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Left derived functors relative to supplied data are additive functors
Statement
Assume the Axiom of Dependent Choice.
Let be a supplied projective resolution datum and an additive functor between abelian categories. For every , the assignments define an additive functor on the domain of .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: An integer .
Left derived maps preserve identities (Left derived maps preserve identities).
Left derived maps preserve composition (Left derived maps preserve composition).
The category of complexes in an additive category is additive, so comparison lifts can be added degreewise (The category of complexes in an additive category is additive).
Two comparison lifts of the same morphism are chain-homotopic (Projective comparison maps are unique up to chain homotopy).
Applying degreewise preserves chain maps, and homology is an additive functor on complexes (An additive functor applies degreewise to complexes and chain maps, Homology is an additive functor).
Chain-homotopic maps induce the same map on homology (Chain-homotopic maps induce the same map on homology).
An additive functor is a functor that is additive on each hom-group (Additive functor).
Proof
By [L1] and [L2], the assignments and already form a functor.
Let . Choose comparison lifts and . By [L3], their degreewise sum is again a chain map, and it lifts because augmentations are additive. Thus it is a comparison lift of .
By definition of the derived map and [L5], If a different comparison lift of were chosen, [L4] and [L6] would give the same homology map. Hence
Step 1.1 gives functoriality, and step 2.1 gives additivity on each hom-group. Therefore [L7] identifies as an additive functor.
Depends on
The left derived map relative to supplied resolution data
Left derived maps preserve identities
Left derived maps preserve composition
Additive functor
The category of complexes in an additive category is additive
Projective comparison maps are unique up to chain homotopy
An additive functor applies degreewise to complexes and chain maps
Chain-homotopic maps induce the same map on homology
Homology is an additive functor