Ext functor

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Functor
gptkbp:appearsIn spectral sequence
long exact sequence
gptkbp:category abelian category
gptkbp:computes extensions of modules
gptkbp:degree n (non-negative integer)
gptkbp:Ext^0(A,B) Hom(A,B)
gptkbp:Ext^1(A,B) equivalence classes of extensions of A by B
gptkbp:field homological algebra
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1950s
gptkbp:functorialIn both arguments
gptkbp:generalizes extension group
group cohomology
sheaf cohomology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ext functor
gptkbp:input two modules
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Henri_Cartan
gptkb:Samuel_Eilenberg
gptkbp:notation Ext^n(A,B)
gptkbp:originatedIn right derived functor of Hom
gptkbp:output abelian group
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Tor_functor
derived functor
gptkbp:usedFor classifying module extensions
cohomology theories
measuring non-exactness of Hom
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:algebra
gptkb:algebraic_geometry
gptkb:topology
gptkb:category_theory
representation theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:commutative_algebra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5