The top homology of a compact manifold #
Let M be a Hausdorff space modelled on a real normed space E of finite dimension n, that is,
a topological n-manifold without boundary. Restricting a class of Hₖ(M, M ∖ M) to the
points of M gives a cone TauCeti.localHomologySystemCone over the local homology system
x ↦ Hₖ(M, M ∖ {x}): the restrictions of a global class are compatible with the transport of
local homology along paths
(TauCeti.localHomologyRestriction_univ_comp_localHomologyTransport). The cone point
Hₖ(M, M ∖ M) = Hₖ(M, ∅) is identified with Hₖ(M) by the ordinary-to-relative quotient map.
For M compact, with coefficients in a module, this cone is a limit cone in degree n
(TauCeti.isLimitLocalHomologySystemCone): the top homology Hₙ(M) is the module of
transport-invariant families of local homology classes, the global sections of the local homology
system. This is Hatcher's description of Hₙ(M; R) by sections of the covering space M_R.
If M is moreover connected, a transport-invariant family is determined by its value at one point
x. So the restriction Hₙ(M) ⟶ Hₙ(M, M ∖ {x}) is injective
(TauCeti.localHomologySystemCone_π_app_injective). Its image consists of the local classes fixed
by the transport along every loop at x
(TauCeti.mem_range_localHomologySystemCone_π_app_iff), with no connectedness needed. In
particular, for a compact simply connected manifold the restriction is an isomorphism
(TauCeti.isIso_localHomologySystemCone_π_app), so that Hₙ(M; N) ≅ N for n > 0
(TauCeti.singularHomologyIsoOfSimplyConnectedSpace).
No orientability hypothesis is involved: orientability enters only through the action of loops at
x on the local homology Hₙ(M, M ∖ {x}), which is trivial when M is simply connected.
Main results #
TauCeti.localHomologySystemCone: the restrictionsHₖ(M) ⟶ Hₖ(M, M ∖ {x}), as a cone over the local homology system.TauCeti.isLimitLocalHomologySystemCone: for compactM, the cone is a limit in degreen.TauCeti.localHomologySystemCone_π_app_injectiveandTauCeti.mem_range_localHomologySystemCone_π_app_iff: for compactM, restriction to a point has image the classes invariant under transport along loops in degreen, and it is injective ifMis connected.TauCeti.isIso_localHomologySystemCone_π_appandTauCeti.singularHomologyIsoOfSimplyConnectedSpace: for compact simply connectedM,Hₙ(M) ≅ Hₙ(M, M ∖ {x}) ≅ N.
References #
- A. Hatcher, Algebraic Topology, Section 3.3, Lemma 3.27 and Theorem 3.26.
The restrictions Hₖ(M, M ∖ M) ⟶ Hₖ(M, M ∖ {x}) to the points of M, as a cone over the
local homology system. The cone point Hₖ(M, M ∖ M) = Hₖ(M, ∅) is the singular homology of M,
through the ordinary-to-relative quotient map.
Instances For
The top homology of a compact manifold is the module of parallel families of local
classes. For a compact Hausdorff space modelled on a real normed space of finite dimension n,
the restrictions Hₙ(M, M ∖ M; N) ⟶ Hₙ(M, M ∖ {x}; N) exhibit Hₙ(M, M ∖ M; N) as the limit of
the local homology system: every transport-invariant family of local classes is the family of
restrictions of exactly one class.
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Restriction to a point is injective on the top homology of a compact connected manifold:
a class of Hₙ(M, M ∖ M; N) is determined by its image in the local homology
Hₙ(M, M ∖ {x}; N) at any single point.
The image of the top homology of a compact manifold in local homology. A local
class at x is the restriction of a class of Hₙ(M, M ∖ M; N) exactly when it is fixed by the
transport of local homology along every loop at x. Connectedness is not needed: off the path
component of x the family of local classes is extended by zero.
The top homology of a compact simply connected manifold is local homology at a point.
For a compact simply connected Hausdorff space modelled on a real normed space of finite dimension
n, the restriction Hₙ(M, M ∖ M; N) ⟶ Hₙ(M, M ∖ {x}; N) is an isomorphism.
The top homology of a compact simply connected manifold. For a compact simply connected
Hausdorff space modelled on a real normed space of finite dimension n + 1, the singular homology
Hₙ₊₁(M; N) is a copy of N. The isomorphism is the quotient map to Hₙ₊₁(M, M ∖ M; N), followed
by restriction to the local homology at x and the chart computation of local homology there.
Instances For
The isomorphism Hₙ₊₁(M; N) ≅ N of a compact simply connected manifold is the quotient map to
relative homology, followed by restriction to the local homology at x and the chart computation
of local homology.