Exact sequences #
In a category with zero morphisms, images, and equalizers we say that f : A ⟶ B and g : B ⟶ C
are exact if f ≫ g = 0 and the natural map image f ⟶ kernel g is an epimorphism.
In any preadditive category this is equivalent to the homology at B vanishing.
However in general it is weaker than other reasonable definitions of exactness, particularly that
- the inclusion map
image.ι fis a kernel ofgor image f ⟶ kernel gis an isomorphism orimage_subobject f = kernel_subobject f. However when the category is abelian, these all become equivalent; these results are found incategory_theory/abelian/exact.lean.
Main results #
- Suppose that cokernels exist and that
fandgare exact. Ifsis any kernel fork overgandtis any cokernel cofork overf, thenfork.ι s ≫ cofork.π t = 0. - Precomposing the first morphism with an epimorphism retains exactness. Postcomposing the second morphism with a monomorphism retains exactness.
- If
fandgare exact andiis an isomorphism, thenf ≫ i.homandi.inv ≫ gare also exact.
Future work #
- Short exact sequences, split exact sequences, the splitting lemma (maybe only for abelian categories?)
- Two adjacent maps in a chain complex are exact iff the homology vanishes
- w : f ≫ g = 0
- epi : category_theory.epi (image_to_kernel f g _)
Two morphisms f : A ⟶ B, g : B ⟶ C are called exact if w : f ≫ g = 0 and the natural map
image_to_kernel f g w : image_subobject f ⟶ kernel_subobject g is an epimorphism.
In any preadditive category, this is equivalent to w : f ≫ g = 0 and homology f g w ≅ 0.
In an abelian category, this is equivalent to image_to_kernel f g w being an isomorphism,
and hence equivalent to the usual definition,
image_subobject f = kernel_subobject g.
In any preadditive category,
composable morphisms f g are exact iff they compose to zero and the homology vanishes.
A reformulation of preadditive.exact_of_iso_of_exact that does not involve the arrow
category.
The dual of this lemma is only true when V is abelian, see abelian.exact_epi_comp_iff.
- reflects : ∀ {A B C : V} (f : A ⟶ B) (g : B ⟶ C), category_theory.exact (F.map f) (F.map g) → category_theory.exact f g
A functor reflects exact sequences if any composable pair of morphisms that is mapped to an exact pair is itself exact.
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