Alexander duality

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo compact subspaces of spheres
gptkbp:describes relationship between homology of a subspace and cohomology of its complement in a sphere
gptkbp:field gptkb:topology
gptkbp:firstPublished 1922
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alexander duality
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Waddell_Alexander_II
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Poincaré_duality
gptkb:Lefschetz_duality
gptkbp:sentence For a compact subset K of the n-sphere, the reduced homology of the complement is isomorphic to the reduced cohomology of K, up to a degree shift.
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:topology
knot theory
manifold theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Poincaré_duality
gptkb:James_Waddell_Alexander_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6