The Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs in singular cohomology #
Let C ⊆ A and D ⊆ B be subsets of a topological space X, with A and B open in A ∪ B
and C and D open in C ∪ D, and write Hⁿ(-) for relative singular cohomology
Hⁿ(-; R, M), the cohomology of Hom(C(-; R), M). This file constructs the Mayer–Vietoris long
exact sequence of the pairs (A, C) and (B, D),
⋯ ⟶ Hⁿ(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) ⟶ Hⁿ(A, C) ⊞ Hⁿ(B, D) ⟶ Hⁿ(A ∩ B, C ∩ D) ⟶ Hⁿ⁺¹(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) ⟶ ⋯,
whose first map is (j_A^*, j_B^*) and whose second map is i_A^* - i_B^*, the i and j being
the maps of pairs induced by the inclusions. These are the maps dual to the maps j_A + j_B and
(i_A, -i_B) of the sequence in singular homology (TopCat.pairMayerVietorisδ).
For the restrictions (E|U, E₀|U) and (E|V, E₀|V) of the Thom pair of a vector bundle to two
open sets U and V of its base, this is the sequence which glues classes of the Thom pairs over
U and over V that agree over U ∩ V to a class of the Thom pair over U ∪ V, as in the
construction of the Thom class by induction over trivializing open sets.
The construction dualizes the one in homology. For a commutative square of pairs of simplicial
sets whose squares of subobjects and of ambient simplicial sets are pushouts with monomorphic top
maps, the relative Mayer–Vietoris short exact sequence of chain complexes is split in each degree:
its last map has the section obtained from a section of the absolute sequence of the ambient
simplicial sets, since relative chains are a retract of ambient chains
(SSetPair.isSplitEpi_mayerVietoris_g_f). So applying Hom(-, M) keeps it short exact
(SSetPair.shortExact_mayerVietorisCochainShortComplex), and its cohomology sequence is the long
exact sequence ⋯ ⟶ Hⁿ(P₄) ⟶ Hⁿ(P₂) ⊞ Hⁿ(P₃) ⟶ Hⁿ(P₁) ⟶ Hⁿ⁺¹(P₄) ⟶ ⋯. For the square of singular
pairs of (A ∩ B, C ∩ D), (A, C), (B, D) and the singular simplices of X lying in A or in
B, relative to those lying in C or in D (TopCat.smallSingularPair), the small-chain theorem
identifies the cohomology of the last pair with Hⁿ(A ∪ B, C ∪ D): a map of pairs of simplicial
sets inducing quasi-isomorphisms on the cochains of both components induces one on relative
cochains (SSetPair.quasiIso_cochainComplexMap).
Main definitions and results #
SSetPair.shortExact_mayerVietorisCochainShortComplex: the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence of a square of pairs of simplicial sets is short exact.SSetPair.mayerVietorisCochainToBiprod,SSetPair.mayerVietorisCochainFromBiprodandSSetPair.mayerVietorisCochainδ: the maps of its long exact cohomology sequence, exact bySSetPair.mayerVietorisCochain_exact₁,SSetPair.mayerVietorisCochain_exact₂andSSetPair.mayerVietorisCochain_exact₃.TopCat.singularCohomologyPairMayerVietorisToBiprodandTopCat.singularCohomologyPairMayerVietorisFromBiprod: the mapsHⁿ(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) ⟶ Hⁿ(A, C) ⊞ Hⁿ(B, D)andHⁿ(A, C) ⊞ Hⁿ(B, D) ⟶ Hⁿ(A ∩ B, C ∩ D).TopCat.singularCohomologyPairMayerVietorisδ: the connecting morphismHⁿ(A ∩ B, C ∩ D) ⟶ Hᵐ(A ∪ B, C ∪ D),n + 1 = m.TopCat.singularCohomologyPairMayerVietoris_exact₁,TopCat.singularCohomologyPairMayerVietoris_exact₂,TopCat.singularCohomologyPairMayerVietoris_exact₃: exactness atHᵐ(A ∪ B, C ∪ D), atHⁿ(A, C) ⊞ Hⁿ(B, D)and atHⁿ(A ∩ B, C ∩ D).TopCat.mono_singularCohomologyPairMayerVietorisToBiprod_zero: injectivity at the degree-zero endpoint.SSetPair.mayerVietorisCochainδ_naturality: the relative cochain connecting morphism is natural in maps of squares of pairs of simplicial sets.TopCat.singularCohomologyPairMayerVietorisδ_naturality: the connecting morphism is natural in mapsf : X ⟶ YcarryingA,B,CandDintoA',B',C'andD', andTopCat.singularCohomologyPairMayerVietorisδ_naturality_of_subsetis the case of the inclusions forA ⊆ A',B ⊆ B',C ⊆ C'andD ⊆ D'inX.TopCat.quasiIso_cochainComplexMap_smallSingularSubcomplexPairToUnionandTopCat.isIso_homologyMap_cochainComplexMap_smallSingularSubcomplexPairToUnion: forUandVopen inU ∪ V, the cochains ofXrelative to its singular simplices lying inUor inVcompute the cohomology of(X, U ∪ V).
References #
- A. Hatcher, Algebraic Topology, Section 3.1, the Mayer–Vietoris sequences in cohomology, including the relative ones.
- J. W. Milnor, J. D. Stasheff, Characteristic Classes, Annals of Mathematics Studies 76, Princeton (1974), §10, where the cohomological sequence of two pairs over open sets of a base is used to construct the Thom class.
The relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence #
The relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence
Hom(C(P₄), M) ⟶ Hom(C(P₂), M) ⊞ Hom(C(P₃), M) ⟶ Hom(C(P₁), M) of a commutative square of pairs
of simplicial sets, with first map (r^*, b^*) and second map t^* - l^*.
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The maps of the sequence #
The first map Hⁿ(P₄) ⟶ Hⁿ(P₂) ⊞ Hⁿ(P₃) of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence, with
components r^* and b^*.
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The second map Hⁿ(P₂) ⊞ Hⁿ(P₃) ⟶ Hⁿ(P₁) of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence,
the difference t^* - l^*.
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The relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris short exact sequence. For a commutative square of pairs of simplicial sets whose squares of subobjects and of ambient simplicial sets are pushouts with monomorphic top maps, the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence is short exact.
The long exact sequence #
The relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris connecting morphism Hⁿ(P₁) ⟶ Hᵐ(P₄), where
n + 1 = m: the connecting morphism of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris short exact
sequence.
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The relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris connecting morphism is the connecting morphism of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris short exact sequence.
Exactness of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence at Hᵐ(P₄).
Exactness of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence at Hⁿ(P₂) ⊞ Hⁿ(P₃).
Exactness of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence at Hⁿ(P₁).
The map H⁰(P₄) ⟶ H⁰(P₂) ⊞ H⁰(P₃) at the start of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris
sequence is a monomorphism.
Naturality of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris connecting morphism in maps of squares of pairs.
Naturality of the relative cochain Mayer–Vietoris connecting morphism in maps of squares of pairs.
The small-chain comparison on cochains #
The singular simplices of X lying in U or in V compute the cohomology of U ∪ V, by the
small-chain theorem for the cover of U ∪ V by U and V, which only needs to be open in
U ∪ V.
The cohomology of X relative to its singular simplices lying in U or in V is that of
(X, U ∪ V), by the small-chain theorem for the cover of U ∪ V by U and V, which only needs
to be open in U ∪ V.
For U and V open in U ∪ V, restricting cochains of (X, U ∪ V) to the chains of X
relative to its singular simplices lying in U or in V is an isomorphism on cohomology.
The Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs #
The first map Hⁿ(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) ⟶ Hⁿ(A, C) ⊞ Hⁿ(B, D) of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of the
pairs (A, C) and (B, D) in singular cohomology, with components the restrictions j_A^* and
j_B^* along the maps of pairs induced by the inclusions.
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The second map Hⁿ(A, C) ⊞ Hⁿ(B, D) ⟶ Hⁿ(A ∩ B, C ∩ D) of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of the
pairs (A, C) and (B, D) in singular cohomology, the difference i_A^* - i_B^* of the
restrictions along the maps of pairs induced by the inclusions.
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Comparison with the square of singular pairs #
The cohomology of TopCat.smallSingularPair hCA hDB is identified with that of
(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) by TopCat.smallSingularPairToUnion.
The long exact sequence #
The first two maps of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs in singular cohomology compose to zero.
The first two maps of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs in singular cohomology compose to zero.
The connecting morphism Hⁿ(A ∩ B, C ∩ D) ⟶ Hᵐ(A ∪ B, C ∪ D), n + 1 = m, of the
Mayer–Vietoris sequence of the pairs (A, C) and (B, D) in singular cohomology, for A and B
open in A ∪ B and C and D open in C ∪ D. It is the connecting morphism of the relative
cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence of the singular pairs of A ∩ B, A, B and of the singular
simplices of X lying in A or in B (relative to those lying in C or in D), followed by the
inverse of the small-chain isomorphism identifying the cohomology of the last of these with
Hᵐ(A ∪ B, C ∪ D).
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Followed by restriction to the singular simplices lying in A or in B, the connecting
morphism of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs is the connecting morphism of the relative
cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence of the square of singular pairs. Since that restriction is an
isomorphism on cohomology, this characterizes it.
Followed by restriction to the singular simplices lying in A or in B, the connecting
morphism of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs is the connecting morphism of the relative
cochain Mayer–Vietoris sequence of the square of singular pairs. Since that restriction is an
isomorphism on cohomology, this characterizes it.
Exactness of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs at Hᵐ(A ∪ B, C ∪ D).
Exactness of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs at Hⁿ(A, C) ⊞ Hⁿ(B, D).
Exactness of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs at Hⁿ(A ∩ B, C ∩ D).
The map H⁰(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) ⟶ H⁰(A, C) ⊞ H⁰(B, D) at the start of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of
two pairs in singular cohomology is a monomorphism.
Naturality of the connecting morphism #
Naturality of the connecting morphism of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs. A map
f : X ⟶ Y carrying A, B, C and D into A', B', C' and D' commutes with the
connecting morphisms, where (A ∩ B, C ∩ D) ⟶ (A' ∩ B', C' ∩ D') and
(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) ⟶ (A' ∪ B', C' ∪ D') are the maps of pairs given by the restrictions of f.
Naturality of the connecting morphism of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs. A map
f : X ⟶ Y carrying A, B, C and D into A', B', C' and D' commutes with the
connecting morphisms, where (A ∩ B, C ∩ D) ⟶ (A' ∩ B', C' ∩ D') and
(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) ⟶ (A' ∪ B', C' ∪ D') are the maps of pairs given by the restrictions of f.
Naturality of the connecting morphism of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs in
inclusions. For A ⊆ A', B ⊆ B', C ⊆ C' and D ⊆ D', the connecting morphisms commute with
the restrictions along the inclusions (A ∩ B, C ∩ D) ⟶ (A' ∩ B', C' ∩ D') and
(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) ⟶ (A' ∪ B', C' ∪ D').
Naturality of the connecting morphism of the Mayer–Vietoris sequence of two pairs in
inclusions. For A ⊆ A', B ⊆ B', C ⊆ C' and D ⊆ D', the connecting morphisms commute with
the restrictions along the inclusions (A ∩ B, C ∩ D) ⟶ (A' ∩ B', C' ∩ D') and
(A ∪ B, C ∪ D) ⟶ (A' ∪ B', C' ∪ D').