nLab delta-functor

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Homological algebra

homological algebra

(also nonabelian homological algebra)

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diagram chasing

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Definition

Definition

Let 𝒜\mathcal{A}, \mathcal{B} be two abelian categories.

A homological δ\delta-functor from 𝒜\mathcal{A} to \mathcal{B} is for each nn \in \mathbb{N} a functor

T n:𝒜 T_n : \mathcal{A} \to \mathcal{B}

equipped for each short exact sequence 0ABC00 \to A \to B \to C \to 0 in 𝒜\mathcal{A} with a natural transformation

δ n:T n(C)T n1(A) \delta_n : T_n(C) \to T_{n-1}(A)

such that for each such short exact sequence there is, naturally a long exact sequence

T n+1(C)δT n(A)T n(B)T n(C)δT n1(A). \cdots T_{n+1}(C) \stackrel{\delta}{\to} T_n(A) \to T_n(B) \to T_n(C) \stackrel{\delta }{\to} T_{n-1}(A) \to \cdots \,.

Examples

The archetypical example is the chain homology functor

H ():Ch (𝒜)𝒜 H_\bullet(-) : Ch_\bullet(\mathcal{A}) \to \mathcal{A}

from the category of chain complexes of some abelian category (for \mathbb{N}-graded complexes).

The universal example are (non-total) right derived functors.

References

The notion is due to

A textbook account is for instance section 2.1 of

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