Projective and injective resolutions are key tools in homological algebra. They help us understand modules by breaking them down into simpler pieces, allowing us to compute important algebraic invariants and derived functors.
These resolutions are built using special types of modules with nice lifting properties. They form the backbone of many calculations in homological algebra, connecting abstract concepts to concrete computations we can perform.
Projective and Injective Modules
Properties and Definitions of Projective and Injective Modules
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is a module P such that for any surjective homomorphism f:M→N and any homomorphism g:P→N, there exists a homomorphism h:P→M with f∘h=g
is a module I such that for any injective homomorphism f:M→N and any homomorphism g:M→I, there exists a homomorphism h:N→I with h∘f=g
Projective modules are direct summands of free modules (P⊕Q≅F for some module Q and free module F)
Injective modules are direct summands of divisible modules (I⊕J≅D for some module J and divisible module D)
Resolutions using Projective and Injective Modules
of a module M is an exact sequence ⋯→P1→P0→M→0 where each Pi is a projective module
Used to compute derived functors of covariant functors (Torn(M,N)=Hn(M⊗RP∙) where P∙ is a projective resolution of N)
of a module M is an exact sequence 0→M→I0→I1→⋯ where each Ii is an injective module
Used to compute derived functors of contravariant functors (Extn(M,N)=Hn(HomR(M,I∙)) where I∙ is an injective resolution of N)
Every module has a projective resolution and an injective resolution
Constructed using enough projectives/injectives property (HomR(P,−) is exact for projective P, HomR(−,I) is exact for injective I)
Complexes and Exact Sequences
Definitions and Properties of Complexes
is a sequence of modules and homomorphisms ⋯→Mn+1dn+1MndnMn−1→⋯ such that dn∘dn+1=0 for all n
Cochain complex has arrows going in the opposite direction (MndnMn+1)
of a chain complex at Mn is defined as Hn(M)=kerdn/imdn+1
of a cochain complex at Mn is defined as Hn(M)=kerdn/imdn−1
is a complex with trivial homology (Hn(M)=0 for all n)
Exact sequence is an acyclic complex (0→M′→M→M′′→0 is exact iff imf=kerg at each stage)
Minimal Resolutions and Applications
is a projective or injective resolution with the smallest possible terms
Minimality condition: dn(Pn)⊆mPn−1 for all n where m is the maximal ideal of the base ring
Minimal resolutions are unique up to isomorphism
Used to define invariants of modules (Betti numbers, Bass numbers)
of M is the length of its minimal projective resolution (pdM=sup{n∣Pn=0})
of M is the length of its minimal injective resolution (idM=sup{n∣In=0})