@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ In order to see why we are interested in the construction of homology groups, we
The topology on $\Delta^n$ is the subspace topology.
\end{definition}
In particular $\Delta^0$ is simply a point, $\Delta^1$ a line and $\Delta^2$ a triangle. There are nice inclusions $\Delta^n \inject\Delta^{n+1}$ which we need later on. For any $n \in\N$ we define:
In particular $\Delta^0$ is simply a point, $\Delta^1$ a line and $\Delta^2$ a triangle. There are nice inclusions $\Delta^n \mono\Delta^{n+1}$ which we need later on. For any $n \in\N$ we define:
\begin{definition}
For $i \in\{0, \ldots, n+1\}$ the $i$-th face map $\delta^i : \Delta^n \inject\Delta^{n+1}$ is defined as:
For $i \in\{0, \ldots, n+1\}$ the $i$-th face map $\delta^i : \Delta^n \mono\Delta^{n+1}$ is defined as:
$$\delta^i (x_0, \ldots, x_n)=(x_0, \ldots, x_{i-1}, 0, x_{i+1}, \ldots, x_n)\text{ for all } x \in\Delta^n.$$
As we are interested in simplicial abelian group, it would be nice to make these $n$-simplices into simplicial abelian groups. We have seen how to make an abelian group out of any set using the free abelian group. We can use this functor $\Z[-] : \Set\to\Ab$ to induce a functor $\Z^\ast[-] : \sSet\to\sAb$ as shown in the diagram~\ref{fig:diagram_Z}.
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$$\Hom{A}{F \Z^{\ast}\Delta(-)}{-} : A \to\sAb$$
where we are supposed to fill in the second argument first, leaving us with a simplicial abelian group.
Now we know that $\Ch{\Ab}$ is an abelian group and we have actually two functors $C, N : \sAb\to\Ch{\Ab}$, so we now have functors from $\Ch{\Ab}\to\sAb$.
Now we know that $\Ch{\Ab}$ is an abelian group and we have actually two functors $C, N : \sAb\to\Ch{\Ab}$, so we now have functors from $\Ch{\Ab}\to\sAb$. Of course we will be interested in the one using $N$. So we define the functor:
\matrix (m) [matrix of math nodes, row sep=1em, column sep=1em] {
\cdots& 0 & 0 &\Z\\
\cdots& C_2 & C_1 & C_0 \\
};
\foreach\x in {1, 2}
\foreach\i/\j in {1/2, 2/3, 3/4}\draw[->] (m-\x-\i) -- (m-\x-\j);
\foreach\i/\j in {2/2, 3/1, 4/0}\draw[->] (m-1-\i) -- node {$f_\j$} (m-2-\i);
\end{tikzpicture}
\Bigg\}\iso C_0, $$
because for $f_1, f_2, \ldots$ there is now choice at all, and for $f_0 : \Z\to C_0$ we only have to choose an image for $1\in\Z$. In the next dimension we see:
\matrix (m) [matrix of math nodes, row sep=1em, column sep=1em] {
\cdots& 0 &\Z&\Z^2 \\
\cdots& C_2 & C_1 & C_0 \\
};
\foreach\x in {1, 2}
\foreach\i/\j in {1/2, 2/3, 3/4}\draw[->] (m-\x-\i) -- (m-\x-\j);
\foreach\i/\j in {2/2, 3/1, 4/0}\draw[->] (m-1-\i) -- node {$f_\j$} (m-2-\i);
\end{tikzpicture}
\Bigg\}\iso C_1 \oplus C_0, $$
because again we can choose $f_1$ anyway we want, which gives us $C_1$. But then we are forced to choose $f_0(x, x)=\del(f_1(x))$ for all $x \in\Z$, so we are left with choosing an element $c \in C_0$ for defining $f(1,-1)= c$. Adding this gives $C_1\oplus C_0$. This pattern can be continued and gives the following result:
\begin{proposition}
For any chain complex $C$ we have $K(C)_n \iso\bigoplus_{[n]\epi[p]} C_p$.