Grothendieck group of a category

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo abelian category
exact category
gptkbp:built The Grothendieck group is constructed by taking isomorphism classes of objects and imposing relations based on short exact sequences.
gptkbp:defines The Grothendieck group of a category is an abelian group constructed from the objects of a category, typically an exact or abelian category.
gptkbp:example The Grothendieck group of the category of finitely generated abelian groups is isomorphic to the integers.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grothendieck group of a category
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Alexander_Grothendieck
gptkbp:notation K_0(C)
gptkbp:property universal property with respect to additive functors
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:K-theory
gptkb:Grothendieck_ring
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:algebra
gptkb:algebraic_geometry
gptkb:category_theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:K_0
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7