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Where do all these projection formulas come from?
I have been intrigued for a long time by the formal similarity of results from different areas of mathematics. Here are some examples.
Set theory Given a map $f:X\to Y$ and subsets $X' \subset X, Y'\...
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References for sign conventions in homological algebra
There is no shortage of sign conventions in homological algebra. And once these conventions are set out, there is no shortage of diagrams where an obvious commutative diagram on the underlying ...
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Example Wanted: When Does Čech Cohomology Fail to be the same as Derived Functor Cohomology?
I want to know exactly how derived functor cohomology and Cech cohomology can fail to be the same.
I started worrying about this from Dinakar Muthiah's answer to an MO question, and Brian Conrad's ...
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What was the error in the proof of Roos' theorem?
Background: In 1961, Roos (who, sadly, apparently passed away just last month) purported to prove [1] that in an abelian category with exact countable products (AB4${}^\ast_\omega$), limits of inverse ...
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origin of spectral sequences in algebraic topology
I have the following somewhat vague question. I am not sure if it is appropriate for this forum, please feel free to close (or migrate to stackexchange).
I have been "brought up" as an algebraic ...
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A ring such that all projectives are stably free but not all projectives are free?
This question is motivated by this recent question. Suppose $R$ is commutative, Noetherian ring and $M$ a finitely generated $R$-module. Let $FD(M)$ and $PD(M)$ be the shortest length of free and ...
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A spectral sequence for computing cohomology of a space from that of its strata
Let $X$ be a smooth complex variety (not necessarily compact) and let $D$ be a normal crossings divisors with components $D_1$, $D_2$, ..., $D_N$. For a set of indices $I$, let $D_I = \bigcap_{i \in I}...
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Who wrote `if only I could understand the equation $d^2=0$'?
I remember reading something like
if only I could understand the equation $d^2=0$
as an epigraph to a memoir on homological algebra. I think the author was Henri Cartan, and the epigraph may have ...
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Moduli space of boundary maps with prescribed chain and homology groups?
Let $R$ be a reasonable ring (maybe I mean a PID, or $\mathbb{Z}$, and when sufficiently desperate, a field). Now consider fixed sequences $C_n$ and $H_n$ of $R$-modules, which are tame in every ...
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Is the pairing between contours and functions perfect (modulo the kernel given by Stokes' theorem)?
Let $s: \mathbb C^n \to \mathbb C$ be a homogeneous degree-$d$ polynomial which is nonsingular (in the sense that the hypersurface it defines in $\mathbb{CP}^{n-1}$ is smooth; equivalently the ...
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Homology of the free loop space of a Grassmanian
Is there any reference for calculation of the rational homology of the free loop space $H_*(\mathcal{L}Gr(k,n),\mathbb{Q})$ of a complex Grassmanian? More precisely, I am interested in computing ranks ...
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On functoriality of the Leray spectral sequence
The Leray spectral sequence is functorial in the following sense: given a commutative square of spaces,
$$\begin{matrix} A & \to & B \\ \downarrow & & \downarrow \\ C & \to & D ...
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Deformations of Ext rings
Let $k$ be a base ring and $k[x]$ the ring of polynomials in an indeterminate $x$ over $k$. Consider a (not necessarily commutative) algebra $A$ over $k[x]$ and two $A$-modules $M$ and $N$. Then for ...
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Cohomology of constructible sheaves via exit paths
Let $X$ be a stratified space, with stratification $S$ (we will ignore technicalities).
The category of exit paths $Ex(X,S)$ is a directed refinement of the path groupoid of $X$ accounting for the ...
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How to prove that topological Hochschild homology of a smooth proper stable k-linear infinity category is dualizable?
Let $k$ be a perfect field of characteristic $p$. I heard that the Topological Hochschild homology of a smooth proper stable infinity category (or dg-category) is dualizable as a THH(k)-module ...
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Why does $p_*p^! A$ deserve to be called homology with coefficients in $A$?
Let $p:X\to S$ be the unique map from a (locally compact) topological space $X$ to a point. Since $\underline{\hom}(\underline{\mathbb{Z}},-)$ is the identity functor, we have that $\Gamma(X,-)=\hom(\...
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Resolutions by free Differential Graded Algebras
I am struggling to find references for explicit computations of things like symmetric algebras and resolutions in the dg context. (any pointers in this direction would be highly appreciated!) I have ...
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Relative flasqueness?
It is known that a flasque sheaf on a topological space has trivial cohomology. Suppose that we are in a relative situation of a smooth fibration $\pi: X \to S$ and $F$ is a sheaf on $X$. Is there ...
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About the left adjoint of $f^*$
In lots of different cases (Verdier duality, Grothendieck duality, étale cohomology, ...) the very existence of a (right) adjoint to the sheaf functor $f_!$ gives useful information. (I'm going to ...
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Is there a Čech-like way of computing $H^\bullet(X,M^\bullet)$ or even $\mathsf{R}f_* M^\bullet$?
Let $X$ be a topological space (or a site) and let $M$ be a sheaf on $X$. If $X$ is paracompact, or if $X$ is a noetherian separated scheme and $M$ is quasi-coherent, or if $X$ is quasi-projective ...
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Six functor formalism for quasi-coherent $D$-modules
Let $X$ be a smooth scheme over a field $k$ and let $\mathsf{D}_{\text{qc}}(\mathcal{D}_X)$ be the full subcategory of $\mathsf{D}(\mathcal{D}_X\mathsf{-Mod})$ composed of the complexes of $\mathcal{D}...
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Second differential in long exact sequence for Cech cohomology for nonabelian groups
I do not really think it fits MO, but I posted it in MathStackExchange with little success, so...
Assume that we have a short exact sequence of, say, Lie groups $1\rightarrow A\rightarrow B\...
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Is there an analogue to the koszul complex for constructible sheaves?
Given a variety $X$ and a complete-intersection morphism
$$
Y \to X
$$
is there an analogue of the Koszul complex for $\mathcal{O}_Y \in \textbf{Coh}(X)$ in the setting of constructible sheaves? ...
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homology theory for affine and projective algebraic sets?
Given $f_1,\ldots,f_r\in K[x_1,\ldots,x_m]$, resp. homogeneous $f_1,\ldots,f_r\in K[x_0,\ldots,x_m]$, is there a chain complex built from these polynomials, such that any polynomial map $\varphi\!: Z(...
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Pontryagin square on spin and non-spin manifold
The Pontryagin square, maps $x \in H^2({B}^2\mathbb{Z}_2,\mathbb{Z}_2)$ to $ \mathcal{P}(x) \in H^4({B}^2\mathbb{Z}_2,\mathbb{Z}_4)$. Precisely,
$$
\mathcal{P}(x)= x \cup x+ x \cup_1 2 Sq^1 x.
$$
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Reference needed: Homology of the blow-up
Given an algebraic variety $X$ over the complex numbers.
Let $V$ be a subvariety of $X$ and $\pi_V \colon X' \rightarrow X$
be the blow-up of $X$ at $V$.
It is posible in general to compute the ...
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details of a dévissage argument for constructible sheaves
I am working on the following Künneth-type isomorphism from [SGA5, exposé III, 2,3]:
$\mathrm{Settings}.$ Let $X_1, X_2$ be separated finite type schemes over the spectrum of a field $S=\mathrm{Spec}...
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Formulation of cap product in group-equivariant sheaf cohomology + applications?
Originally asked on Math SE but it was suggested I move it here.
Suppose one has a distinguished cocycle in the group-equivariant sheaf cohomology $\Phi \in H^n(X, G, \mathcal{F})$ for a "nice&...
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How to deduce Künneth from its relative version (in cohomology of sheaves)
Let $p:X\to S$ and $q:Y\to S$ be morphisms of "spaces" over $S$. We have an isomorphism
$$f_!(M\boxtimes N)=p_! M\otimes q_!N$$
in the derived category of "sheaves" over $S$, where ...
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An alternative proof of Künneth spectral sequence, independent of Künneth formula for homology
I am currently reading Künneth spectral sequence, which is given below.
Let $R$ be a ring and A$=\big\{A_n,d_n:A_n\longrightarrow A_{n-1}\big|d_{n-1}\circ d_n=0\big\}_{n\in \Bbb Z}$ be a chain ...
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The Krull dimension of the tensor product of rings
The Krull dimension of a ring $R$ is defined as the length of the longest chain of prime ideals in it. Let $R_i$, for $i\in\mathbb{N}$ denote a sequence of commutative Noetherian rings of Krull ...
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Realize as homology a given polynomial ring
I am wondering if one can realize a polynomial ring as the homology of some chain complex in the same sense that the homology groups of a space with a cell complex structure is the homology of its ...
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Chain complexes indexed over measurable subsets of $\mathbb{R}$: Towards a measurable notion of Euler Characteristic
I have for a while tried to generalize the notion of a chain complex in a way to obtain a "continuous" or at least "measurable" notion of Euler Characteristic.
I have come up with ...
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Spectral sequences associated to cohomologies of simplicial type and derived-functor type: Proof of convergence
Assume I have two cohomology theories $\mathrm{\tilde{H}^{*}}$ and $\mathrm{H^{*}}$, the latter being defined over a Grothendieck site $X$ as the derived functor of some left-exact covariant functor $\...
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