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or cohomology of a given object, one typically employs a simpler subobject whose homology/cohomology is known, and arrives at a long exact sequence which involves the unknown homology groups of the original object. This alone is often not sufficient to determine the unknown homology groups, but if
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one can compare the original object and sub object to well-understood ones via morphisms, then a morphism between the respective long exact sequences is induced, and the five lemma can then be used to determine the unknown homology groups.
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in a function-theoretic sense. The proof will still apply to any (small) abelian category because of
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The five lemma can be thought of as a combination of two other theorems, the
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of the objects in the diagram and think of the morphisms of the diagram as
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To perform diagram chasing, we assume that we are in a category of
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Combining the two four lemmas now proves the entire five lemma.
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The method of proof we shall use is commonly referred to as
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Lemma in category theory about commutative diagrams
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(1987) . 1136:short exact sequences 814: 620:) is in the image of 368: 332: 321: 285: 164:are epimorphisms and 1115:long exact sequences 337: 290: 41:commutative diagrams 1239:Homological algebra 725:is a homomorphism, 275:are surjective and 78:or the category of 68:commutative diagram 25:homological algebra 1209:Massey, William S. 1006:By commutativity, 915:By commutativity, 862:By commutativity, 817: 804:are injective and 682:By commutativity, 624:, so there exists 464:by exactness, 0 = 375: 363: 327: 316: 201:is a monomorphism. 172:is an epimorphism. 45:category of groups 1222:978-0-387-97430-9 1200:978-0-486-65377-8 1117:: when computing 391:be an element of 1251: 1225: 1204: 1174: 1173: 1163: 1132:Short five lemma 1040: 1002: 824: 382: 372: 370: 369: 364: 353: 325: 323: 322: 317: 306: 182: 153: 98: 72:abelian category 29:abelian category 1259: 1258: 1254: 1253: 1252: 1250: 1249: 1248: 1229: 1228: 1223: 1201: 1183: 1178: 1177: 1166:Massey (1991). 1164: 1160: 1155: 1128: 1111: 1007: 990: 808:is surjective. 346: 338: 335: 334: 299: 291: 288: 287: 213:diagram chasing 209: 204: 64: 58:to each other. 47:, for example. 17: 12: 11: 5: 1257: 1247: 1246: 1241: 1227: 1226: 1221: 1205: 1199: 1182: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1172:. p. 184. 1157: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1150: 1149: 1144: 1138: 1127: 1124: 1110: 1107: 1103: 1102: 1095: 1080: 1061: 1048:is injective, 1042: 1004: 975: 948: 913: 890: 881:is injective, 875: 860: 846: 826: 825: 815:A proof of (2) 794: 793: 792:is surjective. 786: 719: 680: 653: 608:By exactness, 606: 551: 528: 507:is injective, 501: 454: 427: 396: 384: 383: 362: 359: 356: 352: 349: 345: 342: 315: 312: 309: 305: 302: 298: 295: 279:is injective. 242:if and only if 208: 205: 203: 202: 185:are exact and 184: 183: 173: 156:are exact and 155: 154: 143: 100: 99: 76:abelian groups 63: 60: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1256: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1236: 1234: 1224: 1218: 1214: 1210: 1206: 1202: 1196: 1192: 1191: 1185: 1184: 1171: 1170: 1162: 1158: 1148: 1145: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1133: 1130: 1129: 1123: 1120: 1116: 1106: 1101:is injective. 1100: 1096: 1093: 1089: 1085: 1081: 1078: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1062: 1059: 1055: 1051: 1047: 1043: 1038: 1034: 1030: 1026: 1022: 1018: 1014: 1010: 1005: 1001: 997: 993: 988: 984: 980: 976: 973: 969: 965: 961: 957: 953: 949: 946: 942: 938: 934: 930: 926: 922: 918: 914: 911: 907: 903: 899: 895: 891: 888: 884: 880: 876: 873: 869: 865: 861: 859:)) is then 0. 858: 854: 850: 847: 844: 840: 837:be such that 836: 832: 828: 827: 823: 819: 818: 813: 809: 807: 803: 799: 791: 787: 784: 780: 776: 772: 768: 764: 760: 756: 752: 748: 744: 740: 736: 732: 728: 724: 720: 717: 713: 709: 705: 701: 697: 693: 689: 685: 681: 678: 674: 670: 666: 662: 658: 654: 651: 647: 643: 639: 635: 631: 627: 623: 619: 615: 611: 607: 604: 600: 596: 592: 588: 584: 580: 576: 572: 568: 564: 560: 556: 552: 549: 545: 541: 537: 533: 529: 526: 522: 518: 514: 510: 506: 502: 499: 495: 491: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 467: 463: 459: 455: 452: 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 394: 390: 386: 385: 381: 377: 376: 360: 357: 350: 347: 340: 331: 313: 310: 303: 300: 293: 284: 280: 278: 274: 270: 265: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 238:homomorphisms 235: 234: 229: 225: 221: 216: 214: 200: 196: 192: 188: 181: 177: 176: 174: 171: 167: 163: 159: 152: 148: 147: 145: 144: 142: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 97: 93: 92: 91: 89: 85: 82:over a given 81: 80:vector spaces 77: 73: 69: 59: 57: 53: 48: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 23:, especially 22: 1212: 1190:Group Theory 1189: 1168: 1161: 1112: 1109:Applications 1104: 1098: 1091: 1090:is trivial, 1087: 1083: 1076: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1057: 1053: 1049: 1045: 1036: 1032: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1016: 1012: 1008: 999: 995: 991: 986: 982: 978: 971: 967: 963: 959: 955: 951: 944: 940: 936: 932: 928: 924: 920: 916: 909: 905: 901: 897: 893: 886: 882: 878: 871: 867: 863: 856: 852: 848: 842: 838: 834: 830: 805: 801: 797: 795: 789: 782: 778: 774: 770: 766: 762: 758: 754: 750: 746: 742: 738: 734: 730: 726: 722: 715: 711: 707: 703: 699: 695: 691: 687: 683: 676: 672: 668: 664: 660: 656: 649: 645: 641: 637: 633: 629: 625: 621: 617: 613: 609: 602: 598: 594: 590: 586: 582: 578: 574: 570: 566: 562: 558: 554: 547: 543: 539: 535: 531: 524: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 497: 493: 489: 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 465: 461: 457: 450: 446: 442: 438: 434: 430: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 392: 388: 276: 272: 268: 266: 231: 227: 217: 210: 198: 194: 190: 186: 169: 165: 161: 157: 140: 135: 132:monomorphism 127: 119: 116:isomorphisms 111: 107: 101: 65: 54:, which are 51: 49: 32: 31:theory, the 18: 1141:Snake lemma 1097:Therefore, 788:Therefore, 124:epimorphism 52:four lemmas 21:mathematics 1233:Categories 1181:References 1147:Nine lemma 989:such that 958:such that 900:such that 667:such that 585:). Since 519:is in ker 515:) = 0, so 373:is nonzero 250:surjective 236:(in fact, 222:over some 62:Statements 33:five lemma 1193:. 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mathematics
homological algebra
abelian category
lemma
commutative diagrams
category of groups
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commutative diagram
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