The relative homology of a cylinder modulo its ends #
For a topological space X, the cylinder pair (X × I, X × ∂I), where ∂I = {0, 1}, has
relative singular homology Hₙ₊₁(X × I, X × ∂I) ≅ Hₙ(X), naturally in X, and
H₀(X × I, X × ∂I) = 0. Coefficients are an object of an abelian category with coproducts.
The isomorphism comes from the triple (X × I, X × ∂I, X × {0}). The bottom end X × {0} is a
strong deformation retract of the cylinder, so the relative homology of (X × I, X × {0})
vanishes and the connecting morphism Hₙ₊₁(X × I, X × ∂I) ⟶ Hₙ(X × ∂I, X × {0}) of the triple is
an isomorphism. Excising the bottom end, the top end x ↦ (x, 1) induces an isomorphism
Hₙ(X) ⟶ Hₙ(X × ∂I, X × {0}).
The isomorphism is characterized by the connecting morphism of the pair: under
Hₙ₊₁(X × I, X × ∂I) ≅ Hₙ(X), the connecting morphism Hₙ₊₁(X × I, X × ∂I) ⟶ Hₙ(X × ∂I) is the
difference ι₁ - ι₀ of the maps induced by the two ends
(TauCeti.singularHomologyδ_cylinderBoundaryPair). This is the form in which the computation
enters the homology of spaces obtained by gluing the two ends of a cylinder, such as mapping tori:
after the gluing, ι₁ - ι₀ becomes f_* - id for the gluing map f.
Main declarations #
TauCeti.cylinderBoundaryPair X: the pair(X × I, X × ∂I), with the inclusionsTauCeti.cylinderBoundaryι₀andTauCeti.cylinderBoundaryι₁of the two ends and the maps of pairsTauCeti.cylinderBoundaryPairMapinduced by maps of spaces.TauCeti.singularHomologyCylinderBoundaryPairIso:Hₙ₊₁(X × I, X × ∂I) ≅ Hₙ(X), natural inX(TauCeti.singularHomologyCylinderBoundaryPairIso_hom_naturality).TauCeti.singularHomologyδ_cylinderBoundaryPair: the connecting morphism of the pair is the difference of the maps induced by the two ends.TauCeti.isZero_singularHomology_cylinderBoundaryPair_zero:H₀(X × I, X × ∂I) = 0.
References #
- A. Hatcher, Algebraic Topology, Section 2.1: the long exact sequence of a triple and excision (Theorem 2.20).
The ends X × ∂I = X × {0, 1} of the cylinder X × I.
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The cylinder pair (X × I, X × ∂I).
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The inclusion x ↦ (x, 0) of X as the bottom end of the cylinder.
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The inclusion x ↦ (x, 1) of X as the top end of the cylinder.
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The map of cylinder pairs (X × I, X × ∂I) ⟶ (Y × I, Y × ∂I) induced by g : X ⟶ Y.
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The relative homology H₀(X × I, X × ∂I) vanishes: every point of the cylinder is joined to
its ends by a path.
The homology of a cylinder modulo its ends: Hₙ₊₁(X × I, X × ∂I) ≅ Hₙ(X). It is the
connecting morphism of the triple (X × I, X × ∂I, X × {0}) followed by the inverse of the map
Hₙ(X) ⟶ Hₙ(X × ∂I, X × {0}) induced by the top end.
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The connecting morphism of the cylinder pair. Under
Hₙ₊₁(X × I, X × ∂I) ≅ Hₙ(X), the connecting morphism to Hₙ(X × ∂I) is the difference of the
maps induced by the top and bottom ends.
Naturality of Hₙ₊₁(X × I, X × ∂I) ≅ Hₙ(X) in maps g : X ⟶ Y.
Naturality of Hₙ₊₁(X × I, X × ∂I) ≅ Hₙ(X) in maps g : X ⟶ Y.