Tensor and Tor

Tensor and Tor

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  • \(A\otimes_R {-}\) is:
    • Covariant
    • Right-exact
    • Has left-derived functors \(\operatorname{Ext} ^i_R(A, B) \coloneqq L_i \mathop{\mathrm{Hom}}_R({-}, B)(A)\) computed using projective resolutions.
  • \({-}\otimes_R B\) is:
    • Covariant
    • Right-exact
    • Has left-derived functors \(\operatorname{Ext} ^i_R(A, B) \coloneqq L_i \mathop{\mathrm{Hom}}_R({-}, B)(A)\) computed using projective resolutions.
  • Tensor is a colimit, and colimits commute with colimits: \((\colim A_i)\otimes_R M = \colim (A_i \otimes_R M)\).
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  • \(\operatorname{Tor}_n^R(A, B) = 0\) for either \(A\) or \(B\) flat.

The most useful SES for proofs here: \begin{align*} 0 \to {\mathbf{Z}}\xrightarrow{n} {\mathbf{Z}}\xrightarrow{\pi} {\mathbf{Z}}/n \to 0 .\end{align*}

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  • \({\mathbf{Z}}/n \otimes_{\mathbf{Z}}G \cong G/nG\)
  • \({\mathbf{Z}}/n \otimes_{\mathbf{Z}}{\mathbf{Z}}/m \cong {\mathbf{Z}}/d\).
  • \({\mathbf{Q}}\otimes_{\mathbf{Z}}{\mathbf{Z}}/n \cong 0\).
  • \(\operatorname{Tor}^{\mathbf{Z}}_1({\mathbf{Z}}/n, G) \cong \left\{{ h\in H {~\mathrel{\Big\vert}~}nh = e }\right\}\)
  • \(\operatorname{Tor}^{\mathbf{Z}}_1({\mathbf{Z}}/n, {\mathbf{Q}}) \cong 0\).
  • \(\operatorname{Tor}^{\mathbf{Z}}_1({\mathbf{Z}}/n, {\mathbf{Z}}/m) \cong {\mathbf{Z}}/d\).