Homological Gaussian Elimination — Examples
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1 · Prerequisites
Category Theory
Homological Algebra
2 · Logical flowchart
3 · Items
Example
A unit pivot forces the minus Schur sign
Example
Neighboring differentials transform with the pivot basis changes
Example
Two adjacent noncomposable Gaussian pivots in either finite order
Counterexample
The isolated differential 2 on the integers cannot be cancelled
Counterexample
Gaussian transfer is not strictly functorial on arbitrary cochain maps
Sources
- Dror Bar-Natan, Fast Khovanov Homology Computations, section 4 Lemma 4.2 and section 5, printed p. 5 (PDF p. 5)
- David Clark, Scott Morrison and Kevin Walker, Fixing the Functoriality of Khovanov Homology, Appendix A.1, printed pp. 1562-1563
- David Clark, Scott Morrison and Kevin Walker, Fixing the Functoriality of Khovanov Homology, Appendix A.1, Lemma A.2, printed pp. 1562-1563
- Charles A. Weibel, An Introduction to Homological Algebra, ch. 1, printed pp. 2-5 and 17-18