Homology of Mapping Cone is Trivial--Proof from scratch

The name of the pictureThe name of the pictureThe name of the pictureClash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP











up vote
1
down vote

favorite












Let $(A_*,partial )$ and $(B_*,partial' )$ be chain complexes, $f:A_*to B_*$ a chain map and suppose that the map $f_*$ it induces on homology is an isomorphism.



The mapping cone $(C_*,D)$ is defined by $C_n=A_n-1oplus B_n$ and $D_n(a_n-1,b_n)=(-partial_n-1a_n-1,f_n-1(a_n-1)+partial'_n b_n).$



Now, define $A_n^+=A_n-1.$ Then, using the maps $i:bmapsto (0,b)$ and $p:(a,b)mapsto a$, there arises in the usual way, the long exact sequence



$$ cdots rightarrow H_n+1(C)oversetp_*rightarrow H_n+1(A^+)oversetf_*rightarrow H_n(B)overseti_*rightarrow H_n(C)oversetp_*rightarrow H_n(A^+)rightarrow cdots $$



Then, $H_n(C)$ is trivial for all $n$. The proof is easy (but hadn't occurred to me, ugh.) I wanted to do it using the basic facts about the chain complexes involved, to get an idea of how they work.



There is a proof from scratch of essentially the same thing here but I think I found a problem with it, and made a comment there. I would appreciate feedback on my comment there as well as on my attempt here at a from scratch proof, which follows.



What I have so far (dropping the subscripts and primes on the differentiation operators):



Let $(a,b)in Z_n(C).$ Then, by exactness, we have have the following:



$1). p_*([(a,b)]=[a]Rightarrow ain Bd_nA^+$ and $2). i_*([b])=[(0,b)]Rightarrow (0,b)in Bd_nC.$



So, there is an $a'in A_n$ and a pair $(a'',b')in C_n+1$ such that



$3). partial a'=a$ and $4). (-partial a'',f(a'')+partial b')=(0,b).$



Combining these facts we get $(a,b)=(a,0)+(0,b)=(-partial (a'+a''),f(a'')+partial b').$



If I could show that either $f(a')=0$ or $partial a'=0$, I would then have $(a,b)in Bd_nC,$ which is what I want.







share|cite|improve this question





















  • It's your question why $C$ has trivial homology, or why the given sequence is well-defined and exact?
    – Arthur
    Jul 26 at 23:43















up vote
1
down vote

favorite












Let $(A_*,partial )$ and $(B_*,partial' )$ be chain complexes, $f:A_*to B_*$ a chain map and suppose that the map $f_*$ it induces on homology is an isomorphism.



The mapping cone $(C_*,D)$ is defined by $C_n=A_n-1oplus B_n$ and $D_n(a_n-1,b_n)=(-partial_n-1a_n-1,f_n-1(a_n-1)+partial'_n b_n).$



Now, define $A_n^+=A_n-1.$ Then, using the maps $i:bmapsto (0,b)$ and $p:(a,b)mapsto a$, there arises in the usual way, the long exact sequence



$$ cdots rightarrow H_n+1(C)oversetp_*rightarrow H_n+1(A^+)oversetf_*rightarrow H_n(B)overseti_*rightarrow H_n(C)oversetp_*rightarrow H_n(A^+)rightarrow cdots $$



Then, $H_n(C)$ is trivial for all $n$. The proof is easy (but hadn't occurred to me, ugh.) I wanted to do it using the basic facts about the chain complexes involved, to get an idea of how they work.



There is a proof from scratch of essentially the same thing here but I think I found a problem with it, and made a comment there. I would appreciate feedback on my comment there as well as on my attempt here at a from scratch proof, which follows.



What I have so far (dropping the subscripts and primes on the differentiation operators):



Let $(a,b)in Z_n(C).$ Then, by exactness, we have have the following:



$1). p_*([(a,b)]=[a]Rightarrow ain Bd_nA^+$ and $2). i_*([b])=[(0,b)]Rightarrow (0,b)in Bd_nC.$



So, there is an $a'in A_n$ and a pair $(a'',b')in C_n+1$ such that



$3). partial a'=a$ and $4). (-partial a'',f(a'')+partial b')=(0,b).$



Combining these facts we get $(a,b)=(a,0)+(0,b)=(-partial (a'+a''),f(a'')+partial b').$



If I could show that either $f(a')=0$ or $partial a'=0$, I would then have $(a,b)in Bd_nC,$ which is what I want.







share|cite|improve this question





















  • It's your question why $C$ has trivial homology, or why the given sequence is well-defined and exact?
    – Arthur
    Jul 26 at 23:43













up vote
1
down vote

favorite









up vote
1
down vote

favorite











Let $(A_*,partial )$ and $(B_*,partial' )$ be chain complexes, $f:A_*to B_*$ a chain map and suppose that the map $f_*$ it induces on homology is an isomorphism.



The mapping cone $(C_*,D)$ is defined by $C_n=A_n-1oplus B_n$ and $D_n(a_n-1,b_n)=(-partial_n-1a_n-1,f_n-1(a_n-1)+partial'_n b_n).$



Now, define $A_n^+=A_n-1.$ Then, using the maps $i:bmapsto (0,b)$ and $p:(a,b)mapsto a$, there arises in the usual way, the long exact sequence



$$ cdots rightarrow H_n+1(C)oversetp_*rightarrow H_n+1(A^+)oversetf_*rightarrow H_n(B)overseti_*rightarrow H_n(C)oversetp_*rightarrow H_n(A^+)rightarrow cdots $$



Then, $H_n(C)$ is trivial for all $n$. The proof is easy (but hadn't occurred to me, ugh.) I wanted to do it using the basic facts about the chain complexes involved, to get an idea of how they work.



There is a proof from scratch of essentially the same thing here but I think I found a problem with it, and made a comment there. I would appreciate feedback on my comment there as well as on my attempt here at a from scratch proof, which follows.



What I have so far (dropping the subscripts and primes on the differentiation operators):



Let $(a,b)in Z_n(C).$ Then, by exactness, we have have the following:



$1). p_*([(a,b)]=[a]Rightarrow ain Bd_nA^+$ and $2). i_*([b])=[(0,b)]Rightarrow (0,b)in Bd_nC.$



So, there is an $a'in A_n$ and a pair $(a'',b')in C_n+1$ such that



$3). partial a'=a$ and $4). (-partial a'',f(a'')+partial b')=(0,b).$



Combining these facts we get $(a,b)=(a,0)+(0,b)=(-partial (a'+a''),f(a'')+partial b').$



If I could show that either $f(a')=0$ or $partial a'=0$, I would then have $(a,b)in Bd_nC,$ which is what I want.







share|cite|improve this question













Let $(A_*,partial )$ and $(B_*,partial' )$ be chain complexes, $f:A_*to B_*$ a chain map and suppose that the map $f_*$ it induces on homology is an isomorphism.



The mapping cone $(C_*,D)$ is defined by $C_n=A_n-1oplus B_n$ and $D_n(a_n-1,b_n)=(-partial_n-1a_n-1,f_n-1(a_n-1)+partial'_n b_n).$



Now, define $A_n^+=A_n-1.$ Then, using the maps $i:bmapsto (0,b)$ and $p:(a,b)mapsto a$, there arises in the usual way, the long exact sequence



$$ cdots rightarrow H_n+1(C)oversetp_*rightarrow H_n+1(A^+)oversetf_*rightarrow H_n(B)overseti_*rightarrow H_n(C)oversetp_*rightarrow H_n(A^+)rightarrow cdots $$



Then, $H_n(C)$ is trivial for all $n$. The proof is easy (but hadn't occurred to me, ugh.) I wanted to do it using the basic facts about the chain complexes involved, to get an idea of how they work.



There is a proof from scratch of essentially the same thing here but I think I found a problem with it, and made a comment there. I would appreciate feedback on my comment there as well as on my attempt here at a from scratch proof, which follows.



What I have so far (dropping the subscripts and primes on the differentiation operators):



Let $(a,b)in Z_n(C).$ Then, by exactness, we have have the following:



$1). p_*([(a,b)]=[a]Rightarrow ain Bd_nA^+$ and $2). i_*([b])=[(0,b)]Rightarrow (0,b)in Bd_nC.$



So, there is an $a'in A_n$ and a pair $(a'',b')in C_n+1$ such that



$3). partial a'=a$ and $4). (-partial a'',f(a'')+partial b')=(0,b).$



Combining these facts we get $(a,b)=(a,0)+(0,b)=(-partial (a'+a''),f(a'')+partial b').$



If I could show that either $f(a')=0$ or $partial a'=0$, I would then have $(a,b)in Bd_nC,$ which is what I want.









share|cite|improve this question












share|cite|improve this question




share|cite|improve this question








edited Jul 27 at 2:27
























asked Jul 26 at 23:33









Driver 8

7,5432917




7,5432917











  • It's your question why $C$ has trivial homology, or why the given sequence is well-defined and exact?
    – Arthur
    Jul 26 at 23:43

















  • It's your question why $C$ has trivial homology, or why the given sequence is well-defined and exact?
    – Arthur
    Jul 26 at 23:43
















It's your question why $C$ has trivial homology, or why the given sequence is well-defined and exact?
– Arthur
Jul 26 at 23:43





It's your question why $C$ has trivial homology, or why the given sequence is well-defined and exact?
– Arthur
Jul 26 at 23:43











2 Answers
2






active

oldest

votes

















up vote
0
down vote













Assuming your question is why $C$ has trivial homology: $f_*$ is an isomorphism, so $p_*$ and $i_*$ must both be zero maps.






share|cite|improve this answer























  • Yes, I know, but then how is it immediate from this that $C$ has the trivial homology? I am using the fact that $i_*$ and $p_*$ are zero maps to prove that $Z_n(C)=Bd_n(C).$ If it's trivial, could you point out why?
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 0:06







  • 1




    If, in an exact sequence, one of the terms $X$ has both its incoming and its outgoing maps equal to zero, then $X$ has to be 0. Proof: The image of the incoming map is 0 because the incoming map is 0. But that image is also the kernel of the outgoing map, and that kernel is all of $X$ because the outgoing map is 0.
    – Andreas Blass
    Jul 27 at 0:17










  • I see. Thanks. I still would like to do a proof from scratch, to see how the "innards" of these chain complexes work. I am just starting to learn about homology theory, and am reading Rotman. If you critique my proof and/or the comment I made on a similar question (the link is cited above), I will be glad to accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 2:27


















up vote
0
down vote













That is probably not the answer you are looking for, but here is a proof using model category theory. Somehow, it says that this is a result not about chain complexes per se, and it is a motivation not to dive into chain complexes details.



In any model category $mathcal C$, the mapping cone $C_f$ of $f:Xto Y$ is defined as the homotopy pushout of $ast overset !gets X overset fto Y$. Computing homotopy pushout in a model category goes as follow: take a cofibrant replacement $X'overset qto X$ of $X$. Factor $fq$ as $pi$ with $p$ acyclic fibration and $i$ cofibration. Factor $!q$ as $p'i'$ with $p'$ acyclic fibration and $i'$ cofibration. Then take the ordinary pushout of $bullet overset i' gets X' overset i to bullet$. This is summed up in the following diagram:



enter image description here



In particular, $q,p,p'$ are weak equivalences, so if $f$ is also a weak equivalence, we get that $i$ is an acyclic fibration. It follows that its pushout $j$ also is such. In the end, we have a commutative triangle:



enter image description here



where $p'$ and $j$ both are weak equivalences, which yields that $C_f to ast$ is also a weak equivalence. Otherwise put, $C_f$ is contractible.




If you play that proof in your favorite model structure on chain complexes for which weak equivalences are the quasi-isomorphisms, you get the result you wanted.






share|cite|improve this answer





















  • I do not know much about model categories, except for the basic acyclic models theorem. I do know some category theory, though, (I have read CWM and Awodey's book) so I wonder is there a way to make your proof more understandable on that basic level? If so, I will gladly accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 28 at 15:30










Your Answer




StackExchange.ifUsing("editor", function ()
return StackExchange.using("mathjaxEditing", function ()
StackExchange.MarkdownEditor.creationCallbacks.add(function (editor, postfix)
StackExchange.mathjaxEditing.prepareWmdForMathJax(editor, postfix, [["$", "$"], ["\\(","\\)"]]);
);
);
, "mathjax-editing");

StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "69"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);

else
createEditor();

);

function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: false,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);



);








 

draft saved


draft discarded


















StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmath.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f2863925%2fhomology-of-mapping-cone-is-trivial-proof-from-scratch%23new-answer', 'question_page');

);

Post as a guest






























2 Answers
2






active

oldest

votes








2 Answers
2






active

oldest

votes









active

oldest

votes






active

oldest

votes








up vote
0
down vote













Assuming your question is why $C$ has trivial homology: $f_*$ is an isomorphism, so $p_*$ and $i_*$ must both be zero maps.






share|cite|improve this answer























  • Yes, I know, but then how is it immediate from this that $C$ has the trivial homology? I am using the fact that $i_*$ and $p_*$ are zero maps to prove that $Z_n(C)=Bd_n(C).$ If it's trivial, could you point out why?
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 0:06







  • 1




    If, in an exact sequence, one of the terms $X$ has both its incoming and its outgoing maps equal to zero, then $X$ has to be 0. Proof: The image of the incoming map is 0 because the incoming map is 0. But that image is also the kernel of the outgoing map, and that kernel is all of $X$ because the outgoing map is 0.
    – Andreas Blass
    Jul 27 at 0:17










  • I see. Thanks. I still would like to do a proof from scratch, to see how the "innards" of these chain complexes work. I am just starting to learn about homology theory, and am reading Rotman. If you critique my proof and/or the comment I made on a similar question (the link is cited above), I will be glad to accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 2:27















up vote
0
down vote













Assuming your question is why $C$ has trivial homology: $f_*$ is an isomorphism, so $p_*$ and $i_*$ must both be zero maps.






share|cite|improve this answer























  • Yes, I know, but then how is it immediate from this that $C$ has the trivial homology? I am using the fact that $i_*$ and $p_*$ are zero maps to prove that $Z_n(C)=Bd_n(C).$ If it's trivial, could you point out why?
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 0:06







  • 1




    If, in an exact sequence, one of the terms $X$ has both its incoming and its outgoing maps equal to zero, then $X$ has to be 0. Proof: The image of the incoming map is 0 because the incoming map is 0. But that image is also the kernel of the outgoing map, and that kernel is all of $X$ because the outgoing map is 0.
    – Andreas Blass
    Jul 27 at 0:17










  • I see. Thanks. I still would like to do a proof from scratch, to see how the "innards" of these chain complexes work. I am just starting to learn about homology theory, and am reading Rotman. If you critique my proof and/or the comment I made on a similar question (the link is cited above), I will be glad to accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 2:27













up vote
0
down vote










up vote
0
down vote









Assuming your question is why $C$ has trivial homology: $f_*$ is an isomorphism, so $p_*$ and $i_*$ must both be zero maps.






share|cite|improve this answer















Assuming your question is why $C$ has trivial homology: $f_*$ is an isomorphism, so $p_*$ and $i_*$ must both be zero maps.







share|cite|improve this answer















share|cite|improve this answer



share|cite|improve this answer








edited Jul 26 at 23:46


























answered Jul 26 at 23:40









Arthur

98.4k793174




98.4k793174











  • Yes, I know, but then how is it immediate from this that $C$ has the trivial homology? I am using the fact that $i_*$ and $p_*$ are zero maps to prove that $Z_n(C)=Bd_n(C).$ If it's trivial, could you point out why?
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 0:06







  • 1




    If, in an exact sequence, one of the terms $X$ has both its incoming and its outgoing maps equal to zero, then $X$ has to be 0. Proof: The image of the incoming map is 0 because the incoming map is 0. But that image is also the kernel of the outgoing map, and that kernel is all of $X$ because the outgoing map is 0.
    – Andreas Blass
    Jul 27 at 0:17










  • I see. Thanks. I still would like to do a proof from scratch, to see how the "innards" of these chain complexes work. I am just starting to learn about homology theory, and am reading Rotman. If you critique my proof and/or the comment I made on a similar question (the link is cited above), I will be glad to accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 2:27

















  • Yes, I know, but then how is it immediate from this that $C$ has the trivial homology? I am using the fact that $i_*$ and $p_*$ are zero maps to prove that $Z_n(C)=Bd_n(C).$ If it's trivial, could you point out why?
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 0:06







  • 1




    If, in an exact sequence, one of the terms $X$ has both its incoming and its outgoing maps equal to zero, then $X$ has to be 0. Proof: The image of the incoming map is 0 because the incoming map is 0. But that image is also the kernel of the outgoing map, and that kernel is all of $X$ because the outgoing map is 0.
    – Andreas Blass
    Jul 27 at 0:17










  • I see. Thanks. I still would like to do a proof from scratch, to see how the "innards" of these chain complexes work. I am just starting to learn about homology theory, and am reading Rotman. If you critique my proof and/or the comment I made on a similar question (the link is cited above), I will be glad to accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 27 at 2:27
















Yes, I know, but then how is it immediate from this that $C$ has the trivial homology? I am using the fact that $i_*$ and $p_*$ are zero maps to prove that $Z_n(C)=Bd_n(C).$ If it's trivial, could you point out why?
– Driver 8
Jul 27 at 0:06





Yes, I know, but then how is it immediate from this that $C$ has the trivial homology? I am using the fact that $i_*$ and $p_*$ are zero maps to prove that $Z_n(C)=Bd_n(C).$ If it's trivial, could you point out why?
– Driver 8
Jul 27 at 0:06





1




1




If, in an exact sequence, one of the terms $X$ has both its incoming and its outgoing maps equal to zero, then $X$ has to be 0. Proof: The image of the incoming map is 0 because the incoming map is 0. But that image is also the kernel of the outgoing map, and that kernel is all of $X$ because the outgoing map is 0.
– Andreas Blass
Jul 27 at 0:17




If, in an exact sequence, one of the terms $X$ has both its incoming and its outgoing maps equal to zero, then $X$ has to be 0. Proof: The image of the incoming map is 0 because the incoming map is 0. But that image is also the kernel of the outgoing map, and that kernel is all of $X$ because the outgoing map is 0.
– Andreas Blass
Jul 27 at 0:17












I see. Thanks. I still would like to do a proof from scratch, to see how the "innards" of these chain complexes work. I am just starting to learn about homology theory, and am reading Rotman. If you critique my proof and/or the comment I made on a similar question (the link is cited above), I will be glad to accept your answer.
– Driver 8
Jul 27 at 2:27





I see. Thanks. I still would like to do a proof from scratch, to see how the "innards" of these chain complexes work. I am just starting to learn about homology theory, and am reading Rotman. If you critique my proof and/or the comment I made on a similar question (the link is cited above), I will be glad to accept your answer.
– Driver 8
Jul 27 at 2:27











up vote
0
down vote













That is probably not the answer you are looking for, but here is a proof using model category theory. Somehow, it says that this is a result not about chain complexes per se, and it is a motivation not to dive into chain complexes details.



In any model category $mathcal C$, the mapping cone $C_f$ of $f:Xto Y$ is defined as the homotopy pushout of $ast overset !gets X overset fto Y$. Computing homotopy pushout in a model category goes as follow: take a cofibrant replacement $X'overset qto X$ of $X$. Factor $fq$ as $pi$ with $p$ acyclic fibration and $i$ cofibration. Factor $!q$ as $p'i'$ with $p'$ acyclic fibration and $i'$ cofibration. Then take the ordinary pushout of $bullet overset i' gets X' overset i to bullet$. This is summed up in the following diagram:



enter image description here



In particular, $q,p,p'$ are weak equivalences, so if $f$ is also a weak equivalence, we get that $i$ is an acyclic fibration. It follows that its pushout $j$ also is such. In the end, we have a commutative triangle:



enter image description here



where $p'$ and $j$ both are weak equivalences, which yields that $C_f to ast$ is also a weak equivalence. Otherwise put, $C_f$ is contractible.




If you play that proof in your favorite model structure on chain complexes for which weak equivalences are the quasi-isomorphisms, you get the result you wanted.






share|cite|improve this answer





















  • I do not know much about model categories, except for the basic acyclic models theorem. I do know some category theory, though, (I have read CWM and Awodey's book) so I wonder is there a way to make your proof more understandable on that basic level? If so, I will gladly accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 28 at 15:30














up vote
0
down vote













That is probably not the answer you are looking for, but here is a proof using model category theory. Somehow, it says that this is a result not about chain complexes per se, and it is a motivation not to dive into chain complexes details.



In any model category $mathcal C$, the mapping cone $C_f$ of $f:Xto Y$ is defined as the homotopy pushout of $ast overset !gets X overset fto Y$. Computing homotopy pushout in a model category goes as follow: take a cofibrant replacement $X'overset qto X$ of $X$. Factor $fq$ as $pi$ with $p$ acyclic fibration and $i$ cofibration. Factor $!q$ as $p'i'$ with $p'$ acyclic fibration and $i'$ cofibration. Then take the ordinary pushout of $bullet overset i' gets X' overset i to bullet$. This is summed up in the following diagram:



enter image description here



In particular, $q,p,p'$ are weak equivalences, so if $f$ is also a weak equivalence, we get that $i$ is an acyclic fibration. It follows that its pushout $j$ also is such. In the end, we have a commutative triangle:



enter image description here



where $p'$ and $j$ both are weak equivalences, which yields that $C_f to ast$ is also a weak equivalence. Otherwise put, $C_f$ is contractible.




If you play that proof in your favorite model structure on chain complexes for which weak equivalences are the quasi-isomorphisms, you get the result you wanted.






share|cite|improve this answer





















  • I do not know much about model categories, except for the basic acyclic models theorem. I do know some category theory, though, (I have read CWM and Awodey's book) so I wonder is there a way to make your proof more understandable on that basic level? If so, I will gladly accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 28 at 15:30












up vote
0
down vote










up vote
0
down vote









That is probably not the answer you are looking for, but here is a proof using model category theory. Somehow, it says that this is a result not about chain complexes per se, and it is a motivation not to dive into chain complexes details.



In any model category $mathcal C$, the mapping cone $C_f$ of $f:Xto Y$ is defined as the homotopy pushout of $ast overset !gets X overset fto Y$. Computing homotopy pushout in a model category goes as follow: take a cofibrant replacement $X'overset qto X$ of $X$. Factor $fq$ as $pi$ with $p$ acyclic fibration and $i$ cofibration. Factor $!q$ as $p'i'$ with $p'$ acyclic fibration and $i'$ cofibration. Then take the ordinary pushout of $bullet overset i' gets X' overset i to bullet$. This is summed up in the following diagram:



enter image description here



In particular, $q,p,p'$ are weak equivalences, so if $f$ is also a weak equivalence, we get that $i$ is an acyclic fibration. It follows that its pushout $j$ also is such. In the end, we have a commutative triangle:



enter image description here



where $p'$ and $j$ both are weak equivalences, which yields that $C_f to ast$ is also a weak equivalence. Otherwise put, $C_f$ is contractible.




If you play that proof in your favorite model structure on chain complexes for which weak equivalences are the quasi-isomorphisms, you get the result you wanted.






share|cite|improve this answer













That is probably not the answer you are looking for, but here is a proof using model category theory. Somehow, it says that this is a result not about chain complexes per se, and it is a motivation not to dive into chain complexes details.



In any model category $mathcal C$, the mapping cone $C_f$ of $f:Xto Y$ is defined as the homotopy pushout of $ast overset !gets X overset fto Y$. Computing homotopy pushout in a model category goes as follow: take a cofibrant replacement $X'overset qto X$ of $X$. Factor $fq$ as $pi$ with $p$ acyclic fibration and $i$ cofibration. Factor $!q$ as $p'i'$ with $p'$ acyclic fibration and $i'$ cofibration. Then take the ordinary pushout of $bullet overset i' gets X' overset i to bullet$. This is summed up in the following diagram:



enter image description here



In particular, $q,p,p'$ are weak equivalences, so if $f$ is also a weak equivalence, we get that $i$ is an acyclic fibration. It follows that its pushout $j$ also is such. In the end, we have a commutative triangle:



enter image description here



where $p'$ and $j$ both are weak equivalences, which yields that $C_f to ast$ is also a weak equivalence. Otherwise put, $C_f$ is contractible.




If you play that proof in your favorite model structure on chain complexes for which weak equivalences are the quasi-isomorphisms, you get the result you wanted.







share|cite|improve this answer













share|cite|improve this answer



share|cite|improve this answer











answered Jul 27 at 11:11









Pece

7,92211040




7,92211040











  • I do not know much about model categories, except for the basic acyclic models theorem. I do know some category theory, though, (I have read CWM and Awodey's book) so I wonder is there a way to make your proof more understandable on that basic level? If so, I will gladly accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 28 at 15:30
















  • I do not know much about model categories, except for the basic acyclic models theorem. I do know some category theory, though, (I have read CWM and Awodey's book) so I wonder is there a way to make your proof more understandable on that basic level? If so, I will gladly accept your answer.
    – Driver 8
    Jul 28 at 15:30















I do not know much about model categories, except for the basic acyclic models theorem. I do know some category theory, though, (I have read CWM and Awodey's book) so I wonder is there a way to make your proof more understandable on that basic level? If so, I will gladly accept your answer.
– Driver 8
Jul 28 at 15:30




I do not know much about model categories, except for the basic acyclic models theorem. I do know some category theory, though, (I have read CWM and Awodey's book) so I wonder is there a way to make your proof more understandable on that basic level? If so, I will gladly accept your answer.
– Driver 8
Jul 28 at 15:30












 

draft saved


draft discarded


























 


draft saved


draft discarded














StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmath.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f2863925%2fhomology-of-mapping-cone-is-trivial-proof-from-scratch%23new-answer', 'question_page');

);

Post as a guest













































































Comments

Popular posts from this blog

What is the equation of a 3D cone with generalised tilt?

Color the edges and diagonals of a regular polygon

Relationship between determinant of matrix and determinant of adjoint?