Dimensions of boundaries of complexes of vector spaces #
In a homological complex of vector spaces, a homology group has dimension at most that of the
finite-dimensional term it is computed from (HomologicalComplex.finrank_homology_le_finrank_X).
Let C be a homological complex of vector spaces over a field F. If C.X j is
finite-dimensional, C is exact in degree j exactly when the dimensions of the images of the
incoming and outgoing differentials add up to the dimension of C.X j
(HomologicalComplex.exactAt_iff_finrank_add_finrank). The boundaries of a based complex vanish
in a degree where its basis is empty (HomologicalComplex.finrank_range_d_eq_zero), so for a
bounded based complex the signs (-1) ^ (dim Bⱼ · f j) have finite multiplicative support
(HomologicalComplex.hasFiniteMulSupport_neg_one_pow_finrank_mul).
Let φ : F →+* K be a homomorphism of fields and let D be a complex of vector spaces over K
of the same shape. If C and D have bases in which the matrices of the differentials of D are
the images under φ of those of C, then the images of the differentials have the same
dimensions (HomologicalComplex.finrank_range_d_eq_of_toMatrix_eq), since rank is invariant
under φ (Matrix.rank_map). Consequently D is acyclic exactly when C is
(HomologicalComplex.acyclic_iff_of_toMatrix_eq).
Let L be a field extension of F with an ordered F-basis β a, a : Fin m, let C be a
complex of vector spaces over L with bases c i, and let D be a complex of vector spaces over
F with bases e i in which the matrix of each differential is the block matrix obtained from the
matrix of the corresponding differential of C by replacing each entry x with
Algebra.leftMulMatrix β x; that is, (D, e) is the restriction of scalars of (C, c) to F,
based by the vectors β a • c i k. Then the boundaries of D have m times the dimension of
those of C (HomologicalComplex.finrank_range_d_eq_mul_of_toMatrix_eq_leftMulMatrix), and D
is acyclic exactly when C is (HomologicalComplex.acyclic_iff_of_toMatrix_eq_leftMulMatrix).
The weak Morse inequality. In a homological complex of vector spaces, a homology group has dimension at most that of the finite-dimensional term it is computed from.
A complex of vector spaces with finite-dimensional term in degree j is exact in degree j
exactly when the dimensions of the images of the incoming and outgoing differentials add up to the
dimension of the term.
The boundaries vanish in a degree where the based complex vanishes.
The signs (-1) ^ (dim Bⱼ · f j), where Bⱼ is the space of boundaries of a bounded based
complex C in degree j, have finite multiplicative support.
If the matrix of a differential of D is the image under a homomorphism of fields φ of the
matrix of the corresponding differential of C, then the images of the two differentials have the
same dimension.
If, in bases indexed by the same types, the matrices of the differentials of D are the images
under a homomorphism of fields φ of the matrices of the differentials of C, then D is acyclic
exactly when C is.
If the matrix of a differential of D is obtained from the matrix of the corresponding
differential of C by replacing each entry x with the matrix Algebra.leftMulMatrix β x of
multiplication by x, the indices (k, a) being ordered by finProdFinEquiv, then the image of
the differential of D has m times the dimension of the image of that of C.
If, in the bases c i and e i, the matrix of each differential of D is obtained from the
matrix of the corresponding differential of C by replacing each entry x with the matrix
Algebra.leftMulMatrix β x of multiplication by x, the indices (k, a) being ordered by
finProdFinEquiv, then D is acyclic exactly when C is.