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The three-cone calculation for a composite chain map
Statement
For composable chain maps let be the cone maps induced by the strict squares and . Then is chain-isomorphic to hence chain-homotopy equivalent to .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: Composable chain maps .
A strict square of chain maps induces a chain map of cones (A morphism of chain maps induces a chain map of cones).
The cone differential is with the relevant map in the upper-right corner (The mapping cone of a chain map).
The cone of an identity map is contractible (The cone of an identity map is contractible).
Proof
By [L1], the map is Writing out the cone differential from [L2] shows that . The change of coordinates is a degreewise isomorphism from to .
A direct substitution into the differential formulas shows that is a chain map. Therefore is chain-isomorphic to . The second summand is contractible by [L3], so the direct sum is chain-homotopy equivalent to .