Cellular and singular homology of finite-dimensional CW pairs #
The inclusions (Xᵐ, A) ⟶ (Xᵐ⁺¹, A) induce isomorphisms in degree k < m: the two
adjacent homology groups of (Xᵐ⁺¹, Xᵐ) vanish. Hence all inclusions of skeleta above
degree k induce isomorphisms in that degree. For a finite-dimensional relative CW complex,
a sufficiently large skeleton is the whole complex, so the inclusion
(Xᵏ⁺¹, A) ⟶ (X, A) induces an isomorphism in degree k.
Composing this inclusion-induced isomorphism with TauCeti.cellularHomologyIso identifies
cellular homology with relative singular homology. The formula on cellular cycles specifies
the comparison using the inclusion of pairs, without choosing singular-chain representatives.
Finite dimensionality bounds cell dimensions; no finiteness of the set of cells is required.
Coefficients lie in any abelian category with coproducts exact for the cell indexing types.
The source is A. Hatcher, Algebraic Topology, Section 2.2, Lemma 2.34 and Theorem 2.35.
Attaching cells of dimension m + 1 leaves homology in degree k < m unchanged.
Homology in degree k is stable under inclusions of skeleta of dimension greater than k.
The isomorphism is induced by the actual inclusion of pairs. Exactness of coproducts is needed
only for cell dimensions n < j ≤ m.
For a finite-dimensional relative CW complex, inclusion of any skeleton of dimension
greater than k induces an isomorphism on degree-k relative singular homology. Exactness of
coproducts is needed only for cell dimensions above m.
Cellular homology of a finite-dimensional relative CW complex is its relative singular
homology. The second map is induced by inclusion of the (n + 1)-skeleton into the complex.
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The cellular–singular comparison on cycles is the homology map induced by inclusion
of the n-skeleton into the whole pair.
The cellular–singular comparison on cycles is the homology map induced by inclusion
of the n-skeleton into the whole pair.