The snail lemma and the long homology sequence

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Autori principali: González, Julia Ramos, Vitale, Enrico
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author González, Julia Ramos
Vitale, Enrico
author_facet González, Julia Ramos
Vitale, Enrico
contents In the first part of the paper, we establish an homotopical version of the snail lemma (which is a generalization of the classical snake lemma). In the second part, we introduce the category $\mathbf{Seq}(\mathcal A)$ of sequentiable families of arrows in a category $\mathcal A$ and we compare it with the category of chain complexes in $\mathcal A.$ We apply the homotopy snail lemma to a morphism in $\mathbf{Seq}(\mathcal A)$ obtaining first a six-term exact sequence in $\mathbf{Seq}(\mathcal A)$ and then, unrolling the sequence in $\mathbf{Seq}(\mathcal A),$ a long exact sequence in $\mathcal A.$ When $\mathcal A$ is abelian, this sequence subsumes the usual long homology sequence obtained from an extension of chain complexes.
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spellingShingle The snail lemma and the long homology sequence
González, Julia Ramos
Vitale, Enrico
Category Theory
18G50, 18G35, 18N40
In the first part of the paper, we establish an homotopical version of the snail lemma (which is a generalization of the classical snake lemma). In the second part, we introduce the category $\mathbf{Seq}(\mathcal A)$ of sequentiable families of arrows in a category $\mathcal A$ and we compare it with the category of chain complexes in $\mathcal A.$ We apply the homotopy snail lemma to a morphism in $\mathbf{Seq}(\mathcal A)$ obtaining first a six-term exact sequence in $\mathbf{Seq}(\mathcal A)$ and then, unrolling the sequence in $\mathbf{Seq}(\mathcal A),$ a long exact sequence in $\mathcal A.$ When $\mathcal A$ is abelian, this sequence subsumes the usual long homology sequence obtained from an extension of chain complexes.
title The snail lemma and the long homology sequence
topic Category Theory
18G50, 18G35, 18N40
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.06577