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Singular Cochains Mayer Vietoris and Smooth Singular Comparison

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1 · Prerequisites
Abstract Algebra
Algebraic Topology
Category Theory
Combinatorics
Coxeter Groups
Differential Geometry
Homological Algebra
Linear Algebra
Real Analysis
Set Theory
Topology
2 · Logical flowchart

3 · Items

Definition

Continuous singular simplex and real singular chain group

Definition

Real singular chain complex

Proposition

Singular chains are covariantly functorial

Lemma

Real singular cochains identify with functions on the supplied simplex basis

Definition

Real singular cochain complex

Definition

Real singular cohomology

Corollary

Singular cohomology is homotopy invariant

Theorem

Short exact two open cover small singular chain sequence

Lemma

Canonical extension by zero of a singular cochain on a simplex basis

Theorem

Short exact two open singular cochain mayer vietoris sequence

Theorem

Mayer vietoris sequence in real singular cohomology

Theorem

Naturality of singular mayer vietoris connectors

Definition

Smooth singular simplex

Definition

Smooth singular chain and cochain complexes

Proposition

Smooth singular chains and cochains are functorial for smooth maps

Proposition

Barycentric subdivision and prism preserve smooth singular chains

Theorem

Smooth singular mayer vietoris sequence

Lemma

Compatible smooth simplex faces have a neighbourhood extension

Lemma

Relative smoothing of a continuous simplex along its faces

Theorem

Smooth singular chains compute singular homology

Definition

Restriction from continuous to smooth singular cochains

Proposition

Smooth continuous singular cohomology comparison is an isomorphism on convex coordinate domains

Lemma

De rham and singular cohomology respect countable disjoint unions

Theorem

Countable mayer vietoris open set principle

Theorem

Smooth and continuous real singular cohomology agree

False statement

The singular boundary of a simplex is the unsigned sum of its faces

False statement

A singular cochain is a finite linear combination of singular simplices

Remark

Dualizing real vector-space sequences and the choice boundary

False statement

One fixed number of barycentric subdivisions makes every singular simplex cover small

False statement

Every continuous singular simplex is smooth

Remark

Dualizing real chain complexes requires an exactness argument

Sources