Homology of subcomplexes #
The bottom subobject of a homological complex and the quotient by its top subobject have vanishing homology. These facts apply to any complex shape, assuming only that the homology in the requested degree exists. They supply the vanishing conditions at the ends of a finite filtration.
We also record how quasi-isomorphisms interact with subobjects: the inclusion of
Subobject.mk f is a quasi-isomorphism exactly when f is, and the inclusion of a subcomplex
A ≤ B is a quasi-isomorphism when the inclusions of A and B are.
filtration. For complexes of modules, the arrow of the subobject generated by a monomorphism has the same degreewise range as the monomorphism.
The bottom subcomplex has vanishing homology.
The quotient by the top subcomplex has vanishing homology.
The inclusion of Subobject.mk f is a quasi-isomorphism exactly when f is.
If the inclusions of subcomplexes A ≤ B are quasi-isomorphisms, then so is the inclusion
A ⟶ B.
In each degree, the arrow of the subobject generated by a monomorphism of complexes of modules has the same range as the monomorphism itself.