation of $d$ is a new operator ...
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Does homotopy equivalence between deformations of cochain complexes imply gauge equivalence?
Let $(C^{\bullet},d)$ be a cochain complex over a field $k$ with char$k$=0. We fix an Artin local $k$-algebra $(A,m)$. A deformation of $d$ is a new operator $d+\epsilon: C^{\bullet}\otimes_k m\to C^{\...
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Homotopy totalization and chains - reference
Simple case. Take $X_{\bullet}$ a cosimplicial space. Is it true that the chain complex of its homotopy totalization is quasi-isomorphic to the homotopy totalization of its chain complex? Because of ...
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How to lift a chain complex from $\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}$ to $\mathbb{Z}$
In a previous post Lift chain complex from $\mathbb{F}_2$ to $\mathbb{Z}$ the body of the question mentions that this (lifting a chain complex from $\mathbb Z/2\mathbb Z$ to $\mathbb Z$) is always ...
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Monoidal structure on simplical model category of chain complexes
For
$k$ a field (the case I am interested in, but the question makes sense over any dga),
$\mathrm{Ch}_\bullet(k)$ its projective model category of unbounded chain complexes (here),
$\mathrm{sCh}_\...
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What is the dimension of the variety of chain complexes?
Let $V_0, V_1, \dots, V_n$ denote a series of finite-dimensional vector spaces. We write $v_i : = \dim V_i$ for $i=0, 1, \dots, n$. I am thinking of these as real vector spaces, but I think the answer ...
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Generalizations of elliptic chain complexes
I would like to know if it is possible to generalize the notion of elliptic chain complex of differential operators to different contexts, whether geometric or non geometric. I have in mind D-geometry....
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Is the tensor product of noncontractible chain complexes of bimodules also noncontractible?
Let $A,B,C$ be rings and let $X$ and $Y$ be bounded chain complexes of $(A,B)$-bimodules and $(B,C)$-bimodules, respectively. Suppose that $X$ and $Y$ are not contractible. Here are my questions:
Is ...
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Is the category of chain complexes a reflexive or coreflexive subcategory of the category of functors?
Let $A$ be an abelian category (you can assume additional conditions for its goodness). Let $\mathrm{Seq}(A) = \mathrm{Func}(\mathbb{Z}, A)$, where $\mathbb{Z}$ is the standard order category on ...
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Gluing a manifold along its boundary, via chain complexes
Given closed oriented $n$-manifolds $M, M', M''$ and bordisms $W, W'$ with $\partial W = M \sqcup - M'$ and $\partial W' = M' \sqcup - M''$, we can collar-glue them to obtain a bordism from $M$ to $M''...
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Invariants of objects in $\operatorname{Ch}(\mathrm{Ab})$ up to chain homotopy
$\newcommand\Ab{\mathrm{Ab}}\newcommand\ab{\mathrm{ab}}\DeclareMathOperator\Ch{Ch}\DeclareMathOperator\Kom{Kom}\newcommand\ho{\mathrm{ho}}$Let $\Ab$ be the category of finitely generated abelian ...
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Projective objects in the derived category of chain complexes
I have been trying to understand projective objects in the derived category of chain complexes of modules over a ring.
If we stick to the category of chain complexes, the only projective objects are ...
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Chain complex of the Salvetti complex of an Artin group
Let $A_\Gamma$ be an Artin group. The Salvetti complex $Sal(A_{\Gamma})$ can be briefly defined as the $2$-presentation complex associated to the usual presentation of the Artin group after attaching ...
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Is the category of cochain complexes with terms in an additive category a 2-category?
$\def\hom{\operatorname{Hom}}
\def\bbZ{\mathbb{Z}}$This question is a follow-up to this other one. There the OP asks whether "the category of chain complexes" (can be interpreted in several ...
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Existence of quasi-isomorphisms between complexes with same homology
Consider an abelian category $\mathcal{A}$ (or more specifically, $R$-Mod). Suppose $C_1$ and $C_2$ are chain complexes with componentwise isomorphic homology. What conditions must be imposed upon $\...
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What do the indecomposable objects of the homotopy category of chain complexes look like?
I am trying to understand indecomposable objects in the homotopy category of chain complexes. Let $\mathcal{A}$ be an abelian category. Denote by $C(\mathcal{A})$ the category whose objects are chain ...
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Do the polyhedral homologies of a polyhedron coincide with the polyhedral homologies of its subdivision?
Definition. A convex polytope is a compact finite intersection of hyperplanes in $\mathbb{R}^n$
Definition. The polycomplex is the following data set:
a set of convex polytopes, closed under ...
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Homology of singular chain complex modulo subdivision
Let $S_p(X)$ be the $p$-th singular chain group and $\mathcal S(X)$ be the singular chain complex of a topological space $X$. There is a barycentric subdivision operator (which is also a chain map) $\...
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Determinant of chain complexes
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be the category of bounded cochain complexes of $R$-modules for a commutative ring $R$. I am trying to prove the following formula involving determinant $\text{Det}(F)$ of a map of ...
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Homotopy coherent space maps induces homotopy coherent chain complex morphisms
It is an elementary fact that a map $f:X \to Y$ between spaces induces a chain complex morphism $f_* : C_*(X) \to C_*(Y) $. This allows one to transfer 1-category theoretic arguments from spaces to ...
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derived tensor product and finite projective dimension
Let $(R, \mathfrak m)$ be a Noetherian local ring. Let $M,N$ be non-zero finitely generated $R$-modules.
Is it known that $M\otimes_R^{\mathbf L} N$ has finite projective dimension if and only if $M$ ...
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Understanding the higher stack of perfect complexes
One of the most famous examples of higher Artin stacks is the stack of perfect complexes. I recall here the basic stuff:
We fix a function $b: \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow
\mathbb{N}$ which is zero ...
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Methods for finding complex for subobjects of homology
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be an abelian category and
$$ C_\bullet:C_n \rightarrow C_{n-1}\rightarrow \ldots \rightarrow C_1\rightarrow C_0$$
a complex in $\mathcal{C}$. Suppose we have for each $i$ a ...
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References for Homotopy transfer problem
I am trying to read Algebra+homotopy=operad by Bruno Vallette.
Consider the following set up :
chain complexes $(A,d_A),(H,d_H)$,
a degree $1$ morphism of chain complexes $h:(A,d_A)\rightarrow (A,d_A)...
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contracting homotopies of Koszul resolution of $\mathbb{C}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$ and $\mathbb{C}_{q}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$
Let $A : = \mathbb{C}[x_1, \ldots, x_n],$ $A_q : =\mathbb{C}_q[x_1, \ldots, x_n] = \mathbb{C} \langle x_1, \ldots, x_n \rangle / (x_ix_j = q x_jx_i)$.
By Koszul resolution I mean
$$\ldots \to A \...
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Trees in chain complexes
$\DeclareMathOperator{\Ch}{\mathit{Ch}}$Let $\Ch_\mathbb{Q}$ denote the model category of chain complexes over rational numbers. Let $T_\ast$ be a tree in $\Ch_{\mathbb{Q}}$ with $n$ vertices.
How to ...
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$K$-group of category of bounded chain complexes of Projective modules with finite length homologies
For a Commutative Noetherian local ring $(R, \mathfrak m)$, let $K_0^{\mathfrak m}(R)$ denote the abelian Group generated by isomorphism classes of bounded chain complexes of finitely generated free ...
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When is the dual of a limit the same as the colimit of the duals?
We all know that the dual of the colimit of a diagram in the category of chain complexes (and similar categories) is the limit of the duals diagram. This follows immediately from the general fact that ...
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Cohomology of derived tensor product of complexes and Künneth spectral sequence
Let $R$ be any commutative ring, let $V^\bullet$ and $W^\bullet$ be (co)chain complexes of $R$-modules, indexed cohomologically. We can also assume that they have both cohomology in nonpositive ...
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Model categories and chain complexes
I'm fairly new to thinking about homological algebra and chain complexes in their own right, i.e outside of isolated examples such as for constructing simplicial homology, or for computing $Ext$ ...
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Is the tensor product of chain complexes a Day convolution?
Recently, Jade Master asked whether the tensor product of chain complexes could be viewed as a special case of Day convolution. Noting that chain complexes may be viewed as $\mathsf{Ab}$-functors from ...
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Split cofibrations up to quasi-isomorphism
$R$ a ring $(1\neq 0)$, $\mathbf{Perf}(R)$ is the category of perfect complexes (of right $R$-modules).
Suppose that $A_{\bullet}\rightarrow B_{\bullet}\rightarrow B_{\bullet}/A_{\bullet}$ a short ...
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The interaction between differentials on a graded ring and chain-homotopy equivalences
I am wondering about the following question:
Given a differential graded algebra $A$, how many other differentials can we put on the underlying graded ring of $A$, which are also chain-homotopy ...
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Sign in May’s General algebraic approach to Steenrod operations
In the first section of J. P. May’s General algebraic approach to Steenrod operations, May defines for $\pi\subseteq\Sigma_r$ an integer $q\in\mathbb{Z}$ and a commutative ring $\Lambda$, the $\Lambda\...
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Singular chain complex of balanced products
Let $\pi\subseteq\Sigma_r$ and $V$ be a right $\pi$-space. We may assume that $V$ is free, if necessary. Consider the morphism of singular chain complexes (over a fixed commutative ring)
$$f:C_*(V) \...
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Properties of a generalization (regularization) of the Euler characteristic?
Intro: This question is about a version of the Euler characteristic for infinite dimensional chain complexes. I have no idea if this is a pre-existing concept, that's essentially what my query is ...
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Dyer–Lashof operations for more than 2 inputs
Let $\mathcal{O}$ be a topological operad and $X$ an algebra over it. Let the base ring be $\mathbb{Z}_2$. If $C_*$ denotes the singular chain complex over $\mathbb{Z}_2$, the action of $\mathcal{O}$ ...
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The table reduction morphism of operads from Barratt-Eccles to Surjection
The Barratt-Eccles operad $E$ in the category of simplicial sets is obtained by applying the nerve functor to the canonical operad $\{\Sigma_n\}_{n>0}$ in groups. Berger-Fresse defined here an ...
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Hermitian structure for complexes of vector bundles
Does it exist a different notion of Hermitian metric for complexes of vector bundles, besides the obvious data of a metric for each vector bundle?
Same question for connections. In particular is there ...
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Are Chain Complexes Related to the Tangent Bundle Construction?
For a scheme $X$ over $\text{Spec}(K)$, we can consider maps $\text{Sch}(\text{Spec}(K[d] / d^2), X)$, which we can think of as the tangent bundle over $X$. A map $\text{Spec}(K) \rightarrow S$ picks ...
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Lift up characteristic class to chain complex
In derived category, there is a slogan, "cohomology is bad, chain complex is good". In the theory of characteristic classes, we could associate a vector bundle to cohomology classes of the base space. ...
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Compute the cohomology of $\mathrm{Hom} (\Omega^*(M),\Omega^*(M))$
Let $M$ be a compact smooth manifold. And particularly I am interested in the case the torus $M=T^n$.
Consider the de Rham complex $(\Omega^*(M), d)$ and the cochain complex
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C:=\mathrm{Hom} (\...
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Could we extend isomorphisms between cohomologies of h-injective complexes to h-injective complexes themselves?
Let $R$ be an associative ring with unit and $I$ be a complex of $R$-modules. We call $I$ is h-injective if for any acyclic complex $T$ of $R$-modules, the mapping complex $\text{Hom}_R(T,I)$ is ...
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Could we form the homotopy category of a dg-category by inverting homotopic invertible morphisms?
Let $k$ be a field and $\mathcal{C}$ be a dg-category over $k$. It is standard to define the homotopy category $H^0(\mathcal{C})$ as the category consisting the same objects as $\mathcal{C}$ but ...
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How does "chain complex functor" from $Top$ take mapping cones to mapping cones?
I am wondering how the singular chain complex functor from the category of topological spaces to the category of chain complexes of abelian groups takes a mapping cone to a mapping cone in the sense ...
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Order relation between cohomology groups
We have $\mathbb{Q}$-graded finite dimensional vector space $V=\bigoplus_{i=0}^{n}V_{i}$ and following cochain complex
$$0\rightarrow V_{0}\xrightarrow[]{d_{0}} V_{1}\xrightarrow[]{d_{1}}\ldots\...
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A-infinity modules
Using: https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/9910179.pdf as a reference...
My question involves spelling out explicitly the comment in 4.2 -
"Equivalently, the datum of an $A_\infty$-structure on a graded ...
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A model category structure on chain complexes
The wikipedia claims that there is a model category structure of the category of arbitrary chain-complexes of R-modules which is defined by:
weak equivalences are chain homotopy equivalences of chain-...
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(Reference Request) Tensor product of chain complexes in terms of strict $\infty$-categories
(note: this question is essentially a reference request for the tensor product described at the end. the rest is context)
It is well known that the category of chain complexes (in positive degree, ...
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