From 63ef18760d28c9c2e6236c70a46734c61eaec18a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joshua Moerman Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 17:04:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Adds more stuff on the Hopf part --- .../Applications_And_Further_Topics.tex | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/thesis/chapters/Applications_And_Further_Topics.tex b/thesis/chapters/Applications_And_Further_Topics.tex index 14c26f0..eb94460 100644 --- a/thesis/chapters/Applications_And_Further_Topics.tex +++ b/thesis/chapters/Applications_And_Further_Topics.tex @@ -97,7 +97,19 @@ In this section we will prove that the rational cohomology of an H-space is free An \Def{H-space} is a pointed topological space $x_0 \in X$ with a map $\mu: X \times X \to X$, such that $\mu(x_0, -), \mu(-, x_0) : X \to X$ are homotopic to $\id_X$. } -Let $X$ be an H-space, then we have the induced map $\mu^\ast: H^\ast(X; \Q) \to H^\ast(X; \Q) \tensor H^\ast(X; \Q)$ on cohomology. Because homotopic maps are sent to equal maps in cohomology, we get $H^\ast(\mu(x_0, -)) = \id_{H^\ast(X; \Q)}$. Now write $H^\ast(\mu(x_0, -)) = (\counit \tensor \id) \circ H^\ast(\mu)$, where $\counit$ is the augmentation induced by $x_0$, to conclude that for any $h \in H^{+}(X; \Q)$ the image is of the form +Let $X$ be an $0$-connected H-space of finite type, then we have the induced comultiplication map $\mu^\ast: H^\ast(X; \Q) \to H^\ast(X; \Q) \tensor H^\ast(X; \Q)$. + +Homotopic maps are sent to equal maps in cohomology, so we get $H^\ast(\mu(x_0, -)) = \id_{H^\ast(X; \Q)}$. Now write $H^\ast(\mu(x_0, -)) = (\counit \tensor \id) \circ H^\ast(\mu)$, where $\counit$ is the augmentation induced by $x_0$, to conclude that for any $h \in H^{+}(X; \Q)$ the image is of the form $$ H^\ast(\mu)(h) = h \tensor 1 + 1 \tensor h + \psi, $$ -for some element $\psi \in H^{+}(X; \Q) \tensor H^{+}(X; \Q)$. -\todo{continue here} +for some element $\psi \in H^{+}(X; \Q) \tensor H^{+}(X; \Q)$. This means that the comultiplication is counital. + +Choose a subspace $V$ of $H^+(X; \Q)$ such that $H^+(X; \Q) = V \oplus H^+(X; \Q) \cdot H^+(X; \Q)$. In particular we get $V^1 = H^1(X; \Q)$ and $H^2(X; \Q) = V^2 \oplus H^1(X; \Q) \cdot H^1(X; \Q)$. Continuing with induction we see that the induced map $\phi : \Lambda V \to H^\ast(X; \Q)$ is surjective. One can prove (by induction on the degree and using the counitality) that the elements in $V$ are primitive, i.e. $\mu^\ast(v) = 1 \tensor v + v \tensor 1$ for all $v \in V$. Since the free algebra is also a coalgebra (with the generators being the primitive elements), it follows that $\phi$ is a map of coalgebras: +\[ \xymatrix{ + \Lambda V \ar[r]^\phi \ar[d]^\Delta & H^\ast(X; \Q) \ar[d]^{\mu^\ast} \\ + \Lambda V \tensor \Lambda V \ar[r]^{\phi\tensor\phi} & H^\ast(X; \Q) \tensor H^\ast(X; \Q) \\ +} \] + +We will now prove that $\phi$ is in fact injective. Suppose by induction that $\phi$ is injective on $\Lambda V^{