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Sharp five lemma in an abelian category

Statement

In a commutative diagram with exact rows

the following hold:

if $f_{1}$ is epic and $f_{2}, f_{4}$ are monic, then $f_{3}$ is monic;
if $f_{2}, f_{4}$ are epic and $f_{5}$ is monic, then $f_{3}$ is epic.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The commutative exact-row diagram in the statement.

[L1]

The four lemma gives the monic and epic conclusions on any four-column window with exact rows (Four lemma in an abelian category).

Proof

technique · direct

1.1L1assume-hyp

For the monic clause, apply [L1] to the left four columns $A_{1} \to A_{2} \to A_{3} \to A_{4},$ $B_{1} \to B_{2} \to B_{3} \to B_{4} .$ The hypotheses there are exactly that $f_{1}$ is epic and that $f_{2}$ and $f_{4}$ are monic, so the four lemma gives that $f_{3}$ is monic.

1.2L1assume-hyp

For the epic clause, apply [L1] to the right four columns $A_{2} \to A_{3} \to A_{4} \to A_{5},$ $B_{2} \to B_{3} \to B_{4} \to B_{5} .$ The hypotheses there are exactly that $f_{2}$ and $f_{4}$ are epic and that $f_{5}$ is monic, so the four lemma gives that $f_{3}$ is epic.

2.1step 1.1step 1.2∎

Therefore the sharp five lemma holds in both halves.

Depends on

Four lemma in an abelian category

Used by

FALSE: the five lemma needs only that the two middle maps are monic False statement
Why the five lemma asks for isomorphisms in the middle Remark
An exact functor transports every diagram lemma Theorem
Five lemma for a morphism of long exact sequences Theorem
Five lemma in an abelian category Theorem
The diagram lemmas hold in the opposite category Theorem

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Sources

The Stacks Project, Section 12.5, Lemma 12.5.20 (standard reference, not scraped)
Charles A. Weibel, An Introduction to Homological Algebra, Exercise 1.3.3 (standard reference, not scraped)