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Sheaf cohomology and injective resolutions
In defining sheaf cohomology (say in Hartshorne), a common approach seems to be defining the cohomology functors as derived functors. Is there any conceptual reason for injective resolution to come ...
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Two points of view about Borel-moore homology
They are several ways to define the Borel-Moore homology on a locally compact space $X$.
The first one is by analogy with the singular homology but instead of using finite chains, we use locally ...
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Are these comparison morphisms between Čech and Grothendieck cohomology the same?
For better or for worse, there is more than one approach to comparing Čech cohomology $\smash{\check{H}}^\bullet(\mathfrak{U},X;\mathscr{F})$ of a sheaf $\mathscr{F}$ on a space $X$ w.r.t the cover $\...
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Zorn's lemma for Grothendieck sites
In every treatment of Grothendieck sites I can find, flasque sheaves are not defined in the way one would naïvely expect from ordinary sheaf cohomology; namely instead of saying that "restriction ...
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Sheaves in combinatorics and discrete geometry
I am looking for examples for the application of sheaves, sheaf-like constructions or the (co)homology of sheaves to problems in combinatorics and discrete geometry.
For example given a poset $(P,\...
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Resolutions of unbounded complexes: Condition ($\ast$) in Spaltenstein's paper
In the paper "Resolutions of unbounded complexes" (Compositio Math., vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 121-154) N. Spaltenstein generalizes the 6 functor formalism to unbounded complexes of sheaves over ...
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When does the sheaf cohomology of a topological space vanish?
The question is in the title. A more precise formulation is:
Let $X$ be a topological space. When does $H^i(X,F) = 0$ for all $i > 0$ and all abelian sheaves $F$ on $X$?
The obvious example is a ...
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intuition about perverse sheaves
firstly, I would know if my very basic intuition on perverse sheaves is correct .
secondly, I would have some clarification in what perverse sheaves behaves better than regular sheaves .
my intuition ...
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Using higher topos theory to study Cech cohomology
It seems to me that many classical statements about Cech cohomology should without much effort follow from Lurie's HTT, but I am struggling to fill out the details. I want to show that, given an ...
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In terms of sheaf cohomology, what does Bott & Tu's relative de Rham cohomology $H^\bullet(f)$ compute for $f: S \to M$ a smooth map?
Given a map $f: S \to M$ of smooth manifolds, Bott & Tu define on page 78 a complex by $\Omega^q(f)=\Omega^q(M) \oplus \Omega^{q-1}(S)$ and $d(\omega, \theta)=(d\omega, f^*\omega - d\theta)$ where ...
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Is $H^i(X,F)$ finitely generated over $\Gamma(O_X)$ if $F$ is coherent?
Suppose $\mathcal{X}$ is a smooth quasi-projective variety over $\mathbb{C}$ (I apologize if these hypotheses have little to do with the question at hand). Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a coherent sheaf on $\...
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Relative version of de Rham cohomology with local coefficients
Given a vector bundle $E \to M$ with connection $\nabla$, we get a twisted de Rham sequence using the exterior covariant derivative:
$$\mathcal{E} \xrightarrow{d^\nabla=\nabla} \Omega^1_M \otimes_{\...
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Trying to understand "Shtukas"
I'm studying Goss' Basic structures of function field Arithmetic, chapter 6 about Shtukas. I'm trying to understand some details about some concepts. This chapter is based on a Mumford's paper An ...
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Can we use sheaf cohomology to say anything interesting for vector bundles with non-flat connections?
Given a vector bundle $E \to M$ with connection $\nabla$, we get a twisted de Rham sequence using the exterior covariant derivative:
$$0 \to \mathcal{E} \xrightarrow{d^\nabla} \Omega^1_M \otimes \...
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Dualizing complex of the product of two locally compact spaces
Hello!
In the setting of locally compact Hausdorff spaces, I would like to understand the relation between the exterior product ${\mathbb D}_X\boxtimes{\mathbb D}_Y$ of the dualizing complexes of two ...
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Converses to Cartan's Theorem B
Here is a phrasing of some Cartan Theorem B statements:
Consider the following conditions:
$X$ is a {Stein manifold, affine scheme, coherent analytic subvariety of $\mathbb{R}^n$, contractible ...
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What is the geometric intuition for the sheaf-theoretic terms "soft", "fine", and "flabby"?
The sheaf-theoretic terms "soft", "flabby", and "fine" are of an obviously geometric character, and suggest opposition with "hard", "rigid", and "coarse" sheaves (I'm just inventing these terms here).
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Generalities on sheaves - Where can I find the technology that can make this "proof" of Atiyah duality precise?
Fix $R$ an $E_{\infty}$ ring spectrum which admits a "six functor formalism" over a suitable class of spaces (by which I mean a context in which what I'm about to say can be made correct).
Let $X$ ...
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cohomology and $j_!$
I have a projective variety $X$ and an open immersion $j : U \to X$.
Say I have a sheaf, locally free in my case of interest, $\mathcal{S}$ on $U$. Is there any reasonable relationship between $H^i(X,...
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Geometric meaning of coherent sheaves $\mathcal{F} \otimes \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}(d)$ over $\mathbb{P}^n$
Maybe it sounds like a silly question but I'm not able to figure out in my head the geometric meaning of "twisting" vector bundles (or more generaly coherent sheaf) over $\mathbb{P}^n$.
I ...
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Where can I find a definition of $\underline{H}^p(X, \mathscr{F})$?
Let $X$ be a topological space and $\mathscr{F}$ a sheaf on $X$. In the paper Tropical cycle classes for non-archimedean spaces and weight decomposition of de Rham cohomology sheaves by Yifeng Liu, ...
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Topology on cohomology of a sheaf of topological groups
Let $X$ be a topological space and $\mathcal{F}$ be a sheaf of commutative topological groups on $X$. I am interested in the following question:
Is there a natural way to introduce topology on $H^i(X,...
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Sections of the conormal bundle
Let $X\subset\mathbb{P}^N$ be a quadratic manifold. That is $I(X)$ is generated by quadratic polynomials $Q_1,...,Q_m$.
Let $\mathcal{I}_X$ be the ideal sheaf of $X$ and $\mathcal{I}_X/\mathcal{I}_X^...
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Spectral sequence generalizing Čech cohomology
Let $X$ be a 'nice' topological space. Let $\left(U_i\right)_{i\in I}$ be a finite open covering of $X$. Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a sheaf of abelian groups.
For a subset $A\subset I$ denote $$U_A:=\cap_{...
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Sheaf cohomology with support vanishes
I am trying to solve the exercise 2.4 chapter III in Hartshorne's "Algebraic Geometry". For this I would like to prove for a sheaf $F$ of Abelian groups on a topological space $X$ and $U$ open subset ...
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Sheaves with isomorphic cohomology, but not quasi-isomorphic
Suppose I have two (constructible) sheaves of vector spaces $F$ and $G$ over the same base space that have isomorphic cohomology (degree by degree), but no sheaf map inducing this isomorphism (i.e. ...
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The Yoneda pairing, hypercohomology, and cup product
Let $\mathcal{F}$ and $\mathcal{G}$ be coherent analytic sheaves on $\mathbb{P}^n$. Let $\mathcal{F}_\bullet$ be a locally free resolution of $\mathcal{F}$. In Principles of Algebraic Geometry by ...
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Under what generality are the compactly supported singular and sheaf cohomologies equal?
Edit: I have since resolved my question.
If X is locally compact Hausdorff in addition to being cohomologically locally contractible with coefficients in $A$ - eg it is a manifold or an open subset of ...
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Is the derived category of sheaves localised at pointwise homotopy equivalences locally small?
In order to define the cup and cross products in sheaf cohomology, Iversen makes computations in an intermediate derived category. If $K(X;k)$ is the triangulated category of cochain complexes of ...
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Is the right adjoint to presheaf direct image interesting?
Let $X\overset{f}{\to}Y$
be a continuous map. It induces on presheaves a classical adjunction inverse image ⊣ direct image. However, the direct image functor has a further right adjoint, defined by ...
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What's the point of fine sheaves? (As opposed to soft ones)
Why do people care to define fine sheaves? What useful property do they have for which softness is not sufficient?
some observations (because I feel guilty about a the one-line question):
The point ...
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When is derived category of ringed space perfectly generated?
Let $(X,\mathcal{O})$ be a ringed space. Also assume that $X$ is nice, e.g. locally compact, Hausdorff, some type of finite dimension, ...
We can then consider $\mathcal{D}(\mathcal{O}\text{-}Mod)$. ...
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Sheaves on Rectifiable Sets
Basic question: are there (co)homological or sheaf-based tools which might be useful in geometric measure theory?
Background: The jumping off point here is a simple analogy - geometric measure ...
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Exact sequence of groups to exact sequence of sheaves
Disclaimer: This is a cross-listing of a math.stackexchange post. While not research level, after a week of no response, I figured I would ask it here.
For a topological group $G$ and a topological ...
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Derived Equivalence of Sheaves and Homotopy
This question loosely elaborates on an earlier question. It is pretty silly, but I'd like to hear some authoritative answers.
Recall that if $f:S^{\bullet}\to T^{\bullet}$ is a quasi-isomorphism of ...
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Obstructions to abelian sheaf being quasi-coherent
Let $X$ be a Noetherian spectral topological space. A necessary condition for an abelian sheaf on $X$ to be quasi-coherent with respect to some affine scheme structure on $X$ is that its higher ...
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Sheaf cohomology on non paracompact topological spaces
I have some confusion on the subject of sheaf cohomology on non-paracompact topological spaces, i hope you can help me.
My reference is Godement's book "Topologie algebrique et theorie dex faisceaux"....
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Cohomology of doubly pinched torus via spectral sequences
Let $f:T^2\to Y$ be a resolution of singularities where $Y$ is a torus with two "pinched" points (or, if you prefer, two copies of $\mathbb{P}^1$ meeting at two points). I'm interested in ...
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Cohomology of sheaf of Schwartz distributions with support in a submanifold
Let $M$ be a smooth manifold. Let $Z\subset M$ be a smooth submanifold which is a closed subset. Let $F$ denote the sheaf of generalized functions (equivalently, Schwartz distributions) on $M$, namely ...
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Coherent cohomological dimension and affine morphisms
For simplicity, all varieties in this question are quasiprojective varieties over an algebraically closed field of characteristic $0$.
The coherent cohomological dimension $cd(X)$ of a variety $X$ is ...
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What is the filtration in Leray's spectral sequence?
Leray's theory of spectral sequences considers a continuous map $f : X \to Y$ between topological spaces. The statement is that there exists a filtration
$$H^n(X,k) = F^0H^n(X,k) \supseteq ... \...
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Does the de Rham complex induce a functorial soft resolution of the category of cochain complexes of sheaves of vector spaces on a smooth manifold?
I apologize in advance if this is pretty straightforward; I'm a differential geometer and physicist by training so my homological algebra and homotopy theory are a bit weak.
Question: Let $M$ be a ...
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Push forward of the constant sheaf for a Serre's fibration
Let $f\colon X\to Y$ be a proper continuous map of topological spaces which is a Serre's fibration. $X$ and $Y$ may be assumed to be locally compact, $Y$ is connected topological manifold of finite ...
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Sheaf Cohomology on Zariski-Riemann Spaces
Can sheaf cohomology on the Zariski-Riemann spaces give some sort of classification for field extensions (even just for function fields)? If not, are there any significant or useful results (e.g. for ...
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Explicit examples presheaves associated to higher direct images which fail to be sheaves
So I would like to have a few simple examples where the presheaf associated to higher direct image of sheaf fails to be sheaf. So I'm looking for two (natural and simple) topological spaces $X$ and $Y$...
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Clarification on smooth de Rham theorem
I am misunderstanding something in Theorem 2.1.9 in Dimca’s Sheaves in Topology:
Let $X$ be a real smooth manifold. Then the natural morphism from the constant sheaf to the de Rham complex
$$\mathbb{R}...
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Equivalence of different cohomology groups
Let $X$ be a topological space (may be assumed to be locally compact). Let $A$ be either a field or $\mathbb{Z}$. One can consider various cohomology groups:
(1) singular cohomology $H_{sing}^*(X,A)$;...
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Canonical product in sheaf cohomology
EDIT: Let $\mathcal{F},\mathcal{G}$ be sheaves of abelian groups on a topological space $X$. Then there exists a canonical cup product
$$H^i(X,\mathcal{F})\otimes_\mathbb{Z}H^j(X,\mathcal{G})\to H^{i+...
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Sheaf cohomology commutes with colimits of sheaves
Let $X$ be a Noetherian scheme over a Noetherian ring $R$ and $(F_{\alpha})_{\alpha \in I}$ a direct system of $O_X$-module sheaves on $X$. I'm looking for source literature where I can find a proof ...
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Euler Characteristic of Coverings via Sheaf Theory
Let $X$ be a nice space (compact $CW$-complex or triangulated space, compact manifold, whatever works),
$f:Y\to X$ be a finite covering of degree $n$, and $\chi(X)$ be the euler characteristic.
By the ...
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