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140 III Homology of Polyhedra<br />

III.6 Homology of the Product of Two Polyhedra<br />

In this section, we study the homology of the product of two polyhedra. The ma<strong>in</strong><br />

result is given by the Acyclic Models Theorem.<br />

III.6.1 Acyclic Models Theorem<br />

This theorem is due to Samuel Eilenberg and Saunders MacLane (see [12]). The<br />

reader who wishes to go considerably deeply <strong>in</strong> this subject is advised to consult the<br />

book [4] by Michael Barr.<br />

In former sections, we have noticed that we can associate a cha<strong>in</strong> complex C(K)<br />

with an augmentation<br />

ε : C0(K) → Z , Σ n i=1ai{xi} ↦→ Σ n i=1ai<br />

to every oriented simplicial complex K. We have also proved the Acyclic Carrier<br />

Theorem (II.3.9) which makes it possible to compare two augmented cha<strong>in</strong><br />

complexes under certa<strong>in</strong> conditions (broadly speak<strong>in</strong>g, these conditions require that<br />

some of the local homology groups be trivial). Unfortunately, the Acyclic Carrier<br />

Theorem is not powerful enough for study<strong>in</strong>g the homology of a product of two<br />

polyhedra; to this end, we need the Acyclic Models Theorem.<br />

We have def<strong>in</strong>ed the category C of cha<strong>in</strong> complexes <strong>in</strong> Sect. II.3; <strong>in</strong> this section,<br />

we work with a subcategory of C, namely, the category Clp whose objects are<br />

cha<strong>in</strong> complexes of free Abelian groups with an augmentation homomorphism; as<br />

we have done <strong>in</strong> C, we <strong>in</strong>dicate the objects of Clp with sequences of free Abelian<br />

groups<br />

···<br />

��<br />

Cn<br />

∂n ��<br />

Cn−1<br />

∂n−1 ��<br />

···<br />

∂1 ��<br />

C0<br />

and a morphism between objects C and C ′ with a commutative diagram<br />

···<br />

···<br />

��<br />

Cn<br />

��<br />

��<br />

′<br />

C n<br />

fn<br />

∂n ��<br />

Cn−1<br />

��<br />

∂ ′ n ��<br />

′<br />

C n−1<br />

fn−1<br />

Let a category C and a (covariant) functor<br />

∂n−1 ��<br />

···<br />

∂n−1 ��<br />

···<br />

F : C −→ Clp<br />

∂1 ��<br />

C0<br />

��<br />

∂1 ��<br />

′<br />

C 0<br />

f0<br />

ε ��<br />

Z<br />

ε ��<br />

Z<br />

ε ′<br />

��<br />

��<br />

Z<br />

¯f

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