Questions tagged [localization]
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Grothendieck Riemann Roch is abelian localisation on loop spaces
Abelian localisation says approximately that for a proper equivaraint map $f:X\to Y$ between schemes with a $\mathbf{G}_m$ action, the pushforward on cohomology $f_*\omega$ can be computed by the ...
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When do zigzags of weak equivalences detect isomorphisms in the localization?
The usual way to prove that two model categories are equivalent is to construct a zigzag of Quillen equivalences between them, but is it always possible? We can ask a more general question.
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Topological localization of (infinite) inverse limits
The classical localization of topological spaces at a given set of primes $\mathcal{P}$ is a functor $\mathcal{T}\xrightarrow{(-)_{(\mathcal{P)}}}\mathcal{T}$ from a suitable category of topological ...
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Spectra and localizations of the category of topological spaces
Can we construct the category of spectra (or maybe just its homotopy category) from the category of pointed topological spaces
using some kind of localization combined with other categorical ...
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Size issues in localization $\mathcal{C}[\mathcal{W}^{-1}]$ category
When one starts with a locally small category $\mathcal{C}$ and wants to localize it at an appropriate choosen collection of morphisms $\mathcal{W}$, then in general one faces some size issues in the ...
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Monoidal structure on simplicial sheaves
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a site and let $sPh(\mathcal{C})_{proj}$ be the category of simplicial presheaves equipped with the projective model structure. This category is a closed monoidal model category (...
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Checking locally whether a homomorphism is a localization
All rings below are commutative with $1$.
Suppose $A\subset B$ is a subring and that $A\rightarrow A'$ is a faithfully flat ring homomorphism. [You may assume the rings are actually ${\mathbb C}$-...
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(Co)localization of the derived category
Let me start saying that a similar question can be stated for general locally Noetherian Grothendieck categories but I state it for categories of modules as it is simpler. So we fix a right Noetherian ...
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Cohn localization examples
I'm working on my master's thesis, part of which involves an exposition on Cohn localization. (nlab discussion)
In Free ideal rings and localization in general rings, Sec 7.4, Cohn gives a ...
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Localization, Slice Tower, and Motivic Spectra
Suppose $k$ is an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p>0$. There is an $\infty$-category of motivic spectra over $k$, denoted $\mathcal{S}pt(k)$. As in algebraic topology, there are ...
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Does the localization functor $\mathcal{C}\to S^{-1}\mathcal{C}$ preserve finite colimits when $\mathcal{C}$ is not small? (size issues in proof)
$\def\colim{\operatorname{colim}}
\def\hom{\operatorname{Hom}}$Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a category and let $S$ be a class of morphisms of $\mathcal{C}$ that is a left multiplicative system. The ...
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Geometric meaning of localization at $(1+I)$?
Let $I\vartriangleleft A$ be an ideal of a commutative ring. Consider the submonoid $1+I\subset A$. What is the geometric interpretation of localization at this submonoid? How does it relate to the ...
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This sum over partitions has unexpectedly nice denominators
Fix an integer $n\geq0$, a power series $\gamma \in \mathbb Q[[X]]$ with valuation 1, and a symmetric function $f$ (with coefficients in $\mathbb Q$). Now, consider the series
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S_n = \sum_{\Lambda\...
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A conjecture about sums over partitions arising from Hilbert scheme of points
$\DeclareMathOperator{\leg}{\operatorname{leg}}\DeclareMathOperator{\arm}{\operatorname{arm}}$The following situation arose from the study of some localization computations on Hilbert schemes of ...
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Abelian localisation for K theory?
Let $X$ be a scheme acted upon by $\mathbf{G}_m$ and $K(X)=K_0(\text{Perf}X)$ the Thomason-Trobaugh K theory. Is there a localisation theorem in this context? By this I mean something like
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Verdier Quotient a quotient?
This question seems trivial, so hopefully it will be resolved quickly.
As pointed out in this question on quotient categories and localization, the two constructions are sometimes related, but in ...
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Localisation of injectives
When working with injective modules, one bad thing is that they do not necessarily behave well with respect to localisation. Consider a commutative ring $R$ and have a look at the following properties:...
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When is it possible to localize a scheme along a closed subscheme?
If we have $Z\subset X$ a closed irreducible subscheme of an integral scheme $X$ (which you can take to have various further niceness properties if you want), one can take its generic point $\eta_Z$ ...
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Pullback of localizations
In https://kerodon.net/tag/02LZ, Lurie observes that the pullback of a localization $F$ is not necessarily a localization. If all pullbacks are localizations, then he calls $F$ universally localizing ...
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Hammock localization and free adjoints
The Hammock localization $L^H \mathcal{C}$ of a relative category $(\mathcal{C},\mathcal
{W})$ is a simplicial category defined by Dwyer and Kan as a way to compute the $\infty$-categorical ...
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Slices for certain $C_p$-spectrum
By the work of Hill-Yarnall, for the group $G=C_p,$ all the slices for any spectrum, in particular, for $S^V \wedge H\underline{\mathbb{Z}}$, are classified. Here $V$ is a representation of $C_p.$
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Factorization of Gabriel-Zisman localization construction?
My question concerns whether the Gabriel-Zisman localization construction $S^{-1}$ for categories admits a known factorization into a pair of commuting constructions $S^l$ and $S^r$.
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Commutativity of pairs of reflective localizations
Suppose there are two classes of morphisms $w_1, w_2$ in $C$ and two
two reflective localizations $L_1: C \overset{\rightarrow}{\hookleftarrow} C^\text{$w_1$-local}: i_1$ and $L_2: C \overset{\...
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Analog of cellular approximation theorem for $CW_0$-complexes ($CW_\mathcal P$-complexes)
$CW_0$-complexes are analogs of $CW$-complexes, in which the "building blocks" are the rational disks $D^{n+1}_0$ whose boundaries are given by $\partial D^{n+1}_0= S^n_0$, where $S^n_0$ is a ...
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Embedding the Mészáros subdivision algebra in an Orlik-Terao localization
The following is an open question (Question 4.1) from my paper $t$-Unique
Reductions for Mészáros's Subdivision Algebra (published version in
SIGMA 2018, and slightly updated preprint
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Weak equivalences of left Bousfield localizations
Suppose C is a complete and cocomplete category with two model structures (C0,F0,W0) and (C1,F1,W1) such that C0⊃C1, F0⊂F1, W0⊂W1.
If necessary, the model structures can be assumed to be simplicial, ...
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Ring properties which can be checked on sufficiently many Ore localizations
Let $R$ be a non-commutative Ore domain, and let $R[S_i^{-1}]$ be a finite set of Ore localizations. The absence of a geometric theory means there is no obvious candidate for when this set of ...
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Is being principal a local property?
Let $R$ be a number ring and a Dedekind domain. We have the following result:
For every ideal $I\subset R$ $$ I = \bigcap_P I_P $$ where $I_P$ denotes the localization of $I$ at $P$ and the ...
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Is it possible to define the notion of a localization of a category without reference to a set of morphisms, $S$?
Let $\mathcal{C}$ Be A Category and $S$ a class of morphisms (let us call these weak equivalences) of $\mathcal{C}$. One often defines the localization of $\mathcal{C}$ with respect to $S$ is the ...
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What kinds of limits does localization of commutative rings reflect?
Localization of commutative rings is a left exact left adjoint, so it behaves nicely with plenty of things. Local-to-global principles are also abundant in commutative algebra, and I thought some of ...
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When is this localization map injective, if at all?
Let $K$ be a number field and $E$ be an elliptic curve defined over $\mathbb{Q}$. Consider the localization map
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E(K)\otimes \mathbb{Q}_p/ \mathbb{Z}_p \rightarrow \bigoplus_{v|p} E(K_v)\otimes \...
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Equivariant cohomology of fixed points using the localisation theorem
I am trying to understand the Smith-Thom inequality for spaces equipped with an action by a cyclic group and also the case, when it's an equality:
In the following, let $G=\mathbb{Z}/p$, $\mathbb{F}$ ...
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p-complete Z_p-modules
Let $D(\mathbf{Z})$ be the derived category of abelian groups, and let $D(\mathbf{Z}_p)$ be the derived category of modules over the p-adic integers. Bousfield localization gives a full subcategory of ...
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Voevodsky's proof in any characteristic (for motivic and Chow)
Regarding the published version of "Motivic cohomology groups are isomorphic to higher Chow groups in any characterstic" (IMRN) available at:
http://imrn.oxfordjournals.org/content/2002/7/351.full....
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Topological Localization of (the simply-connected cover of) SO or Spin
This is essentially a (cw) reference request, because it seems like the sort of thing that should have been looked at already.
Setting aside, for now, how to think what the localization of a general ...
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If $\{f\in R[x]\:|\:f\text{ monic}\}$ is a right denominator set, is $\{f^i\:|\:i\geq 0\}$ a right denominator set also?
Let $R$ be a right (and left) Noetherian ring and $T=R[x]$ its polynomial ring. It was shown by Stafford that the set $S=\{f\in T\:|\:f\text{ monic}\}$ is a right denominator set. So my question is, ...
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What is the extended centroid of a free algebra?
For a prime ring $R$, you can define its "Martindale ring of quotients" $Q(R)$. See for example:
Martindale, Wallace S. III, Prime rings satisfying a generalized polynomial identity, J. ...
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Ore localization and model structures
The question is this:
Suppose C is a category, with a given multiplicatively closed set of morphisms S ⊆ C. The role of the denominator conditions on S is rather similar to the role of a Quillen ...
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Using and understanding the Atiyah-Bott localization theorem/integration formula
I posted this on r/math, but was told I might have better success here given the level of the question.
Basically, I need to learn how to use the localization theorem to compute integrals on ...
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Localisation of inclusion functors
Let $\mathcal C$ be a category and suppose $\cal B \subseteq C$ is a full subcategory. Let $i \colon \mathcal B \longrightarrow \cal C$ denote the inclusion functor. Suppose that $S \subseteq \...
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Localizations that are endofunctors
Usually when $F: C \rightarrow D$ is a localization functor, the categories $C$ and $D$ are not equivalent. My question is when is it possible for $C, D$ to be abstractly equivalent but $F$ is not an ...
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Dimension of a positively graded ring after a suitable localization
Quesion- Let $R=\bigoplus_{i\ge 0} R_i$ be a (non-trivial) positively graded commutative Noetherian ring with $1(\not=0)$ of (Krull) dimension $d\ge 0$. Let $S\subset R_0$ be a multiplicative set such ...
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When adic completion preserves projectives?
Lets take a ring $R$ and an ideal $\mathfrak p \subset R$, and call them an L-pair (just for brevity) if $\mathfrak p$-adic completion of any projective module is again projective (as R-module); and L-...
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A variation of the hammock localization
Let $W \subseteq \mathcal{C}$ be a wide subcategory of a category $\mathcal{C}$. The saturation $\overline{W}$ of $W$ is the class of maps of $\mathcal{C}$ which become isomorphisms in $\mathcal{C}[W^{...
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A question related to bousfield localization and nilpotent completion
I am reading Bousfield's paper entitled "The localization of spectra with respect to homology" (MSN). In that paper, Corollary 6.13 states that, if a ring spectrum $E$ has countable homotopy and ...
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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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Do we have criteria of strict localization of a Grothendieck category?
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be an abelian category and $\mathcal{S}$ be a full subcategory of $\mathcal{C}$. We call $\mathcal{S}$ a Serre subcategory of $\mathcal{C}$ if $\mathcal{S}$ is closed under ...
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What kind of module is this?
Recall that, if $R$ is a commutative ring, then a suitably finite $R$-module $M$ is projective if and only if the localization $M_\mathfrak{m}$ is a direct sum of finitely many copies of $R_\mathfrak{...
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Checking a monad is idempotent
I have a monad $T: \mathcal{C} \to \mathcal{C}$ on a (Grothendieck) abelian category which preserves filtered colimits and direct sums (but is not exact). There is a finite collection $G$ of compact, ...
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Localization in equivariant cohomology theory for groups other than ($p$-)tori
Recall the following localization theorem, as stated in Hsiang's Cohomology Theory of Compact Transformation Groups:
Theorem. Let $G=(S^1)^k$ be a torus, $X$ a paracompact $G$-space with finite ...
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