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(Co)chain complexes, abelian Categories, (pre)sheaves, (co)homology in various (possibly highly generalized) settings, spectra, derived functors, resolutions, spectral sequences, homotopy categories. Chain complexes in an abelian category form the heart of homological algebra.

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What is homology anyway?

Disclaimer: I don't feel qualified to ask this question and yet it's been troubling me for some time now and I lost my patience and decided to ask to get some kind of answer. If there are any stupid m …
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Yoga of six functors for group representations?

I'm trying to understand how the six functor philosophy applies to representation theory. Consider the category of classifying stacks $BG$ (assume $G$ discrete for simplicity). To every stack we can a …
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About the abelian category of endofunctors of $\mathsf{Vect}$

Let $k$ be a field, $\mathsf{Vect}$ the category of finite dimensional vector spaces, and $\mathsf{C} = Fun(\mathsf{Vect},\mathsf{Vect})$ the abelian category of pointed endofunctors (sending $0$ to $ …
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Where does one go to learn about DG-algebras?

The theory of differential graded algebras (in char 0) and their modules has numerous applications in rational homotopy theory as well as algebraic geometry. I'm looking for a reasonably complete ref …
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Why should the tensor product of $\mathcal{D}_X$-modules over $\mathcal{O}_X$ be a $\mathcal...

Let $R$ be a regular algebra over a field $k$ of char 0. Let $D$ be its corresponding algebra of differential operators. As in the general setting of non-commutative algebra we can tensor right $D$- …
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The intrinsic meaning of abelian sheaf cohomology of a category

Basically my question is: Suppose I meet an alien mathematician which understands everything through category theory and category theory alone. How would I convince said mathematician that certain …
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Understanding the purely formal part of the sheaf theoretic (cohomological) framework for re...

By now I have the impression that many statements in representation theory can be phrased a lot more elegantly using cohomological language. Therefore I'm trying to understand a bit better the sheaf t …
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Categorification of definitions in the context of the derived category of quasi-coherent she...

Let $SpecA=X$ be an affine noetherian scheme. Let $QCoh(X)$ denote the derived (stable $\infty$-)category of quasi-coherent sheaves on $X$. There are the following special full subcategories spanned b …
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Functorial construction of ("pre"-)spectral sequences? (Or - what is the "higher structure" ...

Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a stable $\infty$-category. Let $Fun(\mathbb{Z},\mathcal{C})$ be the category of sequences of objects in $\mathcal{C}$. Where the category $\mathbb{Z}$ stands for the nerve of the …
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Can the homological dimension of a coherent sheaf explode along a formal deformation? (is th...

Let $X_0$ be a locally noetherian scheme and $\mathcal{F}_0$ a coherent $\mathcal{O}_{X_0}$-module. Let $C$ be an artin ring with residue field $k$ and let $X \to Spec C$ be a (flat) deformation of $X …
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Defining hom spaces in the derived category as limits of hom spaces in the homotopy category

Let $C$ be an abelian category and $K(C)$ the homotopy category of complexes in $C$. I've seen the following claimed in several sources (without proof): A. The following isomorphisms hold: $$\li …
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When does derived pullback commute with infinite products?

Let $f:X \to Y$ be a morphism of reasonable schemes (qcqs). Let $f^*: D(Y) \to D(X)$ be the pullback defined on the derived unbounded categories of quasi-coherent sheaves. Question: When does $f^ …
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Who are the compact generators in the derived category of $\mathcal{D}_X$-modules?

Let $X$ be a smooth affine variety over $\mathbb{C}$ and let $\mathcal{D}_X$ be its algebra of differential operators. Consider $\mathcal{C}=\mathcal{D}_X$-$\text{mod}$, the stable $\infty$ category …
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Spelling out explicitly the data of a two step filtration in terms of pieces and gluing data

Let $V$ be an object of some stable infinity category (nothing is lost by taking spectra but I see no reason to state the question in this way as it is irrelevant) and suppose we have a two step filtr …
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Modern dictionary for "old" homological terms

I'm trying to build a little dictionary between old Homological algebra for local rings and the slightly more modern approach via derived functors. Let $X = SpecA$ be a spectrum of a local ring $(A, …
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