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A branch of algebraic topology concerning the study of cocycles and coboundaries. It is in some sense a dual theory to homology theory. This tag can be further specialized by using it in conjunction with the tags group-cohomology, etale-cohomology, sheaf-cohomology, galois-cohomology, lie-algebra-cohomology, motivic-cohomology, equivariant-cohomology, ...

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Representablity of Cohomology Ring

Cohomology in degree n is represented by the (pointed) space K(Z, n), as you pointed out. … Then the product R of all the K(Z, n) where n ranges over all non-negative integers is the representing object for the whole cohomology ring. …
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Integral cohomology ring of K(Z,3)

Computing the cohomology of Eilenberg Maclane spaces is a feasible but difficult problem in algebraic topology. … What is the integral cohomology ring of K(Z,3)? You can get quite far with spectral sequence calculations, but if this is worked out in detail somewhere, why reinvent the wheel? …
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Induced map on $H_4$ of Eilenberg–MacLane spaces

A map $f:K(A, 1) \to K(B,2)$ is given by a degree 2 cohomology class. …
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Twistings for other cohomology theories

Twisted forms exist for all multiplicative generalized cohomology theories. … If E is a generalized cohomology theory, represented by a spectrum also denoted E, then the E-cohomology of X coincides with the homotopy classes of maps $$[ \Sigma^{-i} X, E] $$ i.e. the "E-valued …
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Difference between represented and singular cohomology?

The functor $[-, K(\mathbb{Z}, n)]$ always agrees with singular cohomology. This brings us to the issue of what exactly a cohomology theory is supposed to be? … But it is in good company Cech cohomology and sheaf cohomology also fail this litmus test, so many people outside of algebraic topology feel uncomfortable with this axiom. …
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Classifying Algebra Extensions over a fixed extension?

There are lots of "Ext groups" in homological algebra which measure extensions of various things. I'm sure there must be a homological algebra machine for computing the following, and I'm hoping that …
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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. … with the derived functor version of sheaf cohomology. …
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Why do gerbes live in H^2?

I have a couple things to say. First, believe your definition of gerbe is slightly incorrect. When you say that your stack is locally isomorphic to $U \times B\mathbb{G}_m$, this isomorphism needs to …
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