Ultrametrics on Čech homology groups

This paper is devoted to introducing additional structure on Čech homology groups. First, we redefine the Čech homology groups in terms of what we have called approximative homology by using approximative sequences of cycles, just as Borsuk introduced shape groups using approximative maps. From this...

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Authors: Giraldo, A., Alonso Morón, Manuel, Sánchez González, Álvaro
Format: article
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/13191
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13191
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:515.14
Čech homology
Čech homology groups
Approximative cycle and boundary
Approximative homology
Ultrametric
Grupos (Matemáticas)
Topología
1210 Topología
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Summary:This paper is devoted to introducing additional structure on Čech homology groups. First, we redefine the Čech homology groups in terms of what we have called approximative homology by using approximative sequences of cycles, just as Borsuk introduced shape groups using approximative maps. From this point on, we are able to construct complete ultrametrics on Čech homology groups. The uniform type (and then the group topology) generated by the ultrametric leads to a shape invariant which we use to deduce topological consequences.