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Introduction

This an

i s the

second

explication

arbitrary

real

of

i n a the

chain

of

(hopefully)

fundamentals

closed

field

R.

of

We

three

volumes

semialgebraic

refer

the

devoted

topology

uninitiated

to

over

reader

an

to

the

i preface to

of

get

braic

Let

an

us

we

of

roughly

volume

the

as

a

stand

[LSA]

p r o g r a m we basis

recall

of

what

and have

real

has

some o t h e r i n mind

algebraic

been

papers

with

the

cited

term

there

"semialge-

geometry.

achieved

i n the

f i r s t volume

and

now.

explained

which lar

idea

f i r s t

topology"

w h e r e we As

the

i n

[LSA],

the

f o r t u n a t e l y seem t o

paracompact

ones.

"good"

suffice

These

are

locally

f o r most

precisely

semialgebraic

spaces,

a p p l i c a t i o n s , are those

locally

the

regu-

semialgebraic

2 spaces which locally

finite

can

be

key

result

We

book the

triangulated

family of

f o r many

Here

(II.6.13). the

be

locally

(1.4.8

our

proofs

less main

Much more

[v]

of

present

work

i n

on

result can

Verona, volume.

II.4.4)

(II.4.4).

sets

This

. Moreover, i n such

fact

a

any

space

seems t o

be

the

[LSA].

the

has

we

triangulation

been

probably but

and

semialgebraic

triangulated simultaneously

accomplished

maps.

in

can

do

the

be not

{Verona works

of

locally

triangulability

done,

as

pursue over

HR

i s to this and

be

line uses

of

semialgebraic finite

expected of

maps by

investigation

transcendental

techniques.}

cf.

the

references

T h i s r e f e r s t o E x a m p l e 4.8 i n C h a p t e r I a n d T h e o r e m 4.4 i n Chapter I I o f [ L S A ] . The m a i n b o d y o f t h i s v o l u m e s t a r t s w i t h C h a p t e r I V . The signs I, I I , I I I refer to the chapters of [LSA].

On

the other

ed

picture of the various

paracompact regular of

paracompact

structure

first

two

various these

t o "complete" into

completeness

a

detail-

regular

a partially

i s a typical

has no c o u n t e r p a r t

[ L S A ] we

also obtained

semialgebraic

maps.

complete notion

i n classical

i s needed

basic

results

But the theory

had t o be delayed here,

homotopy

theory

has been

Our c e n t r a l

result

there

versions

theorems

category groups

(III.3.1,

of

topo-

on the fibrations

since

not yet available

sets)

IR . T h i s

as has been

(ramified)

coverings

also

gives

access

such

spaces

Nevertheless

opens

groups

a

certain

i n the

this

over

i n [LSA] seems

t o be

here

homotopy

theory

I I Iby

a

spaces.

t o

of

homo-

such

sett-

examples.

f o r studying To

some

and f i b e r

and t h i s

extent i t

bundles

t o be d e s i r e d ,

theory,

of

considerable

has serious d e f i c i e n c i e s

volume.

H I

sets i n

semialgebraic

several

sufficient

remains

(= t o p o l o g i c a l ) h o m o t o p y

of the present

sense

to transfer

of fibrations

something

homotopy

topological

o f r e g u l a r paracompact

t o the theory

a consequence

R are "equal"

to the locally

i n Chapter

Chapter

"main theorems" i n

and v a r i o u s

spaces

theory

i n the last

6.4). As

the possibility

homotopy

(although

classical contents

5.1, 6.3,

i n the classical

illustrated

theory

presented

a r e t h e two

o f r e g u l a r paracompact (resp.

homotopy

4.2,

a l l t h e homotopy

of classical

the

how

[LSA] a f a i r l y

chapters.

amount

with

which

theory

over

The

Partial

I I of

densely

(= U b e r l a g e r u n g e n )

spaces

ing,

space.

of locally

o f homotopy

[LSA].

topy

i . e . t o embed M

I and I I o f

Some o f t h a t

the

i n Chapter

possibilities

topology

c o v e r i n g maps

amount

of

obtained

c f . I , §6.

Chapters

and

we

s p a c e M,

semialgebraic

logy,

In

hand

see

f o r below).

compared

brings

us t o

The

main

1)

i n the

category

spaces

over

2)

we

spaces

of

them,

main

goal

ciency over

can

the

3]

do

do

R.

as

A

i s a

present We

called

"weak p o l y t o p e s " .

end

I I I , §6

fied are

affine

since

finite

We

have

many

to

to

building

then

hand,

are

become

different \Working

too

too

from

i n the

I continuous

complex

3R

wild

By

over

a

connectedness

Once

we

have

and

disposal.

how

the

f i r s t

limits to

over

R.

R we

This

hence

(Recall

other

of

to-

at

be

the

i s

a

justi-

over

R

some

closed

the

which

union

p o l y t o p e s we

be

every

i n the over

R

space,

spaces

right

On

that

real

of

admit too

the

other

our

closed

inductive field sense.)

g i v e s us

control

and

g i v e s us

way

i t w i l l

this

i n

are

topological

properties

i n the

I f we

useful.

i n danger

that

geometric

these

of

to

problem.

not

are

given

polytopes

R,

n

disconnected

a

[LSA,

R .

systems

we

R

s i m p l y mean

terminology

isomorphic

i s a delicate

of

defi-

generally

spacec

a l l r i n g e d spaces

i n some

on

over

w i l l

these

polytope over

r i n g e d spaces

properties

sub-

our

"polytopes" over

alluded

inductive

admit

d e f i n e d weak

basic

R,

spaces.

we

disposal.

prominent

r i n g e d space of

polytopes w i l l

category of

functions

i s a

inductive

briefly

i s totally

our

, at

explain

limit

permissive then

on

the

R

precisely

which

weak

trol

lished

over

simplices

our

ftX

at

c o n s t r u c t " s e m i a l g e b r a i c " CW-complexes

Such

polytopes. This

restrictive

limits

are

spaces

semialgebraic

and

u n d e r l y i n g s e m i a l g e b r a i c space

careful

weak

i f we

the

closed

be

(We

Map(X,Y)

i s to

inductive

[DKg].)

spaces

simplicial

finitely

i n

loop

locally

CW-complexes

spaces

s e m i a l g e b r a i c space

these

isomorphic

infinite

w i l l

structure.

and

paracompact

volume

CW-complex

with

complete

have

suitable

cell

regular

f o r example

gether

of

a

of

following.

have mapping

overcome.

field

the

not

not

i n the

be

which

are

LSA(R)

R we

In LSA(R)

One

p.

deficiencies

which con-

implicitly.

and be

an

have easy

estabmatter

to

define cell

plexes.

Then

classical we

s t r u c t u r e s on

the door

homotopy

can define

them

nearly as e a s i l y

category,

spaces

stead

of just

locally

space,

ringed

WSA(R)

open

i s n o t a weak

subspaces

contains

semialgebraic

spaces

The

between weakly

morphisuis

semialgebraic properties

maps.

of weakly

over

t o another

analogous for

proper

than

is

result maps.

the class

below). also

weakly

A

Most

N

had been

proved

But the class

important,

maps

f

spaces"

broader over

R.

( i nt h e sense semialgebraic

be cumbersome t o

our considerations.

spaces

and maps. WSA(R) subspace

: A -> N

locally

be c a l l e d

above

weakly

and b a s i c

The key r e s u l t f o r

a space M A

can be

o f - M by a

(Theorem

proper

and more u s e f u l

weakly

w i l l

the definition

of partially

and every

slightly

subspace

i n I I , §10 w i t h i n

i f t h e space M

polytope

proper.

give

any c l o s e d

s e m i a l g e b r a i c map

i n a

infinite

subcategory.

i n the category

along

of proper

i s a weak

partially

space

to deal with

of r e g u l a r paracompact

I V we

with

(cf. Chapter V I ) .

i s a weakly

from

semialgebraic spaces

glued

and g e n e r a l -

c a n work

theory

I t would

semialgebraic

In Chapter

use seems t o be t h a t

proper"

LSA(R)

R as a f u l l

later

ly

polytope

polytope.

particular

s e m i a l g e b r a i c spaces i n -

an open

o f weak p o l y t o p e s

the category

In

semialgebraic

of affine

o f a weak

b i g amount o f

a n d we

suffices

o f "weakly

F o r example,

spaces)

b e o u r CW-com-

setting.

a d v i s a b l e t o work

are inductive limits

but usually

exclude

WSA(R)

R,

homotopy

polytopes

i ti s technically

polytopes.

a really

t h e o r i e s over

o f weak

w i l l

of algebraic topology,

as i n c l a s s i c a l

the category

These

to transfer

to the semialgebraic

and cohomology

the category

CW-complexes

o f them, which

s p e c t r a , i n the sense

homology

of

i s open

theory

ized

Although

some

IV.8.6).

"partialAn

the category

LSA(R)

maps

bigger

i s much

( c f . I , §5-§6 i s a weak

a n d I V , §5

polytope

s e m i a l g e b r a i c map

then

f : A -> N

In M

general s t i l l

a weakly

s e m i a l g e b r a i c space M

i s isomorphic

stitute

to a

of a simplicial

"patch

complex

cannot

complex".

which

be t r i a n g u l a t e d .

This

i s a very

nevertheless

weak

But sub-

i s sufficient f o r

some h o m o t o p y c o n s i d e r a t i o n s .

Roughly

one o b t a i n s

semialgebraic and

their

a patch

spaces

applications

t o open

braic

are given

Chapter a

are

easy

than

a

chapter

t o handle

topological

spaces

Appendix ties

we

instance

densely \M JM.

t h e two main t o these

theorem",

Also

some

semialge-

find

spaces that

mastered

out that weakly

on

from

homotopy

( V , §5)

equivalence

having

sense

are beautiful

theorems

stating

homotopy

the reader,

a n d i n some

hand,

from

a more

c a n be u g l y .

are accustomed the curve

We

every

and weak

(Th. V.6.10).

the foundational

semialgebraic

better natured,

embedded

into

shall

t o from

a weak

locally

lemma,

In contrast t o locally

Various

since

spaces

"tamer",

R

this nice

f o r these

space M We

i n I V , §4 a n d geometric spaces,

spaces.

do n o t know

properas f o r

We

either

i s a strong deformation

of real

semialge-

do n o t

c a n be completed, i . e .

semialgebraic spaces

the field

weakly

semialgebraic

f a i l

polytope.

which

viewpoint,

demonstrate

semialgebraic

polytope

over

geometric

examples.

selection

a weakly

a space N

V.

complexe

spaces.

c o n t a i n s a weak

exist

of patch

o f weakly

s e m i a l g e b r a i c spaces

i s a genuine

C by r a t h e r s i m p l e

know w h e t h e r

affine

§3.

"Whitehead

IV, w i l l

theory

(= t l b e r d e c k u n g e n )

F o r example,

where

of Chapter

the other

braic

strong

The

arbitrary

i s d i s p l a y e d i n Chapter

I I Ii n [LSA] extend

equivalence

i s this

labours

On

Chapter

holds

homotopy It

i n V,

V reveals t h a t weakly

from

there

theory

coverings

homotopy v i e w p o i n t .

sets

i f one work w i t h

instead of simplices.

use i n homotopy

spaces

complex

there

does

whether

retract not

of

always

a l g e b r a i c numbers such

that

M

i s isomorphic

of

t o t h e base

IV, §4). But s t i l l

lent

t o such

ter,

i n Chapter

a

closed

Under

are

the mild

even

can prove

VII,

§ 7 , we

b e t t e r . Then

there

a canonical

h a s t h e same u n d e r l y i n g

M.

On

space M braic

i n M.

homotopy

i n T,

which

equiva-

. Much l a -

equivalent

p

M

to

then

§7. B u t a l r e a d y

i s not locally

but a

i s just

"finer"

semialgebraic

space

o f t h e system

i n R

then

structure of

P(M)

than

M.

"simplification"

I f M

I V , §9

of a l l polytopes

i s locally

of the

semialgeM

t h e space

i s a semialgebraic n

with

i n Chapter

the identity

natural

things

: P ( M ) -> M

M

P (M) c o i n c i d e s w i t h

i fM

closed

weakly p

i . e .

t o zero,

be d e f i n e d

f o r some p u r p o s e s ) .

complete

i s sequential,

equivalence

P(M) w i l l

s e t as M

R

converging

f o r every

I t seems t o be a v e r y

and l o c a l l y

R

i s homotopy

field

elements

i s the inductive limit

(simplification

defined R

P(M)

t h e base

exists,

the set theoretic level,

contained

n

that

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f o rM = N =

to introduce

c a n be done

s t r u c t u r e on a

of weakly

i n Chapter

o f arguments,

coverings

WSA(R).

this

the field

fibrations

i n Chapter

later

as w i l l

one has t o work w i t h

a given

b i g f o r some p u r p o s e s ) .

that

from

with

There

and

we

i n point.

something

i n t h e case

then

s u b s t i t u t e and

i n s t e a d o f homotopy

o f t h e s e t Map(M,N)

(sufficiently we

But this

con-

substitute of the

f o r a l l purposes,

turns

This

V I I we a r e

spaces

s u b s t i t u t e o f t h e t o p o l o g i c a l "path

strategy

subset

VII

I

equivalence

Chapter

as a canonical

of fibrations.

[Bn].

1 7 ] M a p ( S i n M, S i n N)

space Map(M,N).

are not sufficient

Using

semialgebraic

s e t [May, p. R

i s a case

Another

N

up t o homotopy.

7 . 2 ] , [DKP, 5.3]) w h i c h

tion,

r e p r e s e n t a t i o n theorem

i M a p ( S i n M, S i n N) I

f o r a

s u b s t i t u t e s . Our c o n s t r u c t i o n i s

a r e any weakly

mapping

homotopy

question ([W,

and N

i n the theory

fibre

only

not existing

constructions

such

o f Brown's

i s canonical

better

from

at a

cause

a

fibrations LSA(R) to

and

intro-

I

thank

Rainer I

Professors, Ronnie Vogt

for useful advice

f u r t h e r thank

for help

here.

In

particular,

these

persons

previous

to

my

with

for proof

versions

of

without

Regensburg,

March

losing

Fritsch,

i n tackling

details

Appendix

secretary Marina

versions

Rudolf

Hans D e l f s , Roland

Schwartz

in

Brown,

of C

reading

Huber, the

and

volume.

Franke

for a

a

Peter

proofs too due

numerous to

very

special

efficient

in c r i t i c a l

Manfred

Knebusch

I

for

thanks

typing of

situations.

1988

and

to

Huber.

and

homotopy.

Scheiderer

successful search Finally

May,

simplicial

Claus

i s entirely

this

patience

with

J.

be

Niels listed

also

thank

mistakes are

due

a l l these

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

page CHAPTER

§1

-

IV - Basic

Definition

theory

o f weakly

semialgebraic

and c o n s t r u c t i o n of weakly

spaces

semialgebraic

spaces

1

§2

- Morphisms

§3

-

Subspaces

§4

-

Spaces

of countable

§5

-

Proper

maps

§6

-

P o l y t o p i c spaces?

§7

-

A

§8

-

Strong

§9

-

The weak p o l y t o p e

theorem

15 and products

23

type

36

and p a r t i a l l y

proper

the one-point

on i n d u c t i v e l i m i t s

quotients; gluing

A

P (M)

maps

42

completion

49

o f spaces

54

o f spaces

60

P(M)

71

§10 -

The spaces

§11

The q u o t i e n t by a p a r t i a l l y

-

and P (M)

86

f

proper

equivalence

relation

CHAPTER

V

1

99

- Patch

complexes,

§1

-

Patch

§2

-

Some d e f o r m a t i o n

and homotopies

again

decompositions

106

106

retractions,

and r e l a t e d

equivalences

homotopy 11 4

§3

-

Partially

finite

open

coverings

§4

-

Approximation

§5

-

The two main

theorems

§6

-

Compressions

and n-equivalences

§7

-

CW-complexes

o f spaces

125

by weak p o l y t o p e s

on homotopy

sets

133 147 152 165

page

CHAPTER V I - Homology

and cohomology

categories;

182

§1

- The b a s i c

§2

- Reduced

§3

- C e l l u l a r homology

§4

- Homology

of pairs

o f weak p o l y t o p e s

214

§5

- Homology

of pairs

of spaces

224

§6

- Excision

and l i m i t s

§7

- Representation

§8

-

cohomology

suspensions

and cofibers

183

o f weak p o l y t o p e s

194 209

233

theorems, pseudo-mapping

spaces

244

ft-spectra

252

CHAPTER V I I - S i m p l i c i a l s p a c e s

2 60

§1

- The b a s i c

§2

- Realization

§3

- Subspaces

280

§4

- Fibre

2

9

2

§5

- Quotients

3

0

3

§6

- Semialgebraic

§7

- The s p a c e I S i n Ml a n d s i n g u l a r

§8

- S i m p l i c i a l homotopy,

§9

- A group o f automorphisms o f [0,1]

APPENDIX open

C

sets

definitions o f some

260

simplicial

spaces

268

products

realizations of simplicial

(to Chapter of M

t

Q

p

?

i s f(M)

homology

3

11 3

homology

and s i n g u l a r

I V ) : When

sets

again

2

0

331 341

a basis

of 352

References

355

Symbols

359

Glossary

363

Contents

of Chapters

I - I I I

3

75

Chapter

§1

R

IV - Basic

- Definition

i s a

fixed

topological missible)

ly

M =

Definition

sets

o f weakly

As

semialgebraic

i n I , §1

we

and Cov^ t h e s e t o f

and examples

a

subset M

Definition

K of M

i s a locally

subset

of M

open

M we

i n M

the union subset

space

over

a

below).

i f , f o r every

i s already

semialgebraic

give

o f a weak-

( D e f i n i t i o n s 6,7

small

U € f(M) of the

o f A.

R then

every

i n M.

2. a) A

function

ringed

space

space

M equipped

with

a sheaf

topological

the s e t of (ad-

a space

a suitable finite

i s small

generalized

to the definition

the set UflK

\ running through

a

(admissible)

such

a n d a weak p o l y t o p e

(U^UGA) G C o v ( U ) ,

semialgebraic

leading

spaces

consider

M

call

1.1. I f M

spaces

(M,3*(M) , C o v ) . H e r e T ( M ) m e a n s

space

1. We

(1K w i t h

Example

semialgebraic

c f . I , § 1 , D e f . 1. S t a r t i n g w i t h

of definitions

every

field.

subsets of M

semialgebraic

and

closed

space

coverings, chain

and c o n s t r u c t i o n

real

open

theory of weakly

M

over £>

M

R

i s a

generalized

of rings

of

R-valued

M,N

R i s a

functions. b)

A morphism

map

f

that h*f c)

between

: M -* N

( i nt h e sense

f o r every 1

: f ~ (V) We

denote

Example ringed

V € f(N)

semialgebraic

ringed

and h € &

N

(V)

over

R.

maps.

over

continuous

topological spaces),

the composite

such

function

1

of © (f" (V)). M

the category of function

locally

spaces

of generalized

R i s an element

1.2. E v e r y space

function

ringed

semialgebraic

The morphisms between

spaces

space such

over

over

R by

R i s a

spaces

Space(R).

function

are the

locally

Henceforth a

small

ringed UOK

l e t M

subset space

be a

of M

over

then

M

induces

I f (V^IAEA)

(V, | A € A ) G Cov__ i f a n d o n l y A

space

(always

over

on K t h e s t r u c t u r e

R) . I f K i s

of a

function

i s the set of a l l intersections

i s a family

i fthere

i n f(K)

exists

then

a finite

subset

A'

of A

K

such

that

A £ A'. in

ringed

R a s f o l l o w s . T(K)

uef(M).

with

function

the set V

{As usual,

I , §1

:=

we

U(V^IAGA)

then

are clearly

i s already

write

the union

(V^IXGA) £ C o v ( V ) . K

fulfilled.}

^

i s the sheaf

K

of a l l

with

The axioms

associated

i - v i i i

to the

p r e s h e a f 1 9 ° d e f i n e d a s f o l l o w s . A f u n c t i o n h : V -* R o n s o m e V € T ( K ) o • i s a n e l e m e n t o f ° ( V ) i f f t h e r e e x i s t s some U G T(M) a n d some g G(0 (U) K

M

with

U (IK D V

that

U n K = V.}Thus

of

a n d h = g l V . {We

^ ( V ) i f f there

for

g

۩M^)

±

1


means

0

just

(F).

about assume

f i n i t e

i n

We

close this

given

weakly

have

some

section

some

semialgebraic

redundancy

Definition

with

easy

space

which

observations

M.

on exhaustions

An e x h a u s t i o n

(M la£I)

of M

a

of a may

c a n be e l i m i n a t e d .

8. A n e x h a u s t i o n

(M^laEI)

of M

i s called

faith*)

ful

i f , i n s t e a d o f E2, the f o l l o w i n g 0,3 £ I,

E2' ) F o r a n y two i n d i c e s

I P r o p o s i t i o n 1.14. I f ( M l a € I ) M

then

? (MglaCI')

: Proof. :with

there

i s a

Throw

y M c:Mp.

a
N

i n the

Y

as

weakly

semialgebraic the

closure

semimap.

f : X -* Y

map.

a

semialgebraic

the

restriction

space flM

N

:

i s weak-> N

i s

semialgebraic.

f In particular, I R

are

2.3

precisely

i s already

the weakly the

semialgebraic

elements

evident

from

of

(

^ (M). M

maps This

the definition

from

M

special of

an

to the case

real

of

exhaustion.

line

Theorem

Definition

3.

From

semialgebraic the

braic

Remark

of 0 (U)

map

every

DM^IaEI).

the map.

of

f

a map

i n f ( e e J I f (M )

J

3

space

K

c a l l ,

i s again

2.3,


N

since M

4. We

call

semialgebraic t o N.

conflict

This

with

i s a morphism

i s a morphism,

finite).

i f f , f o r every

a €I ,

i . e . a semialgebraic

map

9 ] ) .

i s the inductive limit

i ti n a special

Definition

from

: M -> N

fIM^ :

(cf.

observed

f

(UjlJ N ( S ) i f both

semialgebraic f

(resp. M

and

: M N(S)

N

space

-* N

over

(resp.

M(S))

are locally

g

over

R we

obtain,

: N -* M) S.

This

over

i n a R a

similar morphism

i s t h e same map

semialgebraic.

as

§3

-

Subspaces

As

before,

fixed

M

1.

every

space

This

of

subset the

X

set

semialgebraic

set

T(M)

semialgebraic

of

M

X flM

i s called

notation of

subsets

of

not

from

Proposition

i s evident

In

particular,

M

If

X

depend

G 7(M)

a

weakly

M

on

[LSA],

X nM

i s denoted

the

2.7.

choice

f o r every

are

weakly

semialgebraic

subsets

X^Y

are

again

weakly

semialgebraic

i n M.

that

the

preimage

: N

Weakly sets

the

of

M

a

follows.

3.1.

for

X nM

By

E3

this

=

that

hence

X^

i n X^.

every

a

can

(MglaGI).

subset

of Let

any

X G T(M)

semialgebraic

sets

i ) Assume

contained

of

Recall

( c f . 1.17),

algebraic

that,

(X)

i s weakly

exhaustion

Remarks

is

f

semialgebraic

as

of

-* M

and

(M laGI)

a

a

Every

X

the c

T(M)

of

(M^laCI),

. Also

of

?(M)

cJ(M).

that, the

then

a

X UY, easily

weakly

by

i s an

"collecting" the

(open)

family

verified

semialgebraic of

patches

semialgebraic

subset

space.

aGI,

there

i s given

whenever

3 A

Remark g

Given

X

o f U,

of Cov (U) M

i n t h e sense

are just

of this

definition,

€A.

[0,1] denotes

the closed

unit

interval

the

i n R.

Admissible

coverings

Proposition (X^|X€A)

behave w e l l under

3.14. I f f

: N -* M

i s an a d m i s s i b l e

admissible

covering

L e t B € r(N) . Then

A with

f(B)

closed

N

i s a

i s an exhaustion

every o f M.

B G r(M) (Again

then

€ Cov

(U fl A ) .

A

A

semialgebraic i f f

i s weakly maps).

semialgebraic.

A map

R i s a morphism

be an o r d e r e d

that

A

semialgebraic N over

o f U,

(X^flA^GJ)

: U -> R i s w e a k l y

: A

A

3.16. L e t (A IXGA) E2-E5.

f

f o rweakly

the restriction

Corollary

o f T(M)

t h e f u n c t i o n fIU nA

a function ringed

X GA,

o r even

do t h e sames

covering

i s a family of subsets

a function

(Gluing principle into

sets,

A

(X^I36J)

I f U € 3*(M) , t h e n

Then

sometimes

q.e.d.

A

7(A )).

x

I f U C X(M) a n d

for

they

t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n X fl

(X I3CJ) € C o v ( U ) c)

(X ) I X G J ) .

J of

subsets.

T (A ) , r e s p .

&

1

subset

manner.

semialgebraic

(resp. b)

and nevertheless

3 . 1 5 . L e t (A-^IXGA) b e a n a d m i s s i b l e

subset

a finite

c a n be u s e f u l . They

This

weakly

i s an

A

exists

exhaustions,

Theorem

(f (X )|X6A)

f (B) C 2T(M) . T h e r e

semialgebraic

straightforward

map a n d i f

1

of M then

than

a

preimages.

o f N.

Proof.

Admissible

taking

i f f ,

f

: M ~> N f o r every

morphism.

family

i n ?(M) w i t h

i s contained i tsuffices

the

i n some

A . A

to l e t B run

through

the sets

Mg.)

Indeed,

Theorem

3.15.d)

space

i sthe inductive

M

Definition val x

i nM

limit

i nM

[ 0 , 1 ] i n R t o M.

of Y

8. A p a t h

(aswell

of the family

i s t h e s e t o f a l l y€M

open weakly

s e m i a l g e b r a i c i n M.

of the different

Proof. union

o f path

It

a

C

i s easily

disjoint

tion

path

path

f o r every

that

the unit

component

there exists

c o m p o n e n t C(x,M) The space

i s closed

a

inter-

C(x,M)

path

and also

M i sthe direct

c o m p o n e n t s o f M,

sum ( c f .

considered, of course,

C(x,M) n

a €1, the intersection

components o f t h e s e m i a l g e b r a i c space r ( M ) fl?(M

) . The c l a i m

a

seen

that

non empty

Definition

such

(A^IAGA).

o f M.

Clearly,

C(x,M) n M

from

us that t h e

= x a n d y ( 1 ) = y.

3.17. E v e r y

subspaces

o f spaces

i s a s e m i a l g e b r a i c map

Proposition

as

tells

F o r any point x o f M t h e path

: [ 0 , 1 ] -* M w i t h y ( 0 )

1.10)

as Th. 3.15.a)-c)}

9. We

open weakly

call

3.17 we c a l l

a path

such

the path

M^.

i s a

Thus

follows.

component X i s n o t t h e u n i o n

o f two

semialgebraic subsets.

a space

X connected.

Justified

components o f M a l s o

by

Proposi-

t h e connected

compo-

n e n t s o f M.

Let

N be a second

exhaustion spaces with

o f N.

M a n d N.

weakly We w a n t

s e m i a l g e b r a i c space

to construct the direct

We

equip

the cartesian

the inductive

limit

space

semialgebraic

spaces

(M

over

xN

product

structure

I(a,3) GIxj),

R a n d (N^I3GJ) product

MxN

where

ofthe

of the sets

of the ordered

an

M,N

family of

Ixj i s t h e d i r e c t

product tions

of the ordered

i n Theorem

the

s p a c e MxN

(M

x I

Q

with

braic

spaces

product spaces

the given M

semialgebraic the subspace

Using

topology

XxY

i s closed

All

this

I f X (resp.

i s obvious

N

i

n

MxN

of the

1.6,

WSA(R) o f w e a k l y

coin-

semialge-

checked

that

are weakly

projections, i s the

3.19.

a n d N.

semi-

direct

semialgebraic

open)in

from

and

Then

to

(resp.

the definitions.

p r o j e c t i o n pr^|T(f)

-» L a n d g

on M

sets

than

the

N.

t h e s e t XxY

i s weakly

s t r u c t u r e on product

open)

i n M

XxY

of the sub-

then

XxY

and N

i s

then

MxN.

Using

Theorem

2.3

also

the

verified.

weakly

construct

have more open

I f X and Y a r e s e m i a l g e b r a i c

and Y a r e c l o s e d

Let f

r ( f ) o f MxN

may

t h e s t r u c t u r e as t h e d i r e c t

r ( f ) of f i s a closed

finally

product

and t h e subspace

N be

subspace

x

: MxN

2

a n d Y € X(N).

: M

natural

Theorem

i t i s easily

p r

topologies

proposition i s easily

Proposition

Thus,

by

assump-

exhaustion

2.3

these

o n MxN

i n t h e s p a c e MxN,

semialgebraic.

: M

with

L e t X € T(M)

X and Y of M

following

MxN,

the

structure of

-» M,

i n the category

coincides with

spaces

with

Theorem

: MxN

of the strong

3.18.

semialgebraic

graph

that

strong

product

MxN

a n d E5.

f u l f i l l s

R.

The

Proposition

and

and N

over

direct

f

i n a d d i t i o n E4

family

s t r u c t u r e as t h e d i r e c t

a n d N^.

Q

maps,

of M

Caution.

We

and

I and J . This

natural projections pr^

algebraic

in

and

i s weakly

(a,3) E I x j )

cides

the

1.6

sets

from

a weakly

semialgebraic

semialgebraic

r(f) to M

i s an

subset

map.

The

o f MxN.

isomorphism

The

of the

M.

fibre

products

: N -» L b e w e a k l y

i n the category semialgebraic

WSA(R).

maps o v e r

R.

Let Then

f xg

MxN

:

-* LxL

MxN

is

i s again a weakly

semialgebraic

preimage

weakly

semialgebraic

of the diagonal

A

=

T

subset

r(id )

t h e subspace

Theorem

and

2

Caution. gory

M x^N

We

do n o t c l a i m

3.21. I f M

ringed

and N

i s again l o c a l l y

locally

semialgebraic

product

MxN Li

This

A l l

i n

i s rather

objects

tension

equip

MxN LI

The f o l l o w i n g c a n now

be

verified

diagram

projections,

t o M X^N, i s a c a r t e s i a n

of function

Remark

f x g . We

i sthe

N

and q the n a t u r a l

p r

i n MxN.

3.20. The c o m m u t a t i v e

L

p

under

M x^N

manner.

MxN

with

since

Li

structure

a straightforward

o f MxN,

o f LxL

T

L

in

and

:= { ( x , y ) €MxN| f ( x ) = g ( y ) }

a closed

with

map

that spaces

square

this

then

i s cartesian

i n the cate-

R.

locally

semialgebraic.

of pr^

i n WSA(R).

diagram

over

are also

i.e. the restrictions

semialgebraic

I f a l l three

our space MxN Li

spaces,

spaces

i s t h e same

M,N,L

as t h e

then are fibre

[LSA].

evident

defined

from

i n this

the definitions

and P r o p o s i t i o n

s e c t i o n behave w e l l

( c f . D e f . 7 a n d D e f . 8 i n §2)

t o some

real

under

base

closed

2.12.

field

field

S

exR.

Remarks

3.22.

set

a

X fl M

(X D M sets The

a) L e t X € T(M) . F o r e v e r y

of M

yields

a

) (S) o f M ( S )

by base

[DK ,

a

3

field

base

field

notion X(S)

extension

a semialgebraic

p . 142]. L e t X(S) d e n o t e

i n M(S) . We h a v e X(S) PIM subspace

a G I , t h esemialgebraic

(S) =

t h eunion

subsubset

o f these

(X nM ) ( S ) , h e n c e X ( S ) € T(M(S) ) . fl

s t r u c t u r e o n X(S) i n t h e s p a c e M ( S ) i s t h e s a m e a s t h e

extension

o f t h esubspace

X(S) h a s no a m b i g u i t y .

i sc l o s e d

(resp.

open)

s t r u c t u r e o n X i n M. T h u s t h e

I f X i sc l o s e d

( r e s p . open)

i n M ( S ) . I f X € JT(M)

then

i n M,

then

X(S) €JT(M(S)).

We h a v e X ( S ) flM = X. b)

I f (X^IXGA)

subsets, c)

then

The space

weakly

covering

o f M by weakly

(X (S)|X€A) i san a d m i s s i b l e

covering

A

I f (C^IXGA)

(C^(S)IA€A) d)

i sa n a d m i s s i b l e

i st h e f a m i l y o f connected

i st h ef a m i l y o f connected

(MxN) (S) i s t h e s a m e a s M ( S ) * N ( S ) .

semialgebraic

map, t h e n

o f M(S) .

components

components

t h esubsets

r ( f

g

semialgebraic

o f M,

then

of M(S).

I ff : M

N i sa

) and T(f)(S) o f

M(S) x N(S) a r e e q u a l . e)

I f two weakly

then

semialgebraic

t h etwo subsets

maps

M(S) x^^NtS)

(M x N)(S) o f (MxN)(S) a r e e q u a l . sion

The be

f u n c t o r WSA(R)

easy left

C-^ (S)

If

The be

proofs

M i sconnected

then

c l a i m c a n be proved Then x £ M (S) Q

means

t h e maps

fg'9 ^

that

t h e base

field

cartesian

easy

a

n

d

s

exten-

squares.

statements

o n c e we know t h a t

may

safely

t h e spaces

thefollowing claim:

M(S) i s c o n n e c t e d .

a s f o l l o w s : We f i x a p o i n t p € M . L e t x € M ( S ) f o r some

qGM^. (This

t o a simplicial

: [0,1] -+ M w i t h

c) i sa l s o

This

f r o m x t o some p o i n t

6

We c o n c l u d e

a r e given

from

o f a ) , b ) , d ) , e) a n d o f s i m i l a r

a r econnected.

morphic

(coming

WSA(S) p r e s e r v e s

t o t h ereader,

given.

f : M -> L , g : N - + L

complex

a E I . There

exists

a path

i sevident

since,

s a y , M^ i s i s o -

over

R.) T h e r e

6(0) = q a n d 6(1) = p . T h e n

exists 6

q

a

y i n ^ ( S )

path

i sa path

i n M(S)

from

q

to

p.

The

composite

path

y*6

connects

x

to

p.

§4

- Spaces

In

this

small

introduce able

o f weakly

which

behaves

admit

well

ly

i t does

In

the following

notsuffice

R. A l s o ,

then

we a l w a y s

with

i t s natural total

able

index

Remarks

mean

that

1. A s p a c e

t r i v i a l

spaces,

simple

always

section

t h e "spaces

exhaustions.

constructions i nthis

f o r a l l purposes

i f we w r i t e d o w n

(X^|A£A)

covering

most

a "space"

almost

semialgebraic

particularly

under

over

Definition

type

a n d , u p t o some e x a m p l e s ,

a class

type",

spaces

o f countable

i n semialgebraic

means

a weakly

an ordered

of

This

paper.

we

class of

Unfortunate-

topology.

semialgebraic

family o f sets

t h e s e t IN o f n a t u r a l n u m b e r s

count-

space

(X |n6 3N)

i s equipped

ordering.

M i so f countable

by semialgebraic

sets

type

i fM has an a d m i s s i b l e

( c f . § 3 , D e f . 7) w i t h

count-

s e t A.

4.1. i ) Of c o u r s e ,

every

semialgebraic

space

i so f countable

type. ii)

I f M i so f c o u n t a b l e countable

i i i ) The d i r e c t again

type,

then

also every

subspace

type. product

o f countable

MxN

o f two spaces

type.

Indeed,

M,N

o f countable

K of iv)

countable, MxN

then

o f countable

sets with

type

i so f countable

closed overfield

countable

then

M(S)

countable

of a family

I f S i sa real type

with

( X ^ x y I(A,K) £AXK) i s a n a d m i s s i b l e

U(M^|A£A)

sum

K

o f M and N by semialgebraic sets,

by semialgebraic

The d i r e c t spaces

v)

coverings

type i s

a n d ( Y IK£K) a r e

i f (X,|A£A) A

admissible

of M i s of

(M^IAEA) type

o f R and M

i sagain

index

covering

s e t A xK. o f non empty

i f f A i s countable.

i s a space

of countable

A and

type

over

(cf.

R of

3.22.b).

Proposition an

4.2.

exhaustion

with

a(n)


B ^

is

a map

f

proper

map

Now

i s a complete

This b)

M

0

a

subset

by an easy that

We

Definition A€^(M),

3. A map

complete

f

: M

-» N

weakly

the

a

map

restriction

: M

-> N

T h i s means

Of

course,

i tsuffices

case want

c f . [ L S A , p.

that

M

( I , §5)

i s t h e one p o i n t

t o prove T

N

that E

S

E

M

i s semi-

T

Q

a n d t h e same

discrete

59], that

A

space.

We

i s a finite set.

partially

i s proper.

M

of f are semialge-

i s semialgebraic.

proper

The

space

q.e.d.

i f , f o r every M

t o t h e one p o i n t space

A6!f(M)

these

o f o u r e x h a u s t i o n o f M.

N

a l l fibres

i s called

t o check

i f f f

i s indeed semialgebraic.

know t h a t

every

that

a point X

f | A : A -» N

that

sense

s e m i a l g e b r a i c spaces

i s a complete

and M

semialge-

i n the present

s e m i a l g e b r a i c i n M,

A

from

locally

i ssemialgebraic.

a n d we

choose

5.2

i f t h e map

proper.

M

f

Thus

now

by Prop.

ly

sets

we

the restriction

partially

the

o f A.

1° i s f i n i t e ,

conclude

of locally

and weakly

argument,

In the general case

braic.

i s proper

space,

a £ 1 ° we

{x loc€I } i s closed

means

X €A,

consider the special

For every

f o r every

-» N

i n the category

space.

conclude

of semialgebraic spaces, c f .

s e m i a l g e b r a i c and a l s o

: M

f i r s t

holds

i f f f (M)

( e . g . an e x h a u s t i o n o f N ) . Then

are weakly

a ) We

:=

i s proper

-> f (M) b e t w e e n s e m i a l g e b r a i c

i f f , f o r every

Proof.

A

-+ N

of f i s proper.

5.4. E v e r y

algebraic.

" f ": M

: M

be an a d m i s s i b l e c o v e r i n g o f N by c l o s e d

semialgebraic : M

f

§9].

L e t (B^IACA)

f

a n d t h e map

a map

i s called i s partial

i s complete.

properties

Notice that

f o r A running the partially

through complete

spaces

(resp.

topes

(resp.

Partially describe is

spaces)

polytopes)

proper their

easier

Remarks

complete

than

5.5.

be

i n the center of our interest.

properties

i n I , §5

Let f

: M

since

-* N

we

and

g

: N

ii)

I f g«f

i s partially

proper

then

i i i )

I f g«f

i s partially

proper

and

then

i s partially

proper,

and

A l l

this

ties

surjective"

-> L b e

proper

then

here

maps.

g°f

i s partially

f i s surjective

{ i tsuffices 3

theory

we

3.6.}

f i s partially

( c f .Def.

{The

Thus

proper. and s e m i a l g e b r a i c

t o assume

i n §8)

proper.

instead

that

of

f i s

surjective

semialgebraic.}

follows

of proper

Remark

explicitly.

can use Prop.

I f f and g

"strongly

are partially

rather

i)

g

poly-

d e f i n e d i n §1.

maps w i l l

formal

a r e t h e same o b j e c t s a s t h e w e a k

5.6.

immediately

from

the definitions

and

formal

proper-

maps.

A map

f

: M

-» N

i s proper

i f ff

i s partially

proper

and

semialgebraic.

This

i s evident

Definition y

4.

: [ 0 , 1 [ -> M

We

An

be

the definitions,

incomplete

from

are interested

completed, can

from

the half

whether

i . e .extended

a t most

one

Remark

5.3.iii

path

i n M

i s a

open

unit

interval

a given t o a path

completion y



semialgebraic

incomplete y

and

i n R to

path

• [ 0 , 1 ] -» M.

Y

Theorem

5.4.

map

M.

i n M

Notice

can that

be there

Theorem the

5.7

(Relative

following

f i s partially

b)

I f y

criterion).

F o r a map

f

: M

-» N

proper.

i s an incomplete

i n N,

completion

are equivalent.

a)

ed

path

then

y

path

i n M,

such

c a n be completed

that

6

:=

f«Y c a n b e

complet-

i n M.

M

[0,1[

[0,1]

Proof.

a ) => b ) : T h e c l o s u r e A

(Prop.

3 . 6 ) . Thus

A by r e s t r i c t i o n follows

from

(1.6.8,

[DK ,

b)

f ( A ) C IT (N) i s proper.

of Y([0,1[) a n d t h e map

The p a t h

i s semialgebraic i n M

: A -» f ( A ) o b t a i n e d

from

i n f ( A ) . The c l a i m

path

completion

b)

now

criterion

2.3]).

=> a ) : T h e s e m i a l g e b r a i c r e l a t i v e

that

h

6 runs

the semialgebraic relative 4

i n M

f l Ai s proper

f o r every

path

A eF{M).

completion

This

means

criterion

that

implies

f i s partially

proper.

Corollary weak

5.8

polytope

Proposition map

f

This

i f f every

completion

incomplete

5.9. The p u l l

back

: M -> N b y a n a r b i t r a r y

c a n be p r o v e d

criterion. nitions

We

(Absolute path

path

f' : M map

g

i n M

N

: N'

a s i n I , §5 b y u s i n g

I n c o n t r a s t t o [LSA] a l s o

criterion).

1

can be

-> N

-> N

The

1

M

i s partially

directly

i s a

completed.

of a partially

the relative

a proof

space

proper

proper.

path

completion

from

the

defi-

i s possible.

indicate

this

second

proof.

Let M

1

:= M x

N

1

and l e tg

f

:M '

-* M

denote the By

the

pull

closure of

back

of

g

by

f.

1

in M

by

B

g (A)

P r o p o s i t i o n 3.6 B x^c

and

we

€ ^(M').

have

We

Let and

B€?(M)

have

a

some A 6 ^ ( M ' ) the

closure of

and

ceJ(N').

cartesian

square

be

given.

f'(A) Then

of

D

We

denote

i n N' :=

by

C.

f(B)

semialgebraic

€f(N)

maps

f ' B

with

X C D

f«j g , j , f

,g^j o b t a i n e d

f

hence f Jj I A

f^j i s p r o p e r . i s proper.

Proposition

Since

Since

5.10.

from

For

i s partially

A

f,g,f',g'

i s closed

C€jf(N)

this

a

: M

map

f

by

restriction,

semialgebraic

implies that

-* N

the

a)

f

b)

If P

i s a

weak p o l y t o p e

i n N

then

c)

If Q

i s a

polytope

i n N

with

dim Q

tope

i n

a)

b)

in B

f^ X D

i s

C,

proper, also

f ' l A i s proper,

following

are

q.e.d.

equivalent.

proper. -1

Proof. from

The

is

Theorem

a

5.7

5.11.

algebraic.

A

map

defined

sense

of

in

[LSA]

i n N

f

here

=> c )

i t s Corollary

of

Assume

sense

Indeed,

and

criterion),

polytope

Remark

(P)


a )

follows

absolute the

set

path 6([0,1])



subspace

i n R°° a n d ,

Example

i f

(x) > 0}

C

set

K

a

G- ( x ) > 0, . . . , G

generally,

for only finitely

G (x)

is

(x) >0,

we

semialgebraic

A.

have

the

i . e . an

the

Does

of

every

(even

space

i n the

M

i s a

isomorphism

inclusion

constructed a

space

space

map

M'

have

a

M

onto

embedding a

dense

tp : M

->P

subspace

P.

completion?

completion category

of

dense

f o r any LSA(R)).

paracompact Also,

i n I,

locally §7,

we

have

constructed

semialgebraic struct M

space

N.

Starting

a c o m p l e t i o n M } i s a n e l e m e n t

+

inclusion

language.

description

i fM

the

M.

polytope then

i s semialgebraic

description

Proposition

c)

M

polytope, which

and t h e o n e - p o i n t

an e x p l i c i t

is

=

subspace

space

subspace

i s a weak

a weak

gave

b) A

M

t h e space

I , §7 w e

either

have

i s n o t y e t a weak

i s already

the definition

similar

:

the subset

i s a closed

i s a closed

In

a

then

the one-point completion of

Remark

case,

of the set M

M .

Definition M

equip

union

+

i n

: M

a € I we

I f 3 . F o r e v e r y

the structure

described

set

the s e t which

i f f (Ih \{oo}|X€A) M

A

o f Cov».. M

I f U € f(M) , t h e n 0

(u)

=0

, (u)

. I f UET(M ) +

and » £ U then

a

func-

tion and

f

: U -> R i s a n e l e m e n t

f (°°)

(i.e., M

i s the limit

f o r every

c u and

Proposition and Q

l e tf

t o M.

with

map

K

to

f extends

0 0

to a

f o r every

choose

restrictions

with

g^(x) =

0 0

6.7.

extends

Conversely,

exists

Every

i fg

: N

+

-> M

r

e

Thus

+

such

that

from

a weak

an open

polytope

subspace

g

V of

: Q -* M

+

There

f o r every

R

proper

maps

extend

exists 3 € J

between

t o maps

c f . 1.7.6. These

a

monotonic

( c f . 2.6) . T h e locally

g^

maps

:

com-

-+

M

+ K

^ j

f i ttogether

+

M .

: N

+

(M)

L e t Q be

map

. «

they

(V 0 0 ^ ) ,

f

c

x G U ^ {«>}

s e m i a l g e b r a i c ) map

) c: M

partially

t o a map

K € T

( U M « } )

x GM ^ K } .

( Q ^ I 3 G J ) o f Q.

-*

: Q ->

g

some

M

.

a

f o rx E Q ^ map

proper

(weakly

f (V n Q

that

f o r x -* ,

i s polytopic.

an e x h a u s t i o n

f^ : V D

the desired

spaces

M

x G Q ^ V

semialgebraic spaces.

Corollary

there

€ ®

0 0

f (x)

I f ( x ) - f (») I < e f o r e v e r y

: J -> I s u c h

plete

i n R

6.6. A s s u m e t h a t

Then

We

of the values

e >0

i f ff l u M « }

M

: V -> M b e a p a r t i a l l y

g(x) =

Proof.

of ^ +(U)

proper +

-* M

i s a map

+

map

f

with

f

with

g

: N -» M +

—1

between

polytopic

(») = °°.

(«>) =

{

goal

complete

The

m

of a field,

contain

Theorem

e

real

sequential,

Our

w

that

many

i.e.

(c^lkGlN)

stated

w i l l

i n a slightly

be based

on three easy

more

general form

admits

a partially

than

lemmas, two o f

actually

needed f o r

that.

Lemma 9.3. A s s u m e Let

that

M

A € T (M) . T h e n t h e r e s t r i c t i o n

complete tope

c o r e o f A. T h u s P ( A ) i s a c l o s e d

i ti s e v i d e n t f r o m

f u l f i l l s

Lemma

core

q

: Q -> M.

( A ) -* A o f q i s a subspace

partially

o f t h e weak

poly-

P (M) .

Indeed,

hull

1

q^ : q

complete

the universal

our subspace

theory

property characterizing

( P r o p . 3.2) t h a t a partially

q

complete

o f A.

9.4. A s s u m e

polytope.

that,

f o revery

a € i , t h e space

Then P(M) i s a weak p o l y t o p e .

A

P (M ) i s a

weak

Proof.

I f 3

case

standard

V(n). We

induction

in in

x € V(n){A (x) >0,A (x) + ... i

t

. By

v e r t i c e s of

A (x),...,A (x)

closed

i n V(n)

Let

k

e

the

simplices

( Q l k 6 1N)

n

Q

of

retreat

n-simplex

i s contained f

T h u s we

standard open

o

M.

subcomplex

of

(N)

c

M

t

e

We

we

done

< >)

claim

family

t

L€

)

open

\M.

' 1»-«-/e

Let

M

are

o € I (M) , a

claim

, a

Q

number

a

o

the

the

on

0

the

k

some n € 3N

containing

e

P

f u l f i l l

every

we

sets

: =

k

claim

simplicial

simplex

f u l f i l l s

family

this

t r i a n g u l a t i o n of

every

w i l l

proved

r

of

a

+ A (x)e R

p o s i t i v e elements

point R

= in

x}. R

with

*)

e

k

> e

k

+

for

1

every

k e i ,

, X,

:=

n I

(x€V(n)

k

i s closed

and

X eX k

tained

k

am

/

J

i n M,

following

I

+

The and

holds,

indebted

set P

k

k

k

:=

X

n Q

k

V

a DM

=

Delfs

k

for

/ r TT

e,

i=0

i n V(n), h e n c e

k +

Hans

define,

~

j . L e t

since

to

P

>

3

semialgebraic .

we

A . (x)

'j=r+1 X

and

every \

A

the

1

1

1

J

complete.

be

We

have

semialgebraic

given.

For

every

0 :

for

this

set

(x)

i s complete

K E X* (M)

k

k£]N

clever

definition.

no

=

and x €K

0 conthe

n

r

I

X . (x) = 0 3

j=r+1 By

field,

k € IN

of Lojasiewicz

X

j=r+1 every ,

g

also

£

(x) >

/ r

Proof.

v

3

We

start

with

exists

an admissible

i s proved.

n € IN . N o w by polytopes

P(M)

i sof countable

Proposition

weakly

locally

complete

i s evident

now assume

this

some

finishes

below

K Q. •

Thus

s

the proof

i s of countable

o f T h e o r e m 9.2.

type

then

(M |n€3N)

o f M.

o f P(M), as i s evident seen

i n the proof

Then

from

(P(M )|n€IN) n

t h e proof

o f Theorem

9.2,

of

there

covering

with

countable

index

that

M i s locally

( c f . 6 . 3 ) . Then

from

s e t INxiN.

This

proves

that

type.

s e m i a l g e b r a i c ) . Assume

about

that

c

s >k with

type.

just

same a s t h e l o c a l l y

prove

This

an exhaustion

9.7. A s s u m e

always,

assume

exists

(P ,|kGIN) o f P ( M ) b y p o l y t o p e s , f o r n, K n ( P , I ( n , k ) €3Nx3N) i s a n a d m i s s i b l e c o v e r i n g o f n , jc

P(M)

not

there

covering

9 . 4 . A s we h a v e

We

some

/

9.6. I f R i s s e q u e n t i a l a n d M

Lemma

This

1

i=0

x £ K . Moreover,

an admissible

the

exists

X (x)

P(M) i s o f c o u n t a b l e

every

2, §6]) t h e r e

real

xk

TT

k

and o u r c l a i m

Corollary

is

( g e n e r a l i z e d t o an a r b i t r a r y

with

I

K c P

.

c f . [D, p. 4 3 ] , [BCR, Chap.

n

for

A . (x) = 0

i=0

the inequality

closed

=> TT

also

semialgebraic that

M i s p o l y t o p i c ,i . e .

the function ringed

semialgebraic

space M

1

q

(and, as

c

space

P(M) i s

constructed

i n I ,§7.

1.7.8.

our space M that

the field except

P(M) i s a weak

polytope.

We

R i s s e q u e n t i a l . O n t h e c o n t r a r y , we

i n the t r i v i a l

case

that M

i s a weak

do

w i l l

polytope.

We

want

the

space

have By

to

describe M.

Since

)T(P(M))

c

subspace

ing

proposition

P(M)

in

some

By

the

same

9.8.

An

universal as

a

path

in

for

X € }f(M) , t h e

every

this

set

Proposition

9.9.

such are

in M

and

by

the

morphism above)

^(M), P(M)

are

exhaustions

from

and

and

Corollary

family

and

to

T(P(M))

for

the

P(M) =>

every

same.

M

we

T(M)

K € T

The

of

. (M)

c

follow-

3.16.

(K^IX€A)

in

E2-E5

and

i t is

evident

X* (M)

every

i s

an

K E ^(M)

exhaustion

i s

contained

set

p

P(M).

selection

the

conclude

lemma

([BCR],

closures

8*(P (M) ) X

M

We

unambiguously

X £ y(M)

that

X€JT(P(M)) P(M)

of

of

by

i s the

subspace

X

that

from

[DK # 2

in M

and

a

path

Prop. §12], in

3.6

in M and

[DK ,

the

§2])

4

P (M)

i s

are

the semi-

that,

equal.

We

X.

set

of

a l l X € r(M)

structures

on

X

in

with

the

X € JT (M) .

spaces

M

For

and

equal.

If

implies

and

a

observed

f u l f i l l s

property

curve

Proof.

K

ordered

algebraic

P(M)

on

evident

family

is

h a v e f (P (M) ) =

we

i s now

M

of

already

subsets

.

thing

every

identity

structures

i f f the

denote

semialgebraic

(as

9.1.i

the

Proposition

the

JT(M)

Proposition

of

the

=

and

X € JT (M)

then

X € T ( P (M) )

x e n P ( M ) ) . Conversely, ^ (M). c

both

The

coincide

subspace with

the

and

i f X £ JT(P(M))

structures subspace

on

X

X € f (P (M)) then,

with

structure

in

by

.

Prop.

respect the

This

to

3.6, M

polytope

X.

q.e.d.

We

now

state

Theorem polytope.

a

9.10. Then

converse

Assume R

i s

to

that

Theorem

M

i s not

sequential.

9.2.

a

weak

polytope

but

P(M)

i s

a

weak

Proof.

Since

M

i s n o t a weak

T

:

[ 0 , 1 [ -» M

c



]0,1[ such

[DK ,

p.

since

y

4

]0,1].

which that

305f]).

Lemma

be

yl[c,1[

The

i s proper By

cannot

polytope

completed

:=

y([c,1[)

(cf.II.9.9). P(A)

exists

an

incomplete

(Cor. 5.8). There

i s an embedding

set A

9.3,

there

path

exists

some

( c f . the argument i n

i s closed

The

subspace

i s a weak

polytope.

A

semialgebraic

of M

i n M,

i s isomorphic

Thus

P(]0,1])

i s a

Every

i s a

to weak

polytope.

Let

(K^laEI)

complete (K

[e ,1J,

a E I with

with

any

a E I

3

P (M)) f

Let

(*)

be is P

f

a commuting partially (M) s u c h

ii)

Assume

the

square

proper.

Then

3°P

i n addition

that

p °y f

semialgebraic

there exists

=

that

maps

a unique

P

g

M

map

y

from

that

a

1

P

(M ) t o



g

the square

(*)

i s cartesian.

Then

also

Proof, Thus

(M)

f

1

cartesian.

P

. (N'

x

In short,

M)

i ) T h e map

there exists

i fN

= N' x

f 3°p

P

-

g

1

i s partially

proper

We

squares

look

- a*g

a unique

map

at the following

(solid

arrows).

over

N,

then

(M)

from y

P^(M')

from

P

to N

diagram

i s partially

(M') t o P ( M ) f

g ii)

and assume

square

P (M*)

is

of weakly

consisting

.L

o f two

with

proper.

p «y r f

cartesian

= 3 °



M' x P M

P

(M)

f

f

(M)

N'

We

have

is

bijective

proper

to verify

that

since p^ i s b i j e c t i v e .

since a

i s assumed

aog T

then

Grothendieck's

M

M

by

§8

proper

there

T

by

natural

i n the

f

i s a

T

and

exists

terminology

a

space

Def.

2) .

sense

of

i s an

isomor-

weakly of

quotient

(resp.

(§8,

T

the

bijection

quotient

proper)

M

p

that

T h u s M/T

of

by

theoretic

from

the

of

function ringed

of

of

classes

denote

T

the

quotient

spaces

that

T

of

and

strong

gives

f.

set

T,

equip

quotient

ringed

In

strong

i f T=E(f)

i s the

T

f

relation

then

f ° p

g.

i s a

denote

strong

L with =

a

quotient"

8.3).

partially

-> N

by

proper).

t o M/T.

in this

ii)

"strong

-> N

T

(Th.

above

with

a

a

( c f . §8).

R which

conclude



: M

(resp.

function

that

of

equivalence

definition

we

spaces

equivalence

proper).

space M

f

i) Let

over

of

such

a

map

from M

phism

then

A

exists

: M/T

relation

between

the

respectively). It i s

following.

proper

projection

the

of

the

11.3.

by

-> N

then

existence

identifying

Remarks

: M

equivalence

(semialgebraic,

quotient

partially

If

f

i s identifying

proper)

set

map

proper

11.1.

Definition and

proper

proper),

quotient"

we

(semialgebraic,

M of

semialge-

by

T.

If

M

by

T

proper). g

: M

-» L

u n i q u e map [Gr,

§2]

the

i s h

a :N

map

-* f

L

is

a strict

epimorphism

i n the category

WSA(R),

i n fact

even i n

Space(R). iii)

I f there

know

from

Brumfiel

exists

11.1

to

proper

later

then

then

Proof.

We

p

such

such

relation

that,

p

proper.

i s

on M

(affine)

then

extends

indeed

readily 1

also call

"Brumfiel s

equivalence

M/T

relation

on

( c f .11.3) i s w e a k l y

proper.

I f T happens

a

a,

M a

/

*M )

Q

and

(M /T la

of p

T

a

Q

a

~

space

5

M

of a

~*

a

i s proper.

M

a semi-

t o be

a

/

i

of a

i

n

i t s given

s

a

(weakly

proper

we

structure

proper.

structure

-

1.6

i s a

o f M/T. that

space

We

space closed

Since the

p,p i s a

semialgebraic)

o n M/T

Brumfiel's

semialgebraic)

conclude

(weakly

By

By Theorem

€ I) i s an exhaustion maps

a G I the

semialgebraic

T

o f t h e s e t M/T.

are proper

and p a r t i a l l y

on M

Q

the structure

T

For every

Q

the structure

the present

map.

coincides with

strongWe

now

t h e one

above.

Assume t h a t p^ again

theorem

( K I a € I ) o f M.

as subsets

a

f o r every

o f M/T

that

proper space

:= T fl ( M

Q

carries

a

o n M/T

surjective

defined

is

T

T

a

restrictions

know

shall

t h e n a t u r a l p r o j e c t i o n s p^

exists

relation

This

i s partially

an exhaustion

t h e s e t s M- /T

subspace

ly

: M -> M/T

T

a

regard there

i s a partially

t h e s e t ^- /

that

we

i fM

2

we

i s proper.

T

choose

equivalence

[B ] that

equivalence

the function ringed

and p

proper

theorem

which

by T then

on.

space

algebraic,

quotient of M

be c l o s e d and p a r t i a l l y

by T e x i s t s .

statement

11.4. I f T

result

i s a proper

quotient of M

Theorem M

the important

and T

the following

theorem"

proper

a n d 11.2 t h a t T m u s t

has proved

semialgebraic the

a partially

: T -» M

proper.

i s proper.

I t suffices

We

t o prove

want

t o prove

that p

T

that

p

T

: M ->

i s semialgebraic

M/T ( c f . 5.6)

X € ?r(M/T)

Let

Yejr(M)

some a

with

semialgebraic

Remark case

not

Brumfiel's

turn

Remark

Let M

closed

the

a c t i o n s . We

braic)

i s a best

i s a

case

earlier

o f Theorem

volume

way.

such

a closed

that

n T

use of abstract

w i l l

Theorem

11.4

[SFC].

space,

the strong

semialgebraic

(M x K)

to

i s

without

11.4

possible result.

semialgebraic

special

f there

Indeed,

t h e f o l l o w i n g "converse"

on M

space,

over

SA(R)).

toi t

and l e tT quotient

subset

i s a proper

K

map

semialgebraic

start

with

11.4 g i v e s obvious

semialgebraic

R i s a group

us

of M

such onto

be

that M.

spaces ( c f .

i n the important

(locally

object

G i s a space ( l o c a l l y

that

semialgebraic

space

r e s p e c t i v e l y ) over

i

the multiplication

: G -* G , x

x

, both

semialgebraic,

G i n the category

means

that

case

of

definitions.

This

such

map

Theorem

4. A w e a k l y

group

LSA(R),

the

essential

strength

indeed

q.e.d.

i n an e s s e n t i a l

complete

: T -> M

e x p l i c a t e what

Definition

group

makes

special

exists

i s

t h e g l u i n g map

i n the third

relation

o f p^

this

volume

theorem

contains

This

on g l u i n g o f s p a c e s

the full

important

Then M

2

8.6

t o do

since

locally

1

(X) = P ( p ^ Y ) .

i s semialgebraic.

r e c e n t l y has proved be a

1

there

App. A ] ) .

now

group

p~

11.4, p r o v i d e d

i n the present

restriction

Scheiderer

We

result

i s strongly surjective

T

Theorem

decided

equivalence

T exists.

[LSA,

We

11.6. 3 r u m f i e l ' s

[Send]:

p^

theorem

o u t t o be

Scheiderer

by

set,since

p

Then

T

proper.

be needed

will

C.

p ( Y ) = X.

of the present

using

Since

11.5. The p r e v i o u s

partially

a

be g i v e n .

map

m

are weakly

WSA(R)

(resp.

semialgebraic

R and a l s o

: G x G -> G ,

semialge-

an

(x,y)

semialgebraic

abstract xy, and

maps.

Examples C

11.7.

R(V-T))

=

ii)

The

use

and

the

though

i i i )

then

G(R)

by

letter R(\/-1)

embed

semialgebraic

Assume

that

R

is

partially

then

group

We

shall

in

VII,

§4

operation the

R

scheme

R

as

well R

as

(cf.

groups

R

are

R

(or

group

the

[Ch,

over

u n i t a r y and

over

over

semialgebraic

over

=

U n

space

scheme

unitary

{We

i n

the

R. groups

I]

are

symplectic

used

over

Chap.

R.

over

with just

]R to

groups a l -

definition

of

other

a

space

M

such then

G-space

us

T(G)

an

a

we are

the

A

has

the

°y.

•—>

Then

have

weakly

partially

semialgebraic

i s a weakly

semialgebraic

same u n d e r l y i n g In

(or over

C)

then

i

semialgebraic

group

abstract

weakly

group

9(C)

(resp.

oc

group

i f Of i s a n y

particular,

genuinely

groups

complete.

R.

of

(0(n ,R)In€lN)

exhaustion

over

weakly

that call

and

M

the

equivalence

:=

by

over

G

alge-

1 q c

)

is

R.

semialgebraic

groups

§9.

be

set

with

examples

G

on

i s a

R

Let G

We

groups

locally

VII,

5.

which

Similarly

group

usual

0(n,R)

group

P(G)

over

complete

and

as

i s sequential. If G

of

algebraic.

gives

groups.

complete

meet

Definition

G

the

partially

M

of

0(n+1,R)

Sp(«>,R). A l l t h e s e

over

If

into

weakly

U(°°,R),

on

Sp(n,R)

quaternions

l i m 0(n,R) n->°°

semialgebraic

G

the

over

notation

:=

by

a

0(n,R)

i s a

semialgebraic

0(«,R)

a

braic

are

0(n,R)

is

a

G(C))

groups

i n our

and

a l g e b r a i c group

groups.} We

iv)

groups

R)

R

i s an (resp.

symplectic

replaced

these

If G

orthogonal

U(n,R) there

i)

semialgebraic

group

M

i s a

left

operation

the

map

G * M

-> M,

a

(left)

group

G



over

G)

the

»-> g x

R).

A

left

abstract

group

i s weakly

semi-

R.

i s semialgebraic

relation

{ ( g x , x ) l x €M,g

G-space

(g,x)

of

(over

then

the

action

of

on

M.

Indeed,

(g,x)

T (G)

(gx,x),

i s the

and

hence

equivalence r e l a t i o n M/T(G)

-

i s

i f i t exists

underlying

set

Assume

now

that

i s the

f i e l 's

theorem

G

image

the

a weakly

- w i l l

be

set

orbits

of

us

the

semialgebraic

semialgebraic

semialgebraic

i s complete.

gives

of

( c f . Def.

denoted

Then

more G

p

: T(G)

following

on

GxM

subset

2).

The

briefly

of

2

map

of

-> M * M ,

M * M.

strong

by

GXM.

This

quotient Its

M.

-» M

somewhat

i s proper.

special

Thus

result

on

Brumorbit

spaces.

Corollary proper

Up

to

the

11.8.

I f G

quotient

now

we

did

quotient

algebraic) gebraic.

GXM

of

Here

complete

exists

not a

space

i s a

care

i s a

an

every

for the

locally by

for

semialgebraic G-space

question

semialgebraic

equivalence

rather

special

(and

then

the

which

conditions

M.

under

(and,

relation

group

as

always,

i s again

trivial)

weakly

locally

statement

semi-

semial-

in

this

direction.

Remark

11.9.

In

semialgebraic,

Proof. braic the open

Let

projection

Remark [Send]: a

then

Then

closed

be

GXM

an

of

i s locally

admissible

(G0* la€I) a

to

GYM.

i n GXM

Corollary

covering

have

for every

such 1

p

a,

i f M

i s

M

(P

and

u a

of

a )

M

by

open

covering. =

G

U a

(pU



T

n

l a £ I)

u

s

semialge-

Let P

p

u

i s an

denote i

s

a

admissible

q.e.d.

Recently be

locally

semialgebraic.

i s again We

11.8,

GXM.

11.10. Let

also

from M

semialgebraic of

situation

(Uglot 6 I )

subsets.

covering

T

the

a

C.

Scheiderer

locally

semialgebraic

has

semialgebraic

equivalence

proved

a

much

partially

relation

on

M

better

complete with

the

theorem

space

and

following

property. (*)

I f U € £(M) t h e n

Then

the strong

{Scheiderer statement proves

space

above

that

algebraic M

quotient

only

(*)

group

1

P P^ U 2

quotient deals follows just

i s open

M/T

with

exists

t r i v i a l l y

(from

and i f T(G) i s c l o s e d G\M

exists

that

from

t h e map

the left) then

and i s l o c a l l y

(hence

1

p p~ UG 2

and i s again

the case

means t h a t

acting

i n M

(*)

M

this p^

locally

) . semialgebraic.

i s semialgebraic, case.

Scheiderer

i s open.}

on a l o c a l l y i s clearly

semialgebraic.

I f G

but the also

i s a

semi-

semialgebraic

f u l f i l l e d ,

hence t h e

In

this

fixed

Chapter

V

- Patch

complexes,

chapter

a

"space"

means

real

closed

semialgebraic notions spaces

field

map,

R and a

i fnothing

and n o t a t i o n s used a n d maps

explanation.

and w i l l

a weakly "map"

else

I t so b j e c t s a r e the spaces

homotopy

classes

§1

- Patch

In

the following

Definition with

1. A

M

i s a

of {The

For

"PD"

fixed

means

that

I

refer

sense

§2, w i t h o u t

over

f o r these further

R i s denoted

R and i t s morphisms

-» N b e t w e e n

of M

by

are the

spaces.

i s a subset

elements

a fix

o f I then

i n the union

=

I o f tf'(M)

0.

of finitely

The b o u n d a r y

ii)

An element write

t o "patch

decomposition",

i s a n e x h a u s t i o n o f M,

i s a semialgebraic partition

many

elements

of a

o f M.

x of I x < a.

semialgebraic partition

i s t h e s e t 9a i s an immediate

:=

see below.}

then

i s an a d m i s s i b l e c o v e r i n g o f M

2. L e t I b e a

i)

then

from

their

theoretic

space.

i s contained

i f (M^laGI)

{M°la€l°}

Definition

We

weakly

X.

example,

just

a

properties.

X 6IT(M)

letters

patches

: M

semialgebraic partition

the following

Every

I I Ir e t a i n

over

means

a

decompositions

PD1 . I f a a n d T a r e d i f f e r e n t PD2.

f

spaces

over

A l l t h e homotopy

o f spaces

HWSA(R).

[ f ] o f maps

between

starting

category

again

s e m i a l g e b r a i c space

i s said.

i n Chapter

be u s e d ,

The homotopy

and homotopies

the set of Notice that

( I V , §3, D e f . 7 ) .

o f M,

and l e to E I .

a ^ a . face

of a

PD2

i f x n 9 a * 0.

Every

a G I

has only

braic

s e t 3a

Definition braic PD3.

X

3.

R

I

of M

a G I

< T _ < | < ... * < T R

patch

complex

and a patch

letter

X

Example

1.1. L e t M

wise

does

of

M.

sion

i s a pair

The

We

i s a

such

Q


m,

n

->

n-1

de-

l e t

n

V

t o V . We p u t r := i d . . . We n m n, n V : V x i -> v as f o l l o w s . L e t x e v . I f t 6 [0,s ] then n n n n

define

a

n

map

F

c

If

n

t € [ s ^ ^

8

^ . ^

F (x,t) n

F

i s a

n

strong

(x,t) €V xi n

not

move

map

F

an

2.5

a part

We

now

exactly

have F

1

n

'

j

k

n

( x ) , ( s _ - s ) - ( t - s ) ) k

This

of V

the F

since

t o U.

V

For

every

t h e homotopy

f i t together

semialgebraic

by c l o s e d from

n

n

subspaces

to a

since

H

set theoretic (V

ln€IN)

(IV.3.15.c).

F

t o A.

(U = A)

does

n + 1

i s

i s a q.e.d.

the following generalization

III.1.1.

i s a closed

semialgebraic

t h e same

f r o m V"

n

i n particular

I f (M,A)

can state

( x , t ) :=x

.

k

i s weakly

retraction

deformation

k

= F (x,t)

. Thus

map

covering

1

retraction

^(x,t)

+

n

then

1

n

i n V

o f Theorem

2.6.

k

1

k

covers

open w e a k l y strong

1

H ( r

deformation

Corollary

a

d

deformation

-> V.

admissible

Theorem

an

:=

n

the points

: Vxi

strong

of

we

a

F

retract

pair

of spaces

neighbourhood of

V

of A

then i n M

there such

exists

that

A i s

V.

a g e n e r a l i z a t i o n o f P r o p o s i t i o n I I I . 1 . 2 . The p r o o f as f o r l o c a l l y

semialgebraic

spaces.

i s

Proposition as

g

: V

exists every

Also

Z.

2 . 6 . A n y map

Theorem

: V x i -» z w i t h

G

a new

III.1.3

extends

Proof.

2 . 8 . I f (M,A)

We

choose

pair

]0,1].

(I,{0})

We

form

together

We

N^B.

retract

a relative

Z extends

= h and G

T

to a

there

IA = f f o r

:=

We

3N(n) N

Theorem

semialgebraic spaces,

but

this

o f spaces

then

(MxO)

U (Axi) i s

Mxi.

patch

decomposition

patch

product

complex

of these

of

with

(M,A). a unique

two r e l a t i v e

We

regard

patch

patch

complexes

pair

decomposition

{ a x ] 0 / 1 ] I a£I(M,A)}

F o r any two patches

(N,B).

of

i s the closed

the patch

use the notations

every

= g , G^

q

t o weakly

as a r e l a t i v e

with the patch

T < a. Thus

and

space

:= (Mxl,(MxO) U (Axi))

Z(N,B)

iff

G

i s a closed pair

the direct

1.d). This

(N,B)

of

some

be

proof.

strong deformation

(Def.

: A -* Z i n t o

L e t M,A,V

I f g and h a r e two e x t e n s i o n s o f f t o V t h e n

a homotopy

Theorem

the

f

t o a neighbourhood).

t €I.

needs

By

( E x t e n s i o n o f maps

i n Corollary

map

a

2.7

n

n > O,

of

ax]o,1] o f

(2.2) f o r both

have N(n) =

=

(M(n)xO) U

=

(MxO)

III.1.3

a,T

U

(M,A)

we

have

Tx]o,1] z

1.4

subspace

homotopy with

= g a n d GlAxl = F.

seems

how

more

d i f f i c u l t

to weakly

in

§4.

We

conclude

sequences we

as

that

semialgebraic

space

: Axi

n

Theorem

t o B.

Using

G

these

o f Lemma 2.4, s t r o n g d e f o r m a t i o n r e t r a c t i o n s ' =»

r

from

From

do

run

semialgebraic

this

of

Proposition

section

as

spaces.

by w r i t i n g

t h e homotopy

not give

exactly

to generalize We

w i l l

down

albeit

i n the topological

( c f . [DKP,

half

o f III,§1

say something

several

e x t e n s i o n theorem

the proofs,

2.10

the second

2.9.

some o f t h e m

somewhat With

some-

about

this

formal

con-

two e x c e p t i o n s

are tricky,

since

they

setting.

2.9]). Let

A

M

be

1

a triangle

that

i i s a

• M'

o f maps w h i c h

closed

commutes

embedding,

i . e . an

up

t o homotopy

isomorphism

(fi - h ) .

of A

onto

a

Assume closed

subspace

o f M.

Then

there

e x i s t s a map

g*i

= h.

The

proof i s almost

f * i

t o h . B y C o r . 2.9 t h e r e

F(-,0)

t r i v i a l .

= f a n d F^ixid-j.)

We

g

choose

: M -* M'

a homotopy

e x i s t s a homotopy

= H.

such

T h e map

g

F

H

that

: A x i -» M'

: M*I

:= F ( - , 1 )

g - f and

M

1

from

such

that

has t h e required

properties.

Definition space from We

4

under

(also

C i s a map

a t o a space

also

f o rlater

call

3

a

u s e ) . a) L e t C be a s p a c e

: C -* M

into

: C -» N u n d e r

f a map

from M

a space

C i s a map

t o N under

C,

M over f

R.

R. A m a p

: M

i fthere

over

N

such

A f

that

i s no doubt

3

: a

f«a = 3

which Q

"structural

The b) H

We

maps"

category

o f spaces

A homotopy : Mxi

-> N

then

also

a,3 a r e under

H from

a n d maps u n d e r

a map

i n the usual

say that

consideration,

C i s denoted

f : a -» 3 t o a m a p

sense

with

a n d we w r i t e

H i s a homotopy

under

b y WSA(R)

g : a -• 3 i s a

H(a(z),t)

f p

—>N.

: M

.

homotopy

= 3(z) f o ra l l z € C , t £ I . p

C a n d we w r i t e

H

—>N

: Mxi P

If

there

e x i s t s a homotopy

H under

C from

f t o g t h e n we w r i t e C

f *

g. C

c ) T h e h o m o t o p y c l a s s u n d e r C o f a m a p f : M —>N i s denoted by [ f ] . The c a t e g o r y whose o b j e c t s a r e t h e s p a c e s under C and whose morphisms p a r e t h e h o m o t o p y c l a s s e s u n d e r C i s d e n o t e d b y HWSA(R) . A map f u n d e r P

C in

i s c a l l e d a homotopy

under

C i f [f]

i s an

isomorphism

HWSA(R) .

Theorem is

equivalence

C

2.11

a map

closed

under

[Do , 3 . 6 ] , [DKP, 2 . 1 8 ] ) . Assume

C and that

embeddings. Assume

(forgetting

Proposition about

(Dold

C ) . Then

t h e s t r u c t u r a l maps further

that

f i s a homotopy

2.10 a n d Theorem

2.11

a

: C-»M,

f i s a homotopy

equivalence

imply

that

under

the following

r e t r a c t i o n s , c f . [Do , 3.5, 3 . 7 ] , [DKP, 2 . 2 7 ] .

f

: M

-^->N

3

: C-»N

equivalence C.

nice

results

are

Corollary denote i) a

2 . 1 2 . L e t (M,A)

the inclusion

Assume

ii)

p

of

of

of

: M -» A w h i c h

closed is

Q

i n

M.

a family

A map

of f

1

Then

there

exists

deformationr e -

:

closed

system that

family

M.

of

Q

We

subspace

i fevery

-* ISL s u c h

(M M Q

map

i s

(N,N-j,...,N) Q

every

R

f^ i s a

F

, . . . ,M)

1

-> ( N ,N M

-» N . o

o

f ^ :

0

M,j ,M

-

and hence

o f maps f ^ :

; M

A

Q

( f , f ^ , . . . , f

From

cz M^,

2.13. L e t (f , f , . . ., f )

component

there

A

i s a strong

every

Q

r

map b e t w e e n c l o s e d

r =

and l e t i

t o r.

A

(M ,...,M )

from

o

For

that

decreasing i f

(f ,...,f )

restriction

Theorem

i s nomotopic

such

R

f o r 1 < i < r - 1 . We

I

: M -* A w i t h r » i - i d

equivalence then

(M ,...,M )

the system

M,

r

5. A s i n [ L S A ] we m e a n b y a s y s t e m

spaces

call

o f spaces

M.

Definition

a

a map

I f i i s a homotopy

tract

pair

mapping.

there exists

retraction

be a c l o s e d

2.14

[BD, 5.13].

ke closed M = M

1

UM,

restrictions equivalences.

2

subspaces N = N

Then

of M

UN,

1

-*

Let f

, M

2

and

f (M)

2

1

-> N , 2

: M -> N b e a m a p b e t w e e n ,N

closed

2

c N

1

nM

2

, f(M )

M/A

t h e map b e t w e e n

that

pxid

: Mxi

i s a homotopy

pairs p

(M/A)xi

g e n e r a l i z a t i o n and easy only

much

retract

later

( V I I , §8) a n d t h u s

t h ei n c l u s i o n

Then t h e system

subspace

map f r o m

of M. Q

Q

The case

Assume t h a t ,

C 0 M^. t o My i s a h o m o t o p y

(C ,C D M«j , . . . ,C n M )

i sa s t r o n g

r

r = 0 i s t h eC o r o l l a r y 2.12 a b o v e . exist

exists

the identity J

of M

:= E ( x , 2 t )

strong

deformation

M^

tion

equi-

deformation

We s t u d y

o

a homotopy

E :M

and extends

i f0 < t < ^ ,

xi-»M

and gives

t o C D M^. on r .

extension

relative

C which

theorem starts

D. . N o w t h e m a p G :M xi->M , d e f i n e d 1 o o r

and G(x,t)

deformation

the case

r e t r a c t i o n s D^ : M^xi -»M^

:= D

retraction

^



M^ x I t o M^ of

f o r every

r

2.9) t h e r e

G(x,t)



system o f

o f (M ,...,M ).

1 - < t < 1, i s a s t r o n g z

of Corollary

may now b e

decreasing

f r o m My t o C n M y f o r k = 0 a n d k = 1. B y t h e h o m o t o p y

by

-*

i si d e n t i f y i n g , c f .

consequence

r

= 1. B y 2 . 1 2 t h e r e

with

: (M,A)

reader.

and l e t C be a closed

valence.

(Cor.

complete

equivalence.

2 . 1 6 . L e t (M ,...,M ) b e a c l o s e d

k€{0,...,r),

Proof.

A i s a contract-

IV.8.7.ii.

2.12 w i l l

r

o f t h espace M and t h a t

the natural projection p

Thus,

t h ep r o o f

Assume t h a t

from

(E(x,1),2t-1) i f M

t o C. I t m a p s

O

by r e s t r i c t i o n

F o rr > 2 t h e p r o o f

a strong

runs

deformation

retraction

b y t h e same a r g u m e n t

and inducq.e.d.

§3

- Partially

We

w i l l

space

prove

M which

f i n i t e

open

the existence have

special

properties

o f open

properties

are important

turn ing

but w i l l

(U^IX€A)

If

finite We

i n J'(M)

to live

with

algebraic

sets,

We

choose

a patch

patch

complex

the

open

covering

the fact

o f t h e space

n p i s n o t empty

If

M

In

general

But p has only

i s a

starting of

M

trast

given

simplicial we

from

cannot

t o the case sets

of stars

patch

€Cov (M). M

cannot

be

semi-

semialgebraic.

Abusively

we

denote

(St (o)la€I) i s a partially

f i n i t e

M

o f M.

Then

f o r a n y a [ 0 , 1 ] s u c h

t o this

1. semi-

covering

i sa p a r t i t i o n

o f unity

-1 (cp^|X€A) cp^

1

such

( ] 0 , 1 ])

a A

been

the closure

Theorem by

c

x

N . B . We h a v e since

that,

3.5. G i v e n

open weakly

D

x

with

-1 o f cp^ ( ] 0 , 1 ] )

a partially

B^

Then

\p :=

\p

x

I XGA

finite

sets

i n T (M)

down

the last

there

exists

(D^IXeA)

B^ c

condition

semialgebraic.

o f a space

a partition

M

o f unity

t o (D^IXeA).

exist

families

respectively with

iK i s a w e l l defined A

covering

X € A . We c h o o s e

: M -* [ 0 , » [ w i t h

(resp.

i s n o tn e c e s s a r i l y w e a k l y

subordinate

c= V ^ c A ^ c D^ f o r e v e r y

functions

i n writing

proposition there

(B^|X€A)

c D^

s e t A ^ € 5*(M) ) .

cautious

semialgebraic

By t h e l a s t

(A^IXGA),

and

some

a l i t t l e

(tp^lXEA) w h i c h i s s t r i c t l y

Proof.

X e A , cp^ ( ] 0 , 1 ] )

f o revery

U(B^|AeA)

weakly

(] 0,»[) c V^ weakly

(V^|X€A)

i n T(M)

= M and

semialgebraic (cf.

semialaebraic

IV.3.12). function on M

which have

In

i s positive

everywhere.

the properties

Corollary

required

3 . 3 we

have

semialgebraic

spaces.

a

M

given

space

position

o f M.

relation

may

a

good

answer

Proposition ly

may

In general loose

seems

be a n o r m a l

i f f , f o r every

Of course,

i tsuffices

1 . i i above.

M

view

i s normal

patch

patch

a o f M,

t o check

point.

complex.

this

locally

a patch

since

(cf.

on

criterion

from

t o be d i f f i c u l t

A^

q.e.d.

a result

starting

a geometric

complex

and t h e sets

"combinatorial"

semialgebraic,

from

:= ip^/ip

as a by-product,

ask f o r a

this

i fthe patch

semialgebraic

finite.

One

3.6. Let M

i n Definition

obtained,

i s locally

be v e r y

T h e f u n c t i o n s tp^

We

that decom-

the

face

can

provide

1.3).

The

space M

t h e complex

i s local-

St (a)

i s

M

f o r the patches

of

height

zero.

Proof. a

I f a l l the stars

covering

finite

(Prop.

Assume There

of M

now

i.e.

with

This

implies

patches

M

p.

i s locally

I f a *p

3p (1U *0

since

U

sets.

admissible.

then

contains

o 0 } . I f E a n d F a r e d i f f e r e n t h,

with

and

i spartially

a

(u la€I)

By Theorem

£

since

V

E

f]V

HVp. Choosing x€V" , E

and

finite

p

subsets

= 0.

of

Indeed,

indices k€ F ^ E (x) < u ^ ( x )

since

a contradiction.

-1 i n n (u ( ] 0,1 ] ) I a € E ) . I n p a r t i c u l a r , cx

s e t V„ i s c o n t a i n e d h>

any a E E . Thus

(V^IEEA) i s c e r t a i n l y hi

a partially

finite

V c U hi ot D

family

*

in

. This

V

is

n

(open

:

=

U


(Q , . . - / Q ) *

unique

r

part

from

Theorem

4.1

c a n be proved

t o s a y more

WP-approximations

We

will

at

t h e e n d o f §6. A l r e a d y i n t h e n e x t These

then

u p t o homo-

f i s a homotopy e q u i v a l e n c e .

2.9 a n d T h e o r e m 2 . 1 3 .

WP-approximations".

i s contractible

r

WP-approximation

e x t e n s i o n theorem

about

has a

space.

follows

t i m e s . The second

o f spaces

r

( P , . . . , P ) -> ( M , . . . ,M ) . I f M

c a n be chosen

there

The

tp :

d e c r e a s i n g system

are defined

section as

easily

by use o f

of decreasing

we w i l l

follows.

a n d C o r . 4.6,

need

systems

"relative

Definition

6.

approximation (P,j(A))

L e t (M,A) of

(M,A)

a relative

be a c l o s e d

pair

consists of a

weak

polytope

o f spaces.

closed

A

embedding

and a commuting

relative j

: A

WPP

with

triangle

A

with

i the inclusion

from

that

then,

theorem

by Dold's

Identifying

A with

approximation

of

between

such

identity

Theorem

pairs on

be

a commuting

of

M

pair

induced

:

(M,A)

a n d tp a h o m o t o p y

that

equivalence.

2 . 1 1 , tp i s a h o m o t o p y

alternatively

as a homotopy

may

regard

equivalence

(P,A) i s a r e l a t i v e

equivalence

weak

tp :

a relative ( P , A ) -»

polytope

Notice under

A.

WP(M,A)

a n d tp i s t h e

Let

square

with

respectively.

(M,A),

tp

j ( A ) we

to M

A.

4.11.

and A

A

c f . 4.6.}

(P U

A,A)

k a closed

{N.B.

Then

Such

square

t h e map

-> (M U A , A ) A

by t h e commuting

a

embedding

=

(M,A)

diagram

Q id

7

a n d x,ty

exists

WP-approximations

f o r every

closed

is

a relative

Proof.

WP-approximation

I t i s obvious

that

of

(P U

(M,A).

A,A)

i s a relative

weak

polytope,

and

A.

it

follows

from

Theorem

4.8

that

t p : P U A - + M i s a

homotopy

equi-

X

valence.

Example pair

4.12.

(M,A)

P

(cf. the is

Assume

that

the field

of spaces

over

R the

(M,A)

I V , §10)

4.13.

any weakly

Pf

: P f (M)

and

know

from

conclude

(

and

since

w i l l

Assume

p A

For every

closed

map

M

< >'

A )

( M

'

A )

WP-approximation

Theorem

4.7.

This

i t i s canonical

be

again

semialgebraic

-* M

Let L

:

construction

which

be

Proof.

i d )

i s sequential.

of

(M,A),

relative

and

(P

as

i s clear

by

WP-approximation

(M),A)

has

the

same

(M,A).

the other

Theorem

We

nice

as

equivalence

?M'

theorem

especially

Also

(

i s a relative

preceding

dimension

=

R

:=

of

P

fn*

> P^(M)

useful

later.

that

the f i e l d

map

over

f i s a homotopy

f

(M) . B y

I V . 1 0 . 2 0 we

4.7

that

i s a homotopy

f

R.

that

p^

R

The

gives

us

i s sequential. partially

a

homotopy

L e t f :M

proper

-» N

core

equivalence.

Theorem p

i n I V , §10

and

have p

L

P(L) =

P(M)

a r e homotopy

equivalence.

and

p "P =PMf

L

equivalences, q.e.d.

If

M

i s

a

subset

space,

of

Ti (M,x)

M

also

the

been

done

in

properties

(M

point

la€l)

i s an

then

=

n

for

fact

More can

this,

Lemma of

a

such

and

also

used

in

5.1.

groups

remain

in

stated force

in

homotopy

n (M,A,x) n

the

the

on

groups

(n>2)

same way

spaces.

there

in

semialgebraic

absolute

semialgebraic

sets

of

TT^ (M„

and

as

The

has

more

pp.

265-270

present

setting,

formal

to-

M

such

that

every

M^

contains

the

,x)

>

n

a

a

that

(III.6.3,

the

main

that

M.

for

the

weakly

later

proof

(C

also

the

6.4)

remain

true

for

homotopy

sets

III.4.2

n

f i r s t

and

second

main

weakly

theo-

semi-

0 < s.

i

< s

n

0

2.

+

1

we

make

spaces.

explicit

homotopies.

an

(This

In

and

order

easy lemma

III.5.1

to

prove

lemma on has

the

already

III.4.2.)

be

that

G

=

on

semialgebraic

use,

of

|n€3N)

Assume

G (-,1)

=

to

theorems

of i n f i n i t e l y many

Let

space

o

the

weakly

l i m n ( M , A 0M ,x) .

generalized

s

a

spaces.

"composition" been

i s

TT^ ( M , A , x )

and

exhaustion

groups

generally, be

homotopy

locally

i t i s evident

homotopy

algebraic

define

and

Q

A

proofs.

=

n

rem

n (M,x)

groups

lim

TT (M,A,x)

this

we

and

clearly

n (M,x)

From

M,

relative

III.6.3)

their

of

then

for

these

with

x

the

I I I , §6

of

point x,

sets

Theorem

gether

If

and

pointed

(before

i s a

containing

( n > 1)

n

x

an (G

( ~ ' 0 )

< .. .

admissible : Mxi and

G

f i l t r a t i o n

-* NI n E I N )

R

i s a

i s constant

on

( c f . §2,

family C n

of

Let

Def.

3)

homotopies

be

an i n f i n i t e

a homotopy

F

e c

x

(x,t)

= G

t s

n

F(x,t)

if

F

=

k

k

+

1

, s

k

+

n

Using

since

G

n

r

s

k

1

r

( t - s

formulas

every

on C

„ . Thus n-1

defined

homotopy

t h e F_ f i t t o g e t h e r n ^

F t h e composite

t h e sequence

A^ c l o s e d

C of M with

about

relative

i n M.

of thefamily

t o the desired

n

Q

We

be two systems

f i x a map h

o f spaces

over

R

: C -» N o n a c l o s e d s u b -

h ( C fiA^) c i B ^ f o r 1 < i < r . We u s e t h e n o t a t i o n s

homotopy

R. T h e n

sets

established

thenatural

r

i n I I I , §4 a n d I I I , § 5 .

L e t S be a r e a l

closed

field

map

: [(M,A ,...,A ),(N,B ,...,B )] 1

o f homotopies

(s lnG3N )

5,2. i ) ( F i r s t m a i n t h e o r e m ) .

containing

is

a well

G- (-,0) I C t o G (-,0) I C . We h a v e F I C xi = F , \ n n n n n-i n-1

r

Theorem

) )

k

we o b t a i n

(M,A^,...,A ) a n d ( N , , . . . , )

space

K

that

,1] .

1. We c a l l

n

1

h

h

[(M,A^,...,A ),(N,B ,...,B )] (S)

r

r

1

r

bijective.

ii)

X

1

these

(G ln€lN) , along

with

exists

F.

Definition

Let

+

there

], 0 < k < n - 2 , and

1

„ i sconstant n-1

homotopy

k

Then

n

: C x i -> N f r o m n

n

( x , ( s

sequence i n [0,1[.

G (x,0)

(x,t) ^ C x [ s _

Proof.

increasing

: Mx I -* N s u c h

F(x,t)

if

strictly

(Second main theorem).

Assume t h a t

: [ (M,A.j , . . . , A ) , ( N , B , . . . , B ) ] r

1

r

h

R = IR . T h e n

thenatural

map

-» [ (M,A , . . . , A ) , ( N , B , . . . , B ) ]£ 1

r

1

r

is

bijective.

The

two

claims

Theorem

As

in

and

III.4.2

I I I , §4

as

We

we

and

we

see

are

for

a

a

2.2

want

every

n>-1,

and

n > 0,

such

that

=

(h

we

ed

this

n.

Composing

creasing the

)

o

to

- 1

i N ,

=

h, =

f

-> N

a

h IM n

n

s_^

we

proceed

by

course.

Assume

that

diagram

over

(cf.

pushout M

n-1

Mn

=

1

glM

0

the

N(S),

by

h^^,

=

h

some

for =

f,

accomplishfor

n

of

for

f_^

every

strictly

( c f . Lemma G

C,

.j ( S )

M

have

n

stan-

-* N ( S )

i n -

5.1,

: M(S)*I(S)

i n d u c t i o n on

of

the

-*

"*

N(S)

desired.

f,

use

-

homotopy

n

=

n

along =

:C(S)

g

replaced

. O n c e we

with

K,

extension

use

relative

n

f ^

we

: M(S)

n

-> N ( S )

with

obtain

and

f

h

of

- f r e l . C(S) .

g

being

homotopies R

g

n and

n

-» N ( S )

h_^

[0,1[ we

as

g

h

homotopy

(-,1)

, H n

n

shifted

M(n)

i

(H ln>0)

R

n

1

a map

(s ln>-1)

f

n

of i ) .

the

: M(S)*I(S)

R

proof

using

: M

n

the

from

surjectivity

: M(S)

letter

give

starting

the

extending

(the

have

family

same way

prove

r =0

following holds:

construct

h

§2

We

to

decomposition

homotopy

done.

from

f

-» N

construct

, H n

sequence

In

h

a

case

a map

: M

from to

the

C(S)

for

n

are

relative

with

g

the

patch

the

i n d i c e s are

order

map

relative

We

(S)

given

the

r e s p e c t i v e l y . We

i t suffices

We

notations

IM n n

that

2.9. look

in exactly

III.5.1

retreat to

course).

f

proved

we

choose

dard

be

there

theorem and

can

R

the 2.2)

n.

h ,f ,H i

i

We

i

are

start

given

By

base

field

extension,

S. We i n t r o d u c e

k

u

Notice

n

:

=

n

:

=

h

n-1 ( f

that

o c p

l

algebraic

spaces.

extending

k

F

M

(

n

S

9

M

(

)

)

o

n

(

)

N

"* }

relative

^n s

(

k n

with

M

(

T

) »

9M(n)(S)

from

(*) t h e m a p s v

interval

By

this

M _

1

n

n

relative H

We p u t f proof

u

with

M

n - 1

n

I

(S) w i t h

s

over

N

S

-* < ) •

space

M(n)

there

i sa d i r e c t

exists

sum o f

a map v

n

:= H ( - , 1 ) . n

relative

By t h e pushout

g

n

semi-

: M ( n ) -> N

n

n

n

This

, IJM^ ( S ) n— i n

: M(S)xi(s) finishes

(cf.

IV.8.7.ii). from

n

H

n

: M (S)xi(s) n

a n d H„(-,1) n

-» N ( S ) w i t h

=

-> N ( S )

( h ) . n o c

H (-,0) n

t h ei n d u c t i o n step

with

(*)_ w i t h t h e S

3

diagram

o f the

-* N

R

( x , t ) »->• ( h _ ^ ) g ( x )

t o a homotopy = f

: M

n

t h ed i a g r a m

3

a pushout

a n d t h e map

M

H

J

property

t o a map h

"Multiplying" -

again

H (-,0) n

= f

We ^ .

and t h e whole

5.2.i.

i nTheorem

5.2 m a i n l y

( a sa l r e a d y

i nt h e "absolute

i n I I I , §4-§5)

case"

i t i s necessary

C = 0. t o work

homotopies.

5.3. Theorem

5.2 r e m a i n s

(M, ( A | X € A ) ) t ( N , ( B | X G A ) ) A

)

a n d h _-| c o m b i n e

n

t o a homotopy

n

f o r t h e proof

A

(*)

homotopy

n

t o N(S) combine

o f Theorem

Remark

e

s

t o (v ) .

n

t h e map F

We a r e i n t e r e s t e d But

) (

I I I . 4.2

a

I ( S ) we o b t a i n

diagram

(S) x i ( s )

extend

n

s

h ° i|> = v a n d h IM . = h n n n n n-1 n-1 unit

diagram

' ;

By Theorem

together

n

(*) a p u s h o u t

:M(n)(S) x I ( S ) — • N ( S )

R

diagram

:

n

extends

R

from

t h e maps

n-1

u

we o b t a i n

true

o f spaces

f o r locally

finite

instead of finite

systems

ones,

with a l l

A

c l o s e d i n M, o f c o u r s e . T h i s c a n b e p r o v e d A above w i t h more n o t a t i o n a l e f f o r t .

i na similar

way a s

It

w i l l

fer do

be more

principles

difficult

here

than

g i v e n by t h e main

theorems

n o t know whether a g i v e n system

isomorphic

to

(N (R) ,B-j (R) ,. . . , B

r

i n Chapter

I I Ito apply the

on homotopy

o f spaces

sets,

(M,A^,...,A )

(R) ) f o r some

system

of

since

over

r

transwe

R i s

spaces *)

(N,B,j , . . . , B ) r

w i l l

make

Recall field

over

the field

t h e homotopy

that

R

Q

and thus

R

Q

of real

t h e o r y i n WSA(R)

embeds

i n a unique

i s the "prime

algebraic more

way

field"

numbers.

laborious

into

i n real

This

than

any other r e a l algebraic

i n LSA(R).

closed

geometry.

§6

- Compressions

In

this

ly

by w e l l

section

Whitehead. of

(steps

t h e spaces

main

theorem

further

say

that

map g

classical

"compression

F o r some s t e p s ,

need

Let

we p r e s e n t s o m e t h e o r e m s

known

generality

Definition

and n-equivalences

P

which

b)-d)

(M)

1. L e t f

arguments"

semialgebraic

t o L, i ff i s homotopic

F

: (Mxi,Axi)

(N,B) f r o m

f

i s c o m p r e s s i b l e i ff c a n be compressed

or

n = °°. We

call

Q

a pair

g (M) c L . We

§2,

polytope

and that,

sion

at least

This

c a n be proved

is

even

m.

simpler

to

compress

(M,A)

with

We

and k < n ball

i n R

be a s p e c i a l

the pair

o f spaces

m C IN,

i s

a r e g i v e n a map f

1

f ( E) c M.

o f f t o L . We

say that

exists

i fe v e r y

number

map

i s compressible. Here, as k k— 1 and S i t s boundary.

relative (M,A)

p a t c h complex

(cf.

i sa relative

e v e r y p a t c h a £I(M,A)

weak

has

dimen-

(m-1)-connected.

"cell

i n the topological

f t o A. T h e r e

homotopy

t o B.

(M,A)

k complexes.

a

We

A to a

n-connected

by a very b a s i c

than

call

relative

B.

o f spaces

(M,A)

will

o f spaces.

n = 0 or n i sa natural

f o ra f i x e d

Then

pairs

U (M,A) w i t h k € 3N k usual, E denotes t h e closed unit

Proposition

level

i n I V , §10, and t h e f i r s t

subset of N containing

-* ( N , B ) w i t h

2. L e t n € I N

6.8 b e l o w ) , we

(N,B) b e a map b e t w e e n

: (M,A)

Definition

the right

5.2.i.

: (M,A)

f c a n be compressed

essential-

m o s t l y d u e t o J.H.C.

are important t o attain

(M), i n t r o d u c e d

sets

L be a weakly

c a n be proved

i n t h e p r o o f o f Theorem

and

on homotopy

which

:

by c e l l " setting,

argument,

which

here

say,f o r simplicial

k-1

( E ,S

a finite

R e p l a c i n g M b y M'

) -> (M,A) closed

with

k - 1 )

relative

n

n

space

a

( f '

of (N ,B),

be done:

N

f extends

relative

a relative

with

space

B = 0) , e v e r y

of the special

starting

7 . 1 ) .C l e a r l y

Assume

t h e n-chunk

limit

that

CW-complex.

equivalence

the i n d u c t i v e

(N ln>-1).

( A = 0,

homotopy

„. T h e n w e w i l l

with

(M,C) t o (N,D) s u c h

construct inductively

i s a closed

n

a

denote

n

w i l l

every

N _^

In particular

equivalent to a

LetM

(M,A). a

3-

(f,a) from

: 3 M ( n ) -> N

t h e homotopy

equivalence

u

N

1

n-1

n -

^

denote

equivalence

map

t h e composite f - :M - ->N . n - i n-1 n-1

Now a

(M(n),3M(n))

running

M _ ^

a

the inclusion

^. S i n c e

restriction

and

i s just

i s isomorphic to

f

A l l

a € I (n) . L e t t p

the smallest

by u ^ =

(o 3a)

X

X

write

the

f i x some

t o 3a. This

n

sum o f t h e p a i r s

through the s e t I ( n ) = I(M ,M

(M,A) . We of

i s the direct

denote

have

Q(o)

the smallest

closed

= a U L ( a ) . The

t o a homotopy

sub-

homotopy

equivalence

we

which By

extends

the

Corollary

k

4.9.i there

: a U

X

a

X

under

to

L(o)

to

A l l

X

maps

f

Q

the

pair

on

number

homotopy

for

L

the

closed

n

l L

i s a

is

now

We

choose

ing more a

The

of

that

(f

the

Let

K

i

s

a

homotopy

homotopy

equivalence

from

equivalence f _^lL(o)

from

n

n

f

M(K).

and

y)

behaviour denote

a

n

tp

: S ~

1

n

n

are

of

L

Let

and

=

n

the

PW2.

Corollary the

Theorem

6.10

homotopy

n

instead

of

the

i s a

2.14

by

this

the

a

of

n

n

n

a

induction f

' L i s

n

also

Thus

holds between

(Th.

(^L,D).

under R.

2.13)

We

have

base

{The

field

letter

CW-complex

of

1

(M,A) .

Then

ex-

"S" over

corresponding

E ,S ~ .} of

finite

proof.

and

cells

sets

to

relative

-* M

n

equivalence g

(L,C)

overfield be

I f L

respectively. pair

f _«j-

extends

restriction

CW-complexes

: E (R)

with

which

n

axiom

finishes

f o r a l l the

K

N

{We

R.

attachwrite

(M(K),A(K))

i s

cells

{a(K)IaGI(M,A)}.

of

(

a u

L(o)

The

^Q(a)

the

By

equivalence f _^lL(a)

a

L(a).

Q(a)

homotopy

(M(K),A(K)) has

the

have

characteristic

a(K)

(M,A),

coincides

=

then

with map

a (K)

and

T-1).

proceeding

{but we

by

there

choose denote

the a

the

i n a N

We

w i l l

similar not

the

characteristic

map

R

were

way

corresponding

build as

up

i n

skeletons

attaching

map

by

We

w i l l

a

cp

d

: S ~

Q

n

n

a

9'

n

(f ,a )

Assume

to

_ i

(N

=

that

n >0.

We

M

a

n

of

a

n

\D)

n

N

n

1

T

n

watching

i s the e

n

w

e

homotopy starting

be

are

n

((N ,D)In>-1) equivalences

with

(n-1)-skeleton

w i l l

(f,® _ ( M , B )

i s bijective

claim

t o IR

that

holds

such

we

base by

that

M

i s a CW-complex

for R =

see that field

that A'

R we

f(A) c

B'

by

now

o f M',

f o r (M,A,B,x)

i s a weak

i s an

with

polytope.

Theorem

7.8

y

f o r (M,A,B,x)

from

[Sw,

B'(R)

x

running

to

we

can v e r i f y

instead

of

7.10.

but R

the claim

and

by

f

yields 1

) (R)

through A' fl B' . the

i s sequential. f o r

.

equi-

( A ' fl B

running through

R

CW-complex

a homotopy

f(B) c

with

6.21].

the claim

exists a

and

A,B

f o r R =

Then

a r b i t r a r y space

and

homotopy

holds

obtain

there

A'(R),

the

c f . e.g.

i s also

theorem

and

IR

f r o m A t o A' (R) , B t o B' (R) , a n d A R B holds

for

n+m.

the case

closed

using M

closed

(M,B,x)

f

M

and B be

homomorphism

f o r (M',A ,B',y)

by

that

the r e -

favourable

partially

Tak-

q

claim

i t holds now

and

subcomplexes

equivalences

since

-> TT

Indeed,

M' (R)

restriction.

CW-complexes.

In very

f o r t o p o l o g i c a l CW-complexes,

extension

R ,

using

= M.

the

consider

o f M.

theorem

base

over

A UB

Then

f i r s t

homotopy

sometimes can t r a n s f e r

theorem).

surjective f o r q =

By

by

with

the inclusion j

subcomplexes

excision

M'

M

i s n-connected

and

we

polytopes.

excision

: TT ( A , A 0 B , x ) q by

7.8,

the

example.

and m>0.

+

induced

are

an

r e s u l t s from

to semialgebraic

t o a r b i t r a r y spaces

(Homotopy

( A , A D B)

Proof.

Theorem

t o a r b i t r a r y weak

give

that

1 0

IV,

§8).

p

(M,A)

q.e.d.

spaces

and

with

n>1.

Then

the

A

m-connected

Assume

that

claim and

two

A

:

then by

then

and

down

some

which

w i l l

be

power

of

the

Definition

4.

i)

i s a

every

P^

the

using

->

cone

(M/A,*)

CA

=

Theorem

Proposition

partially

similar

to

finite

family

closed

c a l l

i t a

P

of

CW-system

(P ,...,P ) r

theorems

system

a

CW-pair, (P

decreasing

consequences

widely

A

we

a

i s

homomorphism

surjective

applying

i s only

steps

write

f u l l

short,

A

the

i s , for

i f r =

any

m+n+1.

I*A/1xA

exists.

7.12

the

to

2.15,

cf.

complete

near

steps

and

c)

base

triple

[Sw, M^A

d)

In

p.

84].

we

i n

now

the q.e.d.

7.11

Q

for

a

above.

7.10,

i

(cf.

choose

holds

homotopy

pair

some n u m b e r s

polytope

that

by

for

i f 2 (M , . . . ,M )

r

r

at w i l l

and a l l components

o f spaces

are closed

we

with

the additional

^ o f ^ homotopy e q u i v a l e n c e s know b y 2.13 t h a t

^ i s a

homotopy of

equivalence.

A homotopy

inverse

cp o f

i sa CW-approximation

(M ,...,M ). Q

Theorem

7.15. i ) L e t K be a r e a l

(M ,M ,...,M ) Q

q.e.d.

R

1

be a d e c r e a s i n g

R

decreasing

CW-system

closed

overfield

WP-system

over

(P ,P^,...,P ) over Q

o r R. L e t

K. T h e n

R together

r

there

with

a

exist

a

homotopy

equivalence

cp

If

M

( P

( K )

Q

f

P

semialgebraic

I f (Q , . . . , Q ) r

(Q (K),...,Q (K)) Q

g

(K) ,. . . , P

1

i scontractible

R

is ii)

:

R

then

then

P

R

(K) )

r

t o (M ,...,M )

/

M

1

,...,M )

.

R

Q

r

WP-system

then

R

- f . I f f i sa homotopy

K

Q

P^ c a n b e c h o s e n a s a f i n i t e

i sa decreasing

r

( M

c a n be c h o s e n a s a o n e - p o i n t

: (Q , . . . , Q ) -* ( P , . . . , P ) ,

cp«g

-*

there

unique

over

CW-complex.

R a n d f a map

exists

then

also

from

a map

up t o homotopy,

equivalence

space. I f

such

g i sa

that

homotopy

equivalence.

Proof. (M

I n o r d e r t o p r o v e p a r t i ) we may a s s u m e , b y t h e p r e c e d i n g t h e o r e m , t h a t

,...,M ) i s a l r e a d y a CW-system.

I\J :

such ing ^i

that

(M ,...,M ) Q

Q

M

i ~* P - L ^ ) K

a homotopy

as

desired.

ing

( K ) ,... , P

o f ^ i sa homotopy equivalence

R

main

main

Theorem

7 . 1 0 we o b t a i n

CW-system

over

equivalence.

theorem on homotopy

R, a t w i l l

above, and every

b y 2.13. A homotopy

main

a map

( K ) )

This

sets

5.2.i.

hav-

component

map o f s y s t e m s

inverse

c l a i m s i n t h e t h e o r e m now f o l l o w

instead of thefirst

second

Q

properties claimed

The l a s t

thefirst

Using

( P

r

theadditional :

-

(P ,...,P ) i sa decreasing

is

and

R

Using

cp o f ip i s a m a p from

Theorem

6.14

q.e.d.

t h e o r e m s 7.10 a n d 5 . 2 . i t h e c o r r e s p o n d -

t h e o r e m s 7.11 a n d 5 . 2 . i i

we

obtain

Theorem there with

7.16. i ) L e t (M ,...,M ) Q

exists

a s e m i a l g e b r a i c CW-system

a topological

homotopy

cp : ( P , . . . , P ) Q

If

M

If

r

be a t o p o l o g i c a l

r

i scontractible i sa f i n i t e

Q

then

p 0

'*-*'P ) over r

Then

IR t o g e t h e r

equivalence

(M ,...,M )

r

(

CW-system.

r

P

CW-complex

r

.

c a n be chosen

as a one-point

space.

then

also

P^ c a n b e chosen

as a

finite

I f (Q , . . . , Q ) i s a W P - s y s t e m

over

IR a n d f i s a c o n t i n u o u s

CW-complex. ii) from

r

(Q '•••rQ )top Q

t

r

o

(

M 0

'**-'

M

) then

algebraic

map g f r o m

such

cp^g - f i n t h e t o p o l o g i c a l

that

homotopy

(Q ,...,Q )

r

Q

equivalence then

r

there

exists

t o (P , . . . , P ) / r

sense.

g i s a homotopy

a weakly

unique

semi-

up t o homotopy,

I f f i sa topological equivalence.

map

weak

We

now

lized an

have

enough

homology

homotopy

theory

and cohomology

arbitrary real

closed

at our disposal

f o r (weakly

field.

This

w i l l

to build

semialgebraic) be done

up

genera-

spaces

i n the

over

present

chapter.

In

§ 7 we s h a l l p r e s e n t

Brown's ([Bn],

representation [Sw, Chap.

Chapter

V.

chapter, can

and

give

right

bring

now.

section

spectra

r e s u l t s i n §1

theorem

give

by s p e c t r a

into play

of reduced

We

can transfer this

to

the authors of weakly

topological

long

way

as an addendum t o

sections

cross

(§8). I n t h e p r e s e n t earlier

proofs

semialgebraic

stage.

and semialgebraic

thus

references.)

o f some

This

Brown's

representation by spectra

this

approach

would

arguments

would

algebraic theorem

topoto a

[Sw, C h a p . 1 4 ] . setting, but,

to generalized

be t o o much

and would

we

results i n co-

i n classical

spaces

and

present

chapter

Already

theories

and t a s t e ,

i n the

a n d some n o t a t i o n s ,

description to the semialgebraic

opinion

functors

t o a d e s c r i p t i o n o f homology

easier

homology

homotopy

be r e g a r d e d

a t a much

from

o f two v a r i a n t s of

the necessary

leads

b u t n o t so i n homology.

i ti s a rather

may

of the preceding

(We w i l l

theories

analogues

f o rcontravariant

a l t e r n a t i v e and sometimes

description

logy

easy

representation

homology, logy

9 ] ) .T h i s

u p t o some

cohomology

could

theorem

I t i s independent

be read

Brown's

the semialgebraic

a mixture

u s e t o o much

homoof machinery

§1

- The b a s i c

In

this

categories,

section

homology tions.

we

suspensions

s e t the stage

and cohomology.

(Some o f t h e m

We

have

cofibers

f o r a discussion

first

been

and

compile

used

of

the basic

before.)

generalized categorial

L e t R be

nota-

any r e a l

closed

field.

*) Notations and

1.1.

P(2,R)

a)

3>(R) d e n o t e s

denotes

the category

F u r t h e r >>* ( R ) d e n o t e s This

i s a

space

f u l l

subcategory

9 *(R) as t h e c a t e g o r y V,

the

pair

o f spaces

In this

o f weak

since

(M,{x}).

we

every

also

polytopes over

polytopes over

may

polytopes regard

Alternatively

polytopes under

identify way

o f weak

o f p o i n t e d weak

of ?(2,R)

o f weak

§ 2 , D e f . 4 ) . We (M,0).

of pairs

the category

(M,x) a s t h e p a i r

(cf.

the category

weak

(R) b e c o m e s a

f u l l

,

R.

over

R.

a pointed we

may

view

t h e one p o i n t space

polytope M

R

over

R

*

with

subcategory

of

? (2,R) . b)

Similarly

category the

we

regard

WSA*(R)

the category

of pointed spaces

c a t e g o r y WSA(2,R)

of pairs

WSA(R) over

of spaces

of spaces

R as f u l l over

over

R and t h e

subcategories of

R.

c ) I n WSA (R) we f u r t h e r h a v e t h e f u l l s u b c a t e g o r i e s o f p a r a c o m p a c t s e m i a l g e b r a i c s p a c e s L S A (R) a n d o f s e m i a l g e b r a i c s p a c e s the of

category polytopes

spaces ... d)

LSA (R)

= L S A (R) np(R)

over

These

Q

LSA*(R),

R.

SA*(R),...

categories lead and o f p a i r s

A l l c a t e g o r i e s mentioned F o r any o f these

homotopy

category.

HOi a r e t h e h o m o t o p y

This c

H(X h a s t h e s a m e

i s a substitute

WSA (R).

of spaces

o f maps

o f t h e more

denote

SA

c

(R)

finally = SA(R) n P(R)

to categories of pointed

so f a r a r e f u l l

c a t e g o r i e s 01 w e

classes

and t h e c a t e g o r y

SA(R),

locally

LSA(2,R),

SA(2,R),

s u b c a t e g o r i e s o f WSA(2,R).

b y HOC t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g

o b j e c t s a s Ot b u t t h e m o r p h i s m s between

o b j e c t s i n &.

of

A l l these

systematic but clumsier

notation

categories e ) We

HOC a r e f u l l

denote

cisely

this

b y *0 means

topological logical)

(M, A )

which

makes

a

the full

spaces

which

the category

admit

direct

sums.

space

inclusions category classes

points

i

M

family

such

nO(2) that

Similarly

M admits

[ i ^ ] we

sums.

M

we d e n o t e

then

again

We

together

M

with

spell

i n HWSA*(R).

CW-decomposition

by

W*

the catewith

A

o f * f e ? ( 2 ) . We d e by ^

the

finite

direct

and t h e

F

^ , ( 2 ) .

corresponding

t h e most

this

products important

out i n a special

of pointed

spaces

^by t h e i r

sum o f t h i s

family

of pointed

:= T T ( M ^ | X € A ) w i t h

family spaces

t h e base

(M^|X€A) obtain

i n WSA*(R). the direct

ones, case.

R.

The

the natural

(M^|X€A)

i nt h e

homotopy

i n HWSA*(R). over

point : M

and

over

(pointed)

t h e n a t u r a l p r o j e c t i o n s p^

[ p ^ ] we

with

sum o f t h e f a m i l y

the i

the direct

of the family

homotopy c l a s s e s

HOC m e a n s

(topo-

of closed

b y #??* a n d

( c f . I V , 1.8) t o g e t h e r

replace

be a f i n i t e

equip

a

( M , A ) € W{2)

o f # ? * a n d %0(2)

i s the direct

I f we

obtain

a

Hausdorff

admit

the category

t o p o l o g i c a l CW-complexes

s o f a radmit

: = V(M^|XeA)

WSA*(R).

product

which

subcategories

Some o f t h e m , i n f a c t

^ :

x ^ . We

T h e n M,

their

by

TOP o f

pre-

category.

direct

L e t (M-jJXeA)

direct

t h e spaces

1 . 2 . i ) L e t (M^IXGA) b e a f a m i l y

pointed

ii)

o f M.

categories

mentioned

arbitrary

Remark

denote

subcategories

homotopy

categories

finite

We

of finite

f u l l

(topological)

of the category

a n d 2fe?* a r e f u l l

I f OL i s o n e o f t h e s e

All

subcategory

CW-complexes. These a r e t h e p a i r s

space.

corresponding

HWSA(2,R).

has as objects

A a subcomplex

one p o i n t

of

o f t o p o l o g i c a l CW-complexes. More

o f t o p o l o g i c a l spaces

of pointed

note

the category

CW-decomposition.

pairs

gory

subcategories

x

R with :=

M^,

Replacing product

of

base

(x^lXGA).

i s the the this

by

If

A

i s finite

fied

with

(y^|X6A)

As

a

then

the

closed

with

=

consequence

write

the

of

1.3.

HP(2,R)^

for a l lindices

some c e n t r a l natural

i ) The

f o r the

are

and

c

"LSA" If K

(III.§1, i s a

real

closed

(M,A)

valence

categories

K

of

H?(K)

: HP(R,2)

and

— ^

of

from

. LSA*,

from

Chapter

Ot(R)

t o OC(K) .

i i i )

The

functor

topological

X

an

Moreover

HP*(R)

the

H W S A ( R ) ,

points

one.

I I I and

V

homotopy

(R)

C

H P * ( R ) ^—

categories

we

can

categories

HWSA* (R) ,

(Th. V . 4 . 1 0 ) .

HSA(R) , H S A * ( R ) ^

analogous

field

inclusions

extension of

LSA

(M, A )

P(2,R)

R

to

yields

H P * (R)

with

then

the

?(2,K)

(2,-),

IR a

The

H S A * (R) , "SA"

replaced

functor

yields

"base

an

equi-

equivalences from

the

then

which

pair

This

follows

H?(R)

from

the "meta-categories"

restriction

t o TOP(2)

f u l l

of

SA(2,-)

by

to

are

respectively.

I f OC i s o n e

P(2,IR) over

: HP(2,IR)

and

K yields

from

isomorphism

from

t o HP*(K)

V.7.15.

SA*

spaces

every

HSA

K t o HP(R)

I I I that

weak p o l y t o p e s

i.e.

the

the

identi-

HP(K,2) .

Theorems V . 5 . 2 . i and , SA

HP(R)

(M(K),A(K))

restrictions

LSA

of

be

V.2.13).

extension"

to

w i l l

a t most

i n Chapters

equivalences of

inclusions

H S A ( 2 , R ) 0,

then

lr

S M

i s the k-fold

iteration

of the suspension

functor

applied

to

M.

lr Every U

k

: S

object

sphere k

S

k

-* S v s

, k >1, k

i s equipped

, unique

i n HP*(R), w h i c h

up

t o homotopy,

f o r every

X GWSA* (R) ) , g i v e s t h e g r o u p object of

i s abelian

u Aid k

turns

S M

k

M

: S M

into

-

Now

a base such

X€P*(R)

structure

f o r k>2.

t h e smash p r o d u c t

with

on

k

a cogroup

that

(S

(and then TT^ (X) =

[S

i t i s evident from

with respect to direct

S M

point preserving

sums

k

,ly J) k

also

i s a

cogroup

every

,X] . T h i s

the

map

cogroup

distributivity

(= w e d g e s )

that

also

k

v S M

i n HP*(R)

f o r every

p o i n t e d weak

polytope

M,

which

i s abelian

k>1,

the

abelian

The

set

for

k>2.

[ S M,X]

i s a

r

L

tt] denotes

take k

S vS

as k

Thus

1

=

Lemma

1

in

in

every a

pointed

space

n a t u r a l way,

the

image

1.4.

k

well

By

a

as

0

spaces

maps

are

of

the

equivalences three

p.

of

steps

to

the

long

308ff]).

i n the

sequence

diagram

the

of

Let

basic

f

: M

Puppe

and

sequence

starting

from

sequence

the

lemmas

importance.

-> N

further pointed

Puppe

and,

the

c o f i b e r s above

[Pu]). be

1

• SCf

§ 3

( c f . [Pu,

f o l l o w i n g theorem

and

of

sequence

discussion of

( B a r r a t t [ Ba] , P u p p e

» C(j")

functor.

long

lower

q.

J

sequence moves

i n topology

upper

we

We

as

suspension

the

1.8

4.

the

call

cofiber of

apply

lower

— i ^ -

, SN

natural injections

The

by

,

SM

their

SM

diagram

I

C(f)

into

p r o j e c t i o n C(f)

commutative

II

j ,j ,j " , . . . a r e preceding

the

infinite

—3—»

1

Here the

SM.

of

be

weak

f we

the

a map

between

polytope.

obtain

fourth

a

long

term,

groups

[M,X]

Starting

-

[N,X]

from

the

-

[C(f),X] -

seventh

term

[SM,X] -

the

groups

[SN,X] -

are

[SC(f),X]

abelian.

-

2

[S M,X]



In

the special

o f an

1 . 1 0 . I f (M,A)

Corollary another

case

p o i n t e d weak

inclusion

i s a pair

polytope

then

map

we

obtain

o f p o i n t e d weak we

have

polytopes

a natural

long

and X i s

exact

sequence

[ A , X ] +-

Definition

A

[M,X]

5.

-> M

We

[ M / A , X ] «* [ S A , X ]

call

-> M/A

t h e sequence

S A -> SM

used

i n this

corollary

If

: M->N

i s a n y map

f

*(R) o f

H?*(R)

the

suspension

ing

definitions

category

P*

do

In

the

F we

will

f*

as

[Sw,

-> A b .

Chap.

7].

first.

Let

1.

A

If

f

n

of

(a |nGZ)

a

: k

Exactness

axiom.

and

n € Z

n

+

For

n

n

tion

M -»

n € Z

(i*)

is

an

natural

on

the

the

map

a l l the be

between group

endomorphism, and

well

theories f(0*

category

category

i t s homotopy

of

work-

on

the

of

pointed

abelian

groups.

functors

pointed

weak

homomorphisms

polytopes

F([f])

by

feared.

cohomology

functors

k

n

that

the

pair

(M,A)

of

k*

over

: HP*(R)-> Ab

equivalences

such

theory

(=

pointed

i s

together

isomorphisms

f o l l o w i n g two

R

axioms

between hold.

weak p o l y t o p e s

over

R

-i^->

denotes

the

n

k (A)

i n c l u s i o n A «-» M

and

p

denotes

the

projec-

M/A.

Wedge a x i o m . every

k (M)

i

i s any

natural

every

and

many c o n t r a v a r i a n t

i s to

1 1

give

cohomology

(semialgebraic)

of

R

sequence

k (M/A)

Here

-+ N

over

distinguished

can

denote

denote

^ S -^k

the

Ab

a

and

contravariant

n

family

exact.

: M

reduced

functors)

is

S we

consider

confusion

(k ln€Z)

n

w i l l

abusively

Definition

every

Using

i n topology

no

a

S.

with

i s done

as

with

equipped

polytopes

(R) , a s

often

family

weak

homology

long

a

are

polytopes

reduced

f o l l o w i n g we (R)

pointed

functor

cohomology

: HP*

weak

of

CW-complexes

We

both

of

For

the

every

family

(M^IAGA)

of

pointed

weak

polytopes

and

map

n

: k ( V ( M l XGA)

isomorphism.

A

Here

) -> T T ( k ( M ) I n

A

i , denotes

the

X€A)

natural

embedding

of

M,

into

M.

Actually some ral

i tsuffices

bound

n

t o demand

€ Z. T h e n

Q

equivalences

a

n

S(V(X IA€A))

since

=

X

they

S(M/A)

such

tend by

f o r n >n

with

Q

n by use o f t h e natu-

= SM/SA a n d

X

for

that

axioms

V(SX IXGA).

i fthefunctors k

Q

o f these

follow f o r theother

Moreover, n >n

each

n

and t h eequivalences

t h e axioms

t h e family o f these

above

functors k

hold

n

o

n

f o r these

t o a reduced

aredefined n, then

only

we c a n e x -

cohomology

theory

defining

k o" (x) n

for

n

r

:= k ° ( S X )

r

r > 0.

Notice

also

exactness then

that

t h e wedge

axiom.

M^vM /M 2

Indeed,

= M^

2

axiom

i f M^

a n d M^vM /M 2

f o r A finite

and M 1

2

= M . 2

i sa consequence

a r e two pointed

weak

By t h e exactness

of the

polytopes,

axiom t h e

diagram

M • 1 1

of

p

- M, v M « 1 2

natural injections under

We

call

theequivalences

of

t h e cohomology

"cohomology from

§4 we w i l l

theories

We k*.

draw

w i l l

some

need

be

sum d i a g r a m o f

k .

o

theory.

theory"

0

n

groups

omitting t h e index

- M 2

2

a n d p r o j e c t i o n s becomes a d i r e c t

abelian

o

> i

0

1

n

: k

n +

^»S ^ k

1

1

t h e suspension

We u s u a l l y d e n o t e

n. I n t h e f o l l o w i n g i n s t e a d o f "reduced t o be more

careful

them

we a l s o

isomorphisms

a l l b y t h e same s a y more

cohomology

theory".

since

also

then

letter

briefly (Starting

unreduced

studied.)

consequences

from

t h e axioms

o f a given

cohomology

theory

If

(M,A) i s a n y p a i r

every

n

1

(TT*)"

jection the

1

a"

: k

from

n

+

: k (A) -

n

: k 1

(M U C A ) -+ k

polytopes

then

we d e f i n e , f o r

n + 1

n + 1

(M/A)

(SA) w i t h

(M/A).

q*

Here

: k

n

As a consequence

1

(SA) - k

q denotes

S A , a s i n Lemma

M U C A t o M/A

+

which

o f Lemma

n

+

1

(M U C A )

the natural

pro-

1 . 8 , a n d TT d e n o t e s i s a homotopy

equiva-

1.8 we d e d u c e

from t h e

axiom

Proposition abelian

n + 1

M U £ A t o M U CA/M =

(Ex. 1 . 6 . i i i ) .

exactness

k

(A) ^ - * k

n a t u r a l p r o j e c t i o n from

lence

2.1. F o r every

groups

(going

N

L,

is

n

= 6 (M,A)

composing

and

weak

n £ Z, a h o m o m o r p h i s m

6

by

of pointed

k ( /A) M

pointed

t o infinity

N

- E l .k

WP-pair a t both

(M,A) t h e l o n g sides)

n

( M ) - i l *

sequence o f

k (A)

k

n + 1

(M/A)

-

exact.

Corollary

2.2. F o r e v e r y

we h a v e

a natural

at

sides)

both

n ~ —>k (C(f)) n

This

follows

from

the

Puppe sequence

the

same

Let

(M,A,B)

every

f

: M -> N b e t w e e n

sequence

of abelian

pointed

groups

(going

"i * n f * n n+1 ~ - J — * k ( N ) -±—» k ( M ) - k (C(f)) n

2.1

n

s i n c e , up t o c a n o n i c a l

o f f and t h e suspension

weak

infinity

-

homotopy

sequence

to

polytopes

of

equivalences, (Z(f),M)

are

( c f .end o f§ 1 ) .

be t r i p l e

n € Z we

A

exact

map

n

define

= A (M,A,B)

of pointed

weak

polytopes

a homomorphism

: k

n

(A f)B)

-> k

n

_

M

(M) ,

with

M = A UB. F o r

as

the

composite

n

k (A

n B)

-r-* k

n + 1

(A/A

P.B)

k

o with by

6

=

the

natural

n

space

2.3.

=

inclusion

This

follows

[Sw,

p.

a

from

105].

p.

Proposition 3)

the

group

flB ^M/B,

isomorphism and

p

: M

induced

-» M/B

the

-

1

follows

p.

exact

q

: A ^

1

A UB

the

infinite

=

M,

-

(M)

->

i*v

: B ^

2

2.1

n + 1

by

i*u

J

k

M,

i

well

: A fl B

induced,

lim •* n

of

i s explained

the

preceding

k

q

(M

course, in

n

) -

by

[Mi],

0

the [Sw,

proposition

to

.

inclusions p.

the

128],

reduced

§2,

telescope

T e l (fa)

suitable [Sw,

p.

NB.

128],

been

step

Mxi^.

Of

i s contained

in

every

M

main

goal

with

the

theories

^ *

of

Definition families A

2.

of

terms

Let

k*

n

course,

+

1

T

x

n

+

real

1*

=

been

ln€IN)

T e l (fa)

Thm.

denotes

Q

closed

theories

more

be

6.6

and

(cf.

below).

identified

the

[Mi],

base

with

point

of

a M.

that,

i n vague

field

R

(cf.

[Sw,

cohomology

: k*

between

n

(SX)

(a |nGZ) -* 1 *

from

functors

the

terms,

correspond Chap. In

uniquely

7])

order

the

on

to

the express

terminology.

two

T

n €Z,

1

had

prove

isomorphisms

and

(SX)

and

of

(M

.

need

transformation

X € 9*(R)

every

§4

proof

AUB

t o p o l o g i c a l CW-complexes.

and

transformations

k

i n V,

any

we

suspension

natural

natural

over

f a m i l y fa :=

T e l (fa) w i t h

following i s to

pointed

in precise

the

i n the

t o p o l o g i c a l cohomology

category this

i n the

of

b)

defined

of

cohomology

for

also

X o f

Q

A, B

subspace

Our

a)

T e l (fa) / X

subspaces

see

T e l (fa) h a d

closed It

closed

:=

(T

n

theories

: k

R

with

n

and k*

over

(x |nGZ). to n

1*

i s a n

-> l | n € Z )

family such

of that,

square

i

n

n

0 (X)

+

1

(SX)

n

T (X)

n

i (x)

n

k (X) n

T (X) commutes. b)

We

call

T

a

natural n

i f ,

i n a d d i t i o n T (X)

n G

2.

Proposition between

2.5.

Let

cohomology

equivalence, i s an

T,U

an

isomorphism

: k*

theories

or

^

over

1*

be R.

isomorphism,

for

two

every

natural

from

XGP*(R)

k* and

to

1*

every

transformations

n

= U (S°)

n

i s bijective

a)

Assume

that

T (S°)

b)

Assume

that

T (S°)

n

f o r every

n € Z. T h e n

f o revery

T =

n € Z. T h e n

U. T i s a

natural

equivalence.

The

proof

axiom

runs

2.5 t e l l s

ly

determined,

of

abelian

groups

later

a reduced

i n a restricted (k (S°)In€Z).

t o compare

cohomology

K be a r e a l

sense

n

groups

i n [Sw, p .

123f]using

t h e wedge

2 . 1 , 2.4.

us that

o f cohomology

want

Let

t o the proof

and Propositions

Proposition

We

similar

theory

closed

made

These

precise

groups

theory

k*

i s unique-

t h e r e , by t h e sequence

are called

the coefficient

k*.

cohomology

theories

cohomology

theories

over

over

3R w i t h

overfield

o f R.

different

topological

Every

base

fields

cohomology

cohomology

theory

and

theories.

k*

over

ID

K

"restricts"

obvious

t o a cohomology

w a y . We n

(2.6)

define,

R

:= k ( X ( K ) )

R

that

f

Y

: X

n

R

Every

natural

R i n the following

,

:= a ( X ( K ) ) .

(SX)(K)

(k ) ([f])

over

n

(a ) (X)

{Notice

(k*)

f o r n € Z a n d X € ?* (R) , n

(k ) (X) n

theory

= S(X(K)).}

n

:= k ( [ f ] ) R

We

further

define,

f o r a n y map

.

transformation T

: k* -* 1* f r o m

k*

t o another

cohomology

R theory to

1* o v e r R

(1*) ,

to a natural

transformation T

from

(k*)

d e f i n e d by n

R

(T ) (X)

Let

K restricts

R

Hom(k*,l*)

n

= T (X(K))

denote

.

the set of natural

t r a n s f o r m a t i o n s from

k* t o 1*.

Proposition

2.7.

R Hom((k*) a

The

restriction

,(1*)

) i s bijective.

natural equivalence

The

proof

that of

i s an

the base

Coho(R)

theories

dealing

with

closed

res^

to

R

T .

We

K

HP*(R)

Hom(k*,l*)

to

K)

we

-+

object

k*

( k * )

(First from

(more

R

have

T

R

One

uses

i s an

the

fact

equivalence

are the

are the natural i s a

theories.}

every

restriction

cohomology

transformations

reminder

For every

t h a t we

real

embedding

are

closed

R

K

into

a

functor

to

(k*)

R

and

the restrictions

Coho(K)

t h e o r i e s over

means

a morphism

o f k*

theorem f o r cohomology

the category

P r o p o s i t i o n 2.7

objects

notation

~ o f Coho(K)

the cohomology

cohomology

theory.

Coho(R)

and

main

K i s

equivalence.

-> H P * ( K )

precisely, a

T over

suspensions.

whose

i n this

cohomology

of R

field

isomorphism

Proof.

functor

tilda

reduced

call

2.8

i n category

commutes w i t h

: Coho(K)

equivalence

the

from

natural transformation

and whose morphisms

{The

maps an

Theorem

to

R

extension

which

T -> T

i s a natural

exercise

extension

over them.

real

A

denote the category

between

field

i f f T

easy

categories which

Let

map

R

K

T

theories).

t o Coho(R).

theories over

and

T

of

to

R.

r e s

R

~ Coho(K)

i s an

In particular,

correspond

up

uniquely

to

R.

that

res

i s fully

D

faithful.

I t

remains

K to

construct,

theory

Let

k*

for a

over

M e P * (K) b e

consisting [cp] o f a

K

given

together

given.

of a pointed

homotopy

We

cohomology with

equivalence

1*

over

R

a natural equivalence

d e n o t e by

weak

theory

I(M,R)

polytope tp : X ( K )

X

T

cohomology ~ R : 1 * —•* ( k * ) .

the set of a l l pairs

over -> M.

a

R and Such

t h e homotopy

pairs

exist

by

(X,[tp]) class

Theorem then, X

V.7.15.

a g a i n by

: X -* Y

We ( l

have n

there

^°X

that

: l

as

n

( Y )^ l

f o r any maps

n

k (M)

making

For n

l (X)

f

( X )

two

t o homotopy, homotopy

of abelian

transition

of

I(M,R)

a unique

map

equivalence.

groups

maps

(X,[cp]),

system.)

this We

(Y,[^]) system

i n I(M,R).

could

also

(Since

be

the

regarded

define

n

put k

choice

cp*, a b u s i v e l y

-* N

i s a map

n

(M)

=

about

we

l

from M

n

( X ) f o r any

the natural

specifying

to another

g

: X

-* Y

the space

X

weak

are given,

over

R

without

(X,[cp]).

projection

pointed

(Y, [^]) € I ( N , R ) map

(X,[cp]) € l ( M , R )

the "approximating pair"

denote

neither

a unique

X(K)

from

k

n

(M)

n o r t h e number

to n.

polytope N

over

then

exists,

such

that

n

-

there

the

diagram

M

f

gK N

Y(K)

*)

a

elements

:= ^ l i m ( l ( X ) I ( X , [cp]) e I ( M , R ) ) .

t o homotopy,

dotted

i s

system

pairs

i f (X,[cp]) € I ( M , R ) ,

commutes

X

d

up

a r e two

r

(X,[cp]) £I(M,R)

: M

and

with

direct

a definite

by

n

inverse

s p e a k i n g , we

any

a

are isomorphisms

a generalized

Roughly

n

(Y,[iJ>])

exists,

V

( X ) I ( X , [cp]) € I ( M , R ) )

transition

up

(X,[cp]) a n d

V.7.15,

such

X as above,

K

If

a generalized

X*

If

*)

up

t o homotopy.

arrow

We

ignore

a

suitable

which

makes

the problem

We the

define

k (N)

n

k (M)

as

the

square

whether

interpretation

n

k ([f])

of

I(M,R) " a l l " .

i s a

s e t . I t c a n be

settled

by

n

k

i (x)

(M)

n

n

k [f]

n

l [g]

n

k (N)

commutative. (X,[cp])

We

now

The

and

variant

functors

look

choose

n

as

: k

some the

k

n + 1

HP*(K)

k

[ f ] does

way

we

to

Ab.

suspension

obtain

€I(M,R).

arrow

such

Then that

check

M is

:= an

(Sep) •

n

i

of

contra-

+

1

We

define

square

(SX)

Clearly a of

the

element

(M)

of

n

V(X IX€A)

and

X

We

have

j a

x

: X

a

«-> X

commuting

> l (X)



(jj)

TTk (M,) n

A

= 7TTTl (x,) n

A

k .

.

x

and

i

square

x

be

e i ( M ^ R ) .

- M.

: M

which

x

i s

M.

(M^IXGA)

Let

: X(K)

groups i n

(X^fcp^])

cp = Vcp x

abelian

I t i s natural

pair

n

^

of

functors

choose

I(M,R) . L e t

embeddings.

k (M)

(X,[cp]).

f o r the

X € A we

:=

isomorphism

of

axiom

every X

i s an

choice

t h e wedge For

i (x)

cp*

x

A£A

(k |n€Z)

n

(M)

V(M IXeA),

natural

n

family

of

n

n

i n ? * ( K ) .

choice

a (X)

independent

We

the

(SX,[Scp]) € I ( S M , R ) . the

n

commutes.

on

isomorphism

a (M)

k

a

depend

^*k (M)

(X,[cp])

(SM)

not

n

(SM)

dotted

n + 1

In this

from

for a

n

a (M)

homomorphism

(Y,[^l).

a (M)

We

n

l (Y)

Then M

a

family

Let (X,[cp])

denote

the

By

t h e wedge

also

axiom

the left

vertical

We

now

ed

weak p o l y t o p e s

topes

check

over

(M,A). as

(B

K.

of the

n

from

n

For We

(k ln£Z)

natural

to 2.8

point-

can even x

equivalence

the pairs

i t i s now

poly-

(cp,ij;) : ( X ( K ) ,B ( K ) ) ->

{(X,B)

a homotopy

chosen

:X(K)/B(K)

(X,[cp])

easy

be

€I(M,R),

t o deduce t h e

.

a cohomology

the pair

(X,[id

I t depends T

n

equivalence

x

(

R

)

theory

])

k (X(K))

functorially :

( k

T

:

n

)

R

(k*)

^ l

on X n

l

over

K.

i s an element

n

projection

equivalence

a natural

of

(X,B) o f p o i n t e d weak

equivalence

€I(M/A,R)

be a p a i r

of

the natural

by T ( X ) .

Thus

k (M/A)

i s indeed

n

pair

a pair

( X / B ) (K) . U s i n g

n

any X e * * ( R ) denote

cp i n d u c e s

l ( X ) -> l ( X / B )

n

Thus

choose

L e t (M,A)

by Theorem V.7.15.

n

-

i s bijective.

n

k (M)

the exactness

l (B)

n

f o r k .

a homotopy

=

arrow

sequence

n

-

We

(X/B,x)

and

vertical

i s bijective.

axiom

with

X(K)/B(K)

[ip]) 6 I ( A , R )

r

k (A)

We

over

i s possible

Moreover

exactness

a

the exactness

a pointed CW-pair.}

M/A.

the right

arrow

R together

This

n

f o r l

n

( X )

of I(X(K),R).

associated to

i n HP* ( R ) .

of functors.

T h u s we

The T

-» 1 * o f c o h o m o l o g y

n

this obtain

f i t together

theories.

Theorem

i s proved.

call

tension

the cohomology o f 1*

isomorphism More

(2.9)

T

t o K, :

theory

k*

over

K constructed here

and w r i t e

k*

=

. We

(1*)

explicitely,

l£(X(K))

R

-» 1 * a n d t h u s

f o r every

=

1*

n

l (X)

X GP*(R)

.

feel

have

established

justified

and every

t h e base

n

a canonical

to say that

GZ,

ex-

R

( 1 * ) = 1*

Conversely

l e t k*

be

a

cohomology

=

lim

theory

over

K.

Let

M€P*(K),

2.

n €

Then

n

R

((k ) ) (M) K

n

= lim (2.6) * We

have

a

canonical

component

at

any

R

( ( k ) ( X ) I (X,[ip]) (k

group

(X,[cp])

n

(X(K))l(X,[tp])

n

k ([tp]).

6 I(M,R) )

n

isomorphism is

€I(M,R)) .

n

U (M)

n

: k (M)

This

gives

R

((k ) )

us

a

(M)

canonical

whose

natural

equivalence

U

By

use

: k*

of

U

(( k * ) )

we

((k*) )

now

look

for

semialgebraic theories. n

(k |n€Z)

A of

with

suspension

ness

axiom

and

are

to

a

the

the

theories

the

wedge

the

underlying a

definition

of

n

the

n

: k

n

(cf.

P

+

the

the

topological

theory

relates

k*

on

i s

the

^ S

-^k

1 1

which

Chap.

7],

cohomology

a

sequence

homotopy 1.1)

S

cate-

together

f u l f i l l s here

the

the

exact-

means

of

functor).

: £

t Q

p

CW-complex.

leaving

which

(cf. notations

[Sw,

definition space ^

2.8

: H # 7 * -» A b

topological

functor

topological p

c

to

cohomology

transformations,

topological

of

k

suspension

restriction

IR

CW-complexes

axiom

natural

Theorem

cohomology

functors

category

than

to

over

(reduced)

isomorphisms

complicated

necessarily

similar

topological

the

morphisms

more

.

theorem

topological

denote

define

k*

contravariant

pointed

the

=

topological

of

Let

a

K

cohomology

gory

course

.

K

identify

R

(2.10)

We

R

^

easy

defined

theories. as

a b o v e . ) We

-> C o h o ( I R ) . T h i s of

the

functors

of

a

weak

We

w i l l

details

will

K res_ R

polytope

indicate to

the

{The

be

want slightly

above, over

the

reader.

since

IR

i s

steps

of

not

Let

k* b e a t o p o l o g i c a l c o h o m o l o g y

denote

t h eset

by

Theorem V.7.8.

can

be regarded

and

canonical

family.

We

n

(k )

One 1 1

S

a

equivalence

with

F o rany M£P*(IR)

X a pointed

o f pointed

F o rany n G Z t h efamily

as a direct

transition

system

spaces. n

(k

(X

of abelian

isomorphism

between

l e tJ(M)

CW-complex a n d Such

pairs

exist

) I ( X , [ < p ] ) € J (M))

f c

groups

with

an obvious

a n y t w o members

of the

define

S a

(M)

extends

(k )

(X,[tp])

of a l l pairs

cp : M -» X a h o m o t o p y

theory.

this

: H3>* ( I R )

n

:= l i r n ^

(k (X

definition

-

t

o

)

p

I ( X , [cp])

G J(M) ) .

t o a definition

Ab i nt h eo b v i o u s

of a contravariant

way. One t h e n

defines

functor

suspension

isomorphisms

n

o

.

( k

n+1

) S

a.

s

^

(

n

k

)

a

S

i n a n a t u r a l s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d way, exactness

a x i o m and

and v e r i f i e s f o r t h e f u n c t o r s ( k

the wedge axiom. F o r e x a c t n e s s

t i o n s of p a i r s o f p o i n t e d weak p o l y t o p e s ,

one

n

)

s

a

the

needs CW-approxima-

i . e . C W - t r i p l e s w i t h a one

point

s p a c e a s l a s t c o m p o n e n t . T h e y e x i s t b y T h e o r e m V . 7 .1 4 ( o r a l r e a d y V . 7 . 8 ) .

In

this

way a cohomology

we

call

t h esemialgebraic

algebraic

n

(2.11)

via

CW-complex

(k )

theinjection

Every

(M)

then

=

leads

straightforward

we may

n

k (M

Q

p

M

t o a natural

t h e square

t

a t (M,[id ])

way such

(k*)

s

a

restriction

natural transformation

theories

nGZ,

S a

theory

T

over

i se s t a b l i s h e d

o f k*. I f M

which

i sa pointed

semi-

identify

)

GJ(M)

.

: k * -* 1 * b e t w e e n

transformation

that,

TR

for

every

T

S

a

t o p o l o g i c a l cohomology

: (k*)

s

a

-+ ( l * )

M G ? * ( I R ) , (X,[cp])

S

a

i na

GJ(M),and

k

T


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)

(X,. ) top

1

the

(k

w

main

leave

a semialgebraic

theorem

2.8. A t

the details

cohomology

a t o p o l o g i c a l cohomology

theory

tothe

theory l*.

1* together

o p

s a with

a natural equivalence

(namely k*

such

>-> ( k * )

This

S

a

,

i s done

pairs

(X,[cp])

that

with

Such

pairs exist

n

(l (X)l members

a functor

o

p

)

t o 1* i n a c a n o n i c a l

1*

as f o l l o w s . F o r any M€#9*

t h e homotopy

limit

we o b t a i n

(l*

l*_

and T i s one o f t h e a d j u n c t i o n

[cp]

jective

T from

X a pointed

right

o p

of the inverse

( X , [ c p ] ) € I (M)) o f t h e system

with

We

define

system

emanating

from

t h e s e to f (over

equivalence

t h e group

of abelian

transition

denote

CW-complex

c l a s s o f a t o p o l o g i c a l homotopy by V.7.16.i.

adjoint to

morphisms).

l e t I (M)

semialgebraic

way



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(M)

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as t h e pro-

groups

isomorphisms

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^M.

any two

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X

i s a pointed

pair

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x

2

1 3

< If

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x

(X,[id ])

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o p

S a

)

n

(M)

at

the coordinate

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call

p

)

1*. S

a

n

(

x

)

i n

i s natural

x

a

^ ^

t

t

i n X.

) contains h

e

the

"coordinate"

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may

identify



:

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=

lim, ( l

o p

n

(X

n

( i t o p ^ ^ ^ (X,[cp])

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we

t o 1 * we

^ t o p )

3

=

*

a topological

1

€J(M))

-~*l (M)

as t h e i s o m o r p h i s m whose

extension

l [cp] .

of the semialgebraic

a canonical natural

justified

*

component

R

i s the isomorphism

have

feel

)l(Xjcp])

t o p

(X) I ( X , [cp]) £ J (M) ) .

the topological

Q

(2.14)

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(M)

l£ p

theory

i

~*

I (X^.

then

define

o

T

=

then

i^op^top^

isomorphism which

We

( l *

projection

^ o p ' W

M G P * (IR)

CW-complex

equivalence

to identify,

using

T

cohomology from

T,

*

cohomology theory

k*

we

have,

f o r a n y M €W*

and

n 6 2,

n

S

((k )

a

)

t

Q

p

(M)

=

^Lim

n

((k )

S

a

(X) I ( X , [cp] ) € I (M) )

n

= l i m (k (X. (2.1lT Thus

we

have a n a t u r a l

n

whose f i t

together

Again

(2.15)

we

n

: k (M)

component

(

((k )

to a natural

(

k

*

)

S

a

)

t

Q

p

at the coordinate

identify,

S

a

)

using

t o p

.

isomorphism

n

U (M)

) I ( X , [cp]) € I ( M ) ) P

=

*

'

n

(X,[cp])

transformation U,

k

(M)

i s k [cp] . These U

from

k*

to

isomorphisms k

(( *)

S

a

)

t




these

use

k

a

,

R

=

R

k*,

wonderful

f f i

< k*) R

weak

polytope

-» N

homomorphism

In

group

between

k*>

=

K

K

theory

semialgebraic

k* i n -

cohomology

k*

a

real

cohomology

theories

and

symplectic

K-theory,

and maps b e t w e e n

with

i n this

way

the cohomology

the

theories

,

closed

and

real

simply

equalities

closed by

into

we

by

k

n

field

n

k (M).

polytopes

evaluate

over

a

feel

real

closed

justified

over

theories

any

real

R

R we

then

known

closed

on

to

the

by

i s

denote map

group

f*.

reduced

topologi-

unitary,

pointed

field.

i f M

f o r any

orthogonal,

...)

and we

denote

briefly,

a l l the well

cobordism

theory

Similarly

[ f ] o r , more

( s i n g u l a r cohomology;

them

field

.

any

weak

simply

can

Moreover,

t o p o l o g i c a l cohomology

n

R

numbers.

=

k*

R

cal

topes

subsequent

notations.

over

pointed

now

the

embedding,

( k )(M)

n

we

t o p

of

i s any

( k )[f]

particular

a

correspond

correspondences

a

: M

and

have

to this

I f k*

cohomology

R,

algebraic

We

(

2.17.

the

2.13

,

R

theories

Notations

f

R

) °)

the following simplified

pointed

and

t o p o l o g i c a l cohomology

field

embedding

respect

K

By

* )

s

ffik

then,

S a

(((k*)

i n a

2.8

follows:

topological R

every

closed

:=

R

q

that

theorems

weak

poly-

Having the

settled

( t o t h e same

question which

closed use

field

R we

an obvious

Definition family

now may

"dual"

n

(a ln€Z) n

be b r i e f

of natural

axiom.

and

n € Z t h e sequence

is

-TT

n

(

axiom.

every

n E Z t h e map

homology

n

theory

: HP*(R) n

: k

k

+

We

1.

over

R i s a

-* A b t o g e t h e r w i t h

~*

n

real

theories.

t o t h e one i n §2, D e f i n i t i o n

K

)

pair

k

TT

For every

family

X€A an

k n

+i°

s

such

a

that the

n

(M,A) o f p o i n t e d w e a k

(

M

M

polytopes over

R

)

(M^IXGA)

o f p o i n t e d weak

polytopes and

XGA

isomorphism.

Dually

to Definition

(reduced) homology logical

homology theories

homology

[Sw.

Chap. 7 ] .

With

the only

and

a given

exact.

Wedge

is

over

topology)

hold.

F o re v e r y

k

algebraic

exist

reduced

equivalences a

Exactness

A )

about

of covariant functors k

two axioms

V

theories

( s e m i a l g e b r a i c ) homology

following

every

as i n c l a s s i c a l

cohomology

notation

1. A r e d u c e d

(k ln€Z)

family

reduced

extent

2 i n § 2 we

theories over

over

define natural

R and e s t a b l i s h

R. A n a l o g o u s l y w e

theories

which

live

i n §2 h a v e

obvious

the category

Ho(R) o f

define the category ^ of

o n EKO* i n s t e a d

exception of Proposition

the corollary

t r a n s f o r m a t i o n s between

2.4

o f HP*(R), c f .

a l lthe properties,

"duals" which

topo-

c a n be proved

theorems, i n an

analogous

way.

then

proposition

for

that a

R

3.1.

polytope M

and

every

an

q € Z,

topological

phism,

-

R.

Then,

follows

i s simpler

( c f . [ M i ] , [Sw,

p.

121f]

an

admissible filtration

f o r any

reduced

homology

of a pointed

theory k

over

+

map

k (M) Q

reduced

theories

a n d we

over

reduced

2.

homology any

real

are j u s t i f i e d

p o l y t o p e s and

Definition

for

as

be

n

the natural

can e v a l u a t e any

weak

reads

2.4

isomorphism.

homology

we

counterpart of Proposition

(M ln€IN)

over

n

The

and

Let

l i r n ^ k (M ) n ^ is

homology

proof).

Proposition weak

The

A

closed

t o use

reduced

topological

homology

R

a notation

them

homology

correspond

field

topological

maps b e t w e e n

reduced

theories

theory k

theory

-

analogous

any

+

the

reduced

to

isomor-

u n i q u e l y up

homology

over

with

t h e o r y on

real

over

i s called

t o 2.17.

R

closed

-

and

Thus

pointed field

R.

similarly

a

ordinary,

i f k (S°) =

3.3

(and i s

a

0

q * 0.

Remark known

3.2.

I t w i l l

become

i n the topological

obvious

from

Theorem

t h e o r y , c f . [Sw,

abelian

g r o u p G,

there exists,

reduced

homology

theory k

up

over

Chap.

10])

t o isomorphism,

R with

k (S°) = Q

from

reduced

singular

homology

H*(-,G)

Let

be

reduced

ordinary

homology

theory over

+

Going

a

t o more

c o n c r e t e t e r m s we

torial

"cellular"

M

R,

over

which

description

want

on

to explicate

of the groups k (M)

i s completely analogous

n

that,

for a

a unique

G.

coming

k

below

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an

and

i s the

:=

almost

of a

to the well

G

given

known

given

ordinary theory

t h e c a t e g o r y HO

R

well

*.

k (S°) . Q

combinaCW-complex

topological

case,

c f . [Sw,

Recall with

Chap. 1 0 ] .

t h a t the degree

[f] = m[id s

also on

n

i f f does n

n

(S ).}

n

deg(f)

1 i n n

f

n

n

(S ), provided

not preserve

I f n

o f a map

= 0 we

base

: S

=

-* S

n>0.

n

{N.B.

This

makes

s i n c e TT^ ( S ) a c t s

+1

i f f =

i d s

interchanges

i s the integer

n

points,

put deg(f)

n

t h e two p o i n t s o f S°, and d e g ( f )

=

o

0

sense

t r i v i a l l y

, deg(f)

i n the

m

=

-1

i f f

remaining

cases.

For n

every

cell

:= d i m a

a o f M we

( c f . V, map

obtained

dimension

n-1

we

.n-1

characteristic S

§ 7 ) . L e t 0

the

set ^

not

admitted

n

i f T

with

cell

T of

map

commutes.

T

2

a n d ip^ i s a n

iso-

put

(

M

) of cells

C (M) n

given

the formula

complex

of I (M),

(M,{x }). Q

(n >0)

immediate

C.(M)

i s the free

of dimension

as an element

CW-complex

i s n o t an

chain

then

relative by

n

n

= deg(cp^) .

that

=0.

1

-* M

the associated

are canonical projections,

b y ty^. We

define the cellular

C (M)

diagram

E - /S -

n

preserving

..n-1 /..n-1 M /M

.n-1

: E

a

For every

defined base-point

.n-1

ip

^ denote

restriction.

that the following

.n-1

n

map

Q

The

n.

as

of

follows.

abelian

Here

3

I f n N t o a

C. ( f )

obvious

homology

f

that

theory

: C. (M) -> C. (N) 93

indeed

and G

:= k

Q

= 0 .

(S )

isomorphisms

: H ( C . (M) ® G ) - k ( M )

M

n

that,

Z

f o revery

H (C.

cellular

map

f

k

(M) ® G )

n

H (C.

n

n

: M -» N , t h e s q u a r e

(M)

(f) ®G)

n

H (C.

(N)

n

k (N)

®G)

n

commutes.

This

c a n be d e r i v e d

theory, is

c f . [Sw, Chap.

given.

The s t a r t i n g

wedge o f c o p i e s implies

k

n

In

gives

39 = 0

n _ 1

)

|K|

the

abstract

R

canonical with

10] where point

the explicit

n

S ,

one copy

that

n

1

n

that

f o reach n

n

description of

(M /M ~ )

M /M a £I

= C

n

f o rt h e boundary

n

(M). This

(M) ® maps

^ i s the

z

G.

The

case

i n C.(M)

[loc.cit.].

with

that

M

i s a geometric

K the abstraction simplicial

complex

characteristic

the chain

also

also

as i n t h e t o p o l o g i c a l

i s the observation

proof

complex

of M

simplicial

K i n o n e o f many ways

C.(K) o f t h e a b s t r a c t

p. 314 b e l o w .

complex,

( I I I , § 4 ) , we c a n o r d e r

maps a t o u r d i s p o s a l .

*) cf.

t h e axioms

= 0 f o rq * n and k

an easy

t h e s p e c i a l case

M =

from

o f t h e sphere

(M /M

q

G = Z also indeed

directly

Now

[ E S , p . 67]'

and then

C.(M)

pointed

hence

and

have

coincides ordered

simplicial

complex

description

Corollary cial

3.4.

complex

= V'

that,

and

we

obtain

the

following

truly

combinatorial

k (M). n

For K

K

°K such

of

K,

every

there

G)

^

f o r any

n € Z

exists

k

n


simplicial

f

: K

the

following

square

commutes:

VK-G)

^

»

k

n

(

l

K

l

R>

K H (f)

( l f l

n

L

V'

If

the

reduced

description although theory

Theorem

5T L

G)

of

this

[Sw,

3.5

homological

homology the can

Chap.

>

n

(

I

theory

groups be

k

L

k*

k (M)

one

R

)

i s not

for M

+

enormously

15]

I

a

ordinary pointed

complicated.

In

to

cohomology

analogous

way.

again

CW-complex i n the

sequence

(E

r

Whitehead). r

,d )

with

P191

converging

As

then

a

cellular

i s possible,

topological

proves

( A t i y a h - H i r z e b r u c h , G.W. spectral

) *

R

E

2

There =

H

P19I

exists

a

natural

( C . ( M ) «>k P

(S°)) 9i

k (M). +

duals

of

these

theorems

3.3

and

3.5

can

be

proved

in

an

§4

- Homology

We

need

some

formalities

without

base

points.

Notations direct weak

We

o f weak

I f M

{+} w i t h

spaces

have

the relations

polytope

a one p o i n t space

since

p o i n t +. this

{We

would

[M,N°]

hand

side

the left

p o i n t p r e s e r v i n g homotopy

If

weak

M

+

(M^|X€A)

(4.4)

A X

from pairs

v

reduced

=

+

Mt

t o N° w h i l e

as a pointed

t o use t h i s

with

notation for

Def. 3 i n IV,

N° denotes

the

t h e space

N

§6.} forgetting

=

X )

theory.

classes

(free)

hand

side

denotes

o f maps

from

M

+

t o N.

homotopy the set I f X i s

+

polytopes

then

.

A

section

and t h e next

o r cohomology

HP*(R)

over

the right

the set of

.

M,)

X€A

homology

of spaces

+

o f weak

( U

i n this

denotes

then

(M x

A

the category

extended

M

i s a family

objective

trary

from

polytope

A6A

Our

denotes

[M ,N]

of

(4.3)

+

M

w i t h anc

+

=

o f maps

second

conflict

R then

R then

{+}, r e g a r d e d

hesitate

over

classes

a

over

spaces

bijection

of course,

base

between

point.

a natural

(4.2)

where,

about

i s a p o i n t e d space

base

polytopes

i s a weak

polytope w i t h base

I f N

the

4.1. a)

sum MU

arbitrary b)

of pairs

theory

t o t h e homotopy

R and t o understand

one

i s t o extend

over

category

R

an

arbi-

i n the correct HWSA(2,R)

way

ofa l l

the formal properties

of the

In

this

s e c t i o n we

polytopes). HP(2,R) the

both

pair

If

F

i s

a

map

we

i n

the

a

attention

?(2,R)

natural

or

of

at

these

WP-pairs

pairs

endomorphism

instead of

WP-pairs

the

covariant

cohomology

most

case w i l l

sections

of

E

and

(=

pairs

the

which

we

have

than

on

homology.

1.

homology

cf.

often

and be

functor

F(M,0).

HP(2,R),

then

conventions

last

contravariant

F(M)

subcategory

Analogous

In

have

write

f u l l

f*

category

covariant

between

by

focus

of

weak

homotopy

maps

a

pair

category

(M,A)

to

(A,0).

a

usually as

The

w i l l

by

f*

been For

I f

the

for

we

(M,A)

to

we

then HP(R)



i s

(N,B)

homomorphism

space

time

now

Ab

regard

contravariant

the

justice

:

the

other

of

that

f

denote

in

most

HP(2,R)

{Recall

1.1.} we

obeyed

from

a

F[f]

case.

categories.

more

give

explicit

preference

on to

homology.

Definition braic

A

homology

functors

h^

theory)

: HP(2,R)

transformations

Exactness.

is

exact.

from the

=

A )

to

WP-pair

AUB

i

N

every

i

and

n

j

i s

-*• h ^ ^ E

n

(

R

M

a

together

WP-pair

h

(more p r e c i s e l y , an

over

+

Ab

: h

(M,A).

)

IT

denote

family

with

which

(M,A)

h

n

(

the

the

M

'

A

)

a

(h ln€Z)

satisfy

sequence

are

closed

semialge-

covariant

(3 ln€3) n

the

of

following

natural axioms.

sequence

3 (M,A)'

h

n

i n c l u s i o n s from

The

of

n

family

long

unreduced

i s called

the

n - 1

(

A

)

(A,0)

homology

to

(M,0)

and

sequence

of

(M,A).

If A then

+

3

"17*

Here

(M,0)

Excision. M

For

V

h

theory

and the

B

inclusion i

: h ( A A fl B ) n

f

:

-^h (M,B) n

subspaces (A,A

D B)

of ->

a

(M,B)

weak

polytope

induces

an

M

with

isomorphism

for

every

n G Z.

Additivity. weak

I f M

polytopes

for

every

These

A

additive)

draw

from

homology

For

from

pair a l l

7 ] . We

and mostly

M

call

family

induce

+

from

be a homology

a n d we

h (M) ^ h n

n

(M^|A€A)

of

an

isomorphism

of a

(strongly

i s contractible that

with A

h (M,{x}) n

theory

©h (M,{x}) n

{x}

M

of

topological

a

topological

homology

very

well

c f . [ E S , Chap.

theory.

known

1 ] , [Sw,

R.

R there

exact

i s a unique

sequence

of the

retracpair

isomorphism

.

i s a homotopy

(More

a strong deformation

by arguments

over

over

here

topological

here,

a canonical

- 0.

a homology

the axioms

t h e homology

then

of pairs

an unreduced

polytope M

have

( * )

o f the axioms

such

not repeated

t o { x } . Thus

splits

conclude

-> M

o n t h e c a t e g o r y W(2)

consequences

7]. Let h

(4.5)

M

^ :

analogues

t h e o r y , more p r e c i s e l y

some

(M,{x})

If

theory

any p o i n t x o f a weak

tion

i

of a

^ h ( M ) n

[Sw, Chap.

topology

Chap.

h (M, ) n X

A

(IV,1.10)

the inclusions

are the precise

CW-complexes

We

e

sum

n € Z.

axioms

homology

then

: ©

(JL*) X

i s the direct

generally,

retract

of M

equivalence and

whenever then

(M,A)

h^(M,A)

we

i s a

= 0 f o r

n.)

Proposition decreasing denote

4.6

(Homology

sequence

W P - t r i p l e , and l e ti

the associated inclusion

inclusion

(A,0)

-+ ( A , C ) .

:

of a triple).

( A , C ) -» (M,C) , j

maps

Finally,

L e t (M,A,C)

of WP-pairs.

f o r any n GZ,

we

:

(M,C)

be

a

(M,A)

L e t i ^denote

the

introduce the

the

composite homomorphism

3 (M,A,C)

: h (M,A) - J ^ x y -

n

The

long

3 is

n + 1

(M,A,c)'

4.7

h

(

n

A

C

'

)

^ 7

h

n

(

M

(Mayer-Vietoris

o f a weak

A (M,A,B,C)

M

V

polytope

denote

n

'

C

)

h

— 7 7

n

(

C

'

)

sequence).

M with

M

A

'

)

h

3 (M,A,c) ' n - 1

(

A

'

n

C

)

"

with

h

— T T

inclusion

M

B

n( ' )*-T7T

where

a(x) =

( i ^ ( x ) , i +

^3'

^-4*

n

gory

study

by

L e t A^

=

A




3 (A,An ,c)

2

( x ) )

+

h

'

B

n-1
M triangle of

( c f . 1 . 6 . i i ) . We h a v e a c o m m u t i n g

WP-pairs c

(M,A)

>

(MUCA,CA)

(M/A,A/A)

with

TT a h o m o t o p y

spaces

w i t h o u t base n

axiom

n

Given

C i ]

a

h (M)

with

CN

{Again

the

of

n

+

the

i l l e g a l l y ,

homology

sequence

the

maps

=

3

:=

x

MUCA,

upper

n n

t p l

we

n € Z as

the

i s an

obtain

and

CN/N

as

(CN,N,{x})

3 (CN,N,{x})

are

n

By

the

that

point,

projection

spaces

A/A

q.e.d. ]

SM =

: CN

without base =

n

( c f . Prop.

4.6)

isomorphisms.

We

a^(M)

i s the j

-* C N / N . point

0.

;

(CN/N,*

which

p

h (CN,{x})

mean excision)

isomorphism

Recall

base

i s contractible

triple

M/A,

isomorphism,

an

follows.

natural

CA,

i n d e x °.}

i t s natural

under

S i n c e CN

the

also

(N,x)

and

CN

of n

N

r e g a r d CN

i n d e x °.}

boundary

of

x €N we

Thus

f o r every

cone

here

omitted the

polytope M

(SM)

1

point

the

We

isomorphism.

reduced

omitting

as

point.

weak

to h

n

image

i s an

pointed

from

the

equivalence, {illegally

j \

The

shows define

that a

n

(M)

composite

h

n

(

N

,

{

x

}

_ ^

)

. h

(CN,N)

n + 1

h

n + 1

(CN/N.{x})

.

n+1 The is

second an

arrow

i s an

isomorphism.

Proposition equivalences

4.9. a

I t i s natural

(H |n€Z) n

: n

isomorphism

n

n n

n

+ 1 °

by

i n

Proposition

i

s

a

r

e

d

u

above.

Thus

a

(M)

M.

together with s

4.8

c

e

d

the

family

homology

(o ln£Z) n

theory over

of R.

natural

j

Proofj_

We o b t a i n

WP-?air

t h eexactness

(M,A) f r o m

(M°,A°,{x}), w i t h the

wedge

axiom

We c o n s i d e r

axiom

( § 3 , D e f . 1) f o r a g i v e n

4.8 a n d t h e h o m o l o g y x t h ebase

f o r a given

t h ed i r e c t

point

sequence

4.6 o f t h e t r i p l e

o f M a n d A. I t r e m a i n s

family

pointed

(M^|X€A) o f p o i n t e d

t o verify

weak

polytopes.

sum N

:= U M ° a n d i t s c l o s e d s u b s p a c e B := U { x , } X X o f M^. We h a v e N / B = V M^. We d e n o t e t h i s p o i n t X X

with

x^ t h ebase

ed

weak

of

t h epair

(4.8)

point

polytope

b y M.

B i sa retract

( N , B ) ( c f . D e f . 1) s p l i t s

and t h ea d d i t i v i t y 0 - © h ({x >) X n

The

Since

x

cokernel

axiom

-> © h ( M ) X

A

n

of thef i r s t

T h u s we o b t a i n

f o r h

A

o f N t h ehomology

into

short

we o b t a i n

+

-> h ( M ) - 0

sequences.

short

exact

Using

sequences

.

n

map i n t h e s e q u e n c e

an isomorphism

exact

sequence

i s© h X

(M, )

(cf.

4.5).

from

© R (M,) t o (M).I t i s e a s i l y X i s i n d u c e d b y t h e i n c l u s i o n s i ^ : M^ «-+ M. n

checked

that

this

isomorphism

q.e.d.

We n o w s t a r t tend" weak

with

i tt o an unreduced polytopes

over

k (M,A)

k

n

thus

: HP*(R)

:= k ( M , 0 )

n

of

pointed

n

pair

weak

extensions that

+

n

M

+

coincides with

(M

+

+

r

A )

R and want t o

k . F o rany pair

(M,A)

+

n

: HP(2,R)

"ex-

of

We

Ab o f t h e f u n c t o r s

polytope

M,

.

polytopes

over

identify

t o M/A.

+

M /A

R. T h e n +

+

The homomorphism k t p ] n

n

Applying

a long

+

(M ,A )

exact

i sa

pair

= M/A. L e t p d e n o t e t h e

t h ehomomorphism k t j ]

(M,A).

we o b t a i n

k

f o r a n y weak

= k (M )

polytopes.

m a p j : (M,0)

theory

k* o v e r

,

o f weak

p r o j e c t i o n from

k (M/A)

clusion the

n

(M,A) b e a p a i r

natural to

obtain

theory

define

Ab. N o t i c e

k (M)

Let

R we

n

indeed

homology

homology

:= k ( M / A )

n

and

a reduced

t h edual sequence

induced

from

+

k (M ) n

by t h e i n -

o f P r o p o s i t i o n 2.1 t o

k

with

(A)

homomorphisms

+

+

(M ,A )

> k

:

n

9 n+1

3

n

i

*

=

3

hence

on

Proposition

4.10.

(k ln€2)

Proof. dent

As

The

by

ral

over

The

7 ] ) , and R with

Similarly Unred

h

T

These

between

Ho(R)

and

reduced

Since safely

have

leave

Analogous gories $

+

with

«E

1

on

this

i s a homology -*

just

been

the

pair

+

k

+

i-> k

between

of

n

theory

over

natu-

R.

J

follows from

i s an

obvious

homology

the category

naturally

as

(4.4).

notion

theories

Ho(R)

evi-

q.e.d.

of a

natu-

( c f . [Sw,

o f homology

theories

morphisms.

to a

extends

+

(3 ln€Z)

established. Excision i s

. Additivity

-* g

family

3

n-1

extends

Ho(R), and

t h e homology

homology

we

depend

(A)

1

n

functor

naturally

Red

to a

functors are quasi-inverse natural

u /r>\ ~~* U n r e d • R e d Ho(R)

morphism,

> k ~

5

n

:Ho(R)

->

Ho(R)

functor

-> H o ( R ) .

4.11.

d

naturally

theories there

: h*

«-». h

+

— 3

natural transformations

Theorem

i

of k

the assignment

: Ho(R)

-» k n

can introduce

these

assignment

: k

homology

we

which

together

axiom has

the definition

transformation

Chap.

3_ n

exactness

f o r reduced

(M,A)

n

*

(M,A).

n

transformations

• k j

(M,A)

and

ral

(M)

n

i . e . there i d ~ Ho(R)

very

the proof

natural equivalences and £

of unreduced

and

R

equivalences

In oarticular, -

correspond

uniquely

up c

with

toi s o the

R.

explicit of this

natural

Red*Unred.

theories over

t h e o r i e s over

been

exist

equivalences

on

similar

matters

theorem to the

h

+

»-* h * ,

reduced

k

+

i n §2

we

now

can

reader.

k

+

exist

topological

between

homology

the

cate-

theories,

as

i s well

known and p r o v e d

Henceforth

we

usually

semialgebraic

If

K => R

w i l l

i n t h e same

identify

and t h e t o p o l o g i c a l

i s a real

closed

base

f o r every

homology

over

R,

the restriction

Conversely, (g*)

over

K

In

this

theories

For

K, way

every

theory h

homology

called

ft

+

= h^, both

+

extension then

over

+

of h

theory

K we

+

t o R,

+

over

g

have such

theories

a homology

such

that

K u n i q u e l y up t o n a t u r a l

equivalence.

R we

have

formulas,

§2 h

+

*~ R (h*) .

a homology

R correspond

(M,A) o v e r

from

theory

R (h^)"=

that

over

any WP-pair

i n the

i ti s clear

R yields

t h e e x t e n s i o n o f g ^ t o K,

t h e homology

over

= k ,

+

setting.

field

that

called

k

way.

theory

((g*) )~

= (g*)

K

w i t h t h e homology

i n analogy

to

(2.6) and

(2.9) ,

(4.11)

h*(M,A)

=

h (M(K),A(K)) n

(g ) (M(K),A(K)) n

and

similar

Every

every

with

theory

homology

h^

a

homology

g (M,A) n

f o r t h e b o u n d a r y maps

over

theory

IR

theory

( g * )

t

o

g

a

h* (M,A)

t

to a semialgebraic ( h ) +

S

a

.

Conversely,

"extends" o

p

)~

=

to a

^*^top*

IR c o r r e s p o n d

topoloI

n

3R ,



t

h

i

s

uniquely

equivalence. For every

)

( M

.

n

(h^ )"

that

(M/A) o f s e m i a l g e b r a i c C W - c o m p l e x e s

(4.12)

a

that

such

p

8

"restricts"

+

theory

t h e s e m i a l g e b r a i c homology the topological

h

such

s e m i a l g e b r a i c homology

gical way

formulas

topological

homology

=

K

pair

Consequently, over

each

given

real

a

t o p o l o g i c a l homology

closed

field

R

a

homology

theory

h , +

there

exists

theory

R

R

which

The

h„

, s a . Ov ((h„ ) )

=

corresponds

pendant

+

cients

i n

R

cellular

by

a

some

topological way

We

define

Definition is

a

with

that

every

N

h^we

evaluated

on

Theorem

3.3.

to

can

cohomology

of

be

describe

R

a

with

coeffi-

CW-pair For

h (M,A)

an in

n

(M,A)

over

extraordinary a

cellular

theories.

unreduced)

contravariant n

(6 |nGZ)

pair

of

(M,A)

N

of

h (A)

n

polytopes

> h

h*

: H?(2,R)

(notations



1

h

theory

transformations

hold

weak

n

- r * - h (M)

functors

natural

axioms

cohomology

as

the

n

+

1

6

N

-> A b n

: h »E

i n Def.

long

(M,A)

over

R

to-»

h

1).

sequence

-

N

6 (M,A)

exact.

Excision. UB

=

M

i *

is

can

H*(-,G)

3.5.

3

A

G

following three

For

+

s i n g u l a r homology

(semialgebraic

family

h .

analogous

theory

unreduced

-> h ( M , A )

is

of

group

Theorem

(h |n€Z)

the

Exactness.

to

A

a

R

procedure

n

family

gether such

2.

over

abelian

homology

analogous

now

canonically to

H (-,G)

R

R

an

If A then

and for

B

are

every

N

: h (M,B)

closed n € Z,

subspaces

the

of

natural

a

weak

polytope

M

with

map

n

-* h ( A , A D B)

isomorphism.

Additivity.

If M

topes

for

then,

i s the every

direct

n 6 Z,

the

sum

of

a

natural

family map

(M^IXGA)

of

weak

poly-

n

+

1

(i*)

is

an

A l l word

n

: h (M)

n

- T T

h (M,)

isomorphism

our

considerations

f o r cohomology

analogous nation.

on

homology

theories.

t o t h e ones

They

above, which

theories lead we

c a n be

repeated word

to notations

w i l l

and

by

results

use w i t h o u t f u r t h e r

expL

§5

- Homology

We

want

t o extend

H?(2,R) R.

similar

functor

F

tp :

triple

a

unique

+

We

-» A b

define

t o HWSA(2,R)

over

As elsewhere

: F(X,B)

problem

R l e t I(M,A)

(X,B,[cp]), x

:

R

from

of a l lpairs

R and

ignore

the category o f spaces

( c f . V,

§4)

over

i n a way

t o extend

i n a canonical

a single

the set of triples

[cp] t h e h o m o t o p y

class

thus

a

of a

[cp] , a l t h o u g h t h i s

there

i p » x -Wr

have

a n
( X ' , B ' )

F [ f ] as t h e dotted

F[g]

F(X,B)

!

(X ,B )

arrow

which

such

makes

there that

the

square

F ( X * ,B' )

F[f] F (M' ,A')

F (M, A )

commutative. of

tp a n d tp' . I n t h i s

£

It

I t i s easily

homotopy

from

the last

equivalence f

a WP-pair

(M,A,[id,

( i d

These

we

that

£[f]

obtain

does

n o t depend

a covariant

on t h e c h o i c e

functor

: H W S A ( 2 , R ) -* A b .

i s clear

Given

way

seen

(M,A)

)

1

(M,A) *

F

(M,A)

over

. v ] )i n I ( M , A ) .

isomorphisms

functor

:

sentence

F

M

< '

A

)

i n V.6.15 f

1

-* ( M , A )

into

R there exists T h u s we

~* ^(M,A)

have

an

F

turns

every

weak

isomorphism F [ f ] .

a distinguished

a canonical

element

isomorphism

.

f i tt o g e t h e r t o a n a t u r a l

to the restriction

that

FlHP(2,R)

o f F.

equivalence from the We

feel

justified

to

identify

FlHP(2,R)

and

thus

over

If

we

=

write

R a n d a n y map

tp :

(X,B)

F,

F(M,A)

= F(M,A)

f between

(M,A)

t h e homomorphism tp

free

t o a b b r e v i a t e F [ f ] by

+

from f

+

(M,A)

pairs.

i s a WP-approximation

then

R.

such

and F [ f ] = F [ f ] f o r any WP-pair

above

of a pair

coincides

f o r a n y map

with

between

o f spaces

F [ t p ] . we pairs

now

over

R

feel

of spaces

over

We

f

call

tion.

It

the

i s easily

from

F

to

natural

a

extension

to

a

of

seen

second

the

that

functor

functor

every

G

: F

to

natural

: H ( 2 , R) i

transformation

F

HWSA(2,R) by transformation

-» A b

-* G,

WP-approxima-

extends

called

the

in a

T

: F



unique

extension

of

G

way T

by

WP-approximation.

By

an

analogous

we

can

extend

category F

of

any

-> A b

of

generally

values

turns

F

: Hfc2(2)

-> A b

on

the

homotopy

[W,

p.

224]

homotopy

canonically

t o p o l o g i c a l weak

i n the and,

a l l t h i s works f o r category

Ab

is

that

to

produce

direct

If

h

homology

h

on n

functor

CW-approximation

t o p o l o g i c a l CW-complexes

which

of

(n

classical

to

a

functor

equivalences

isomorphisms.

More

n

using

covariant

pairs

: HT0P(2)

into

procedure,

of

for diagrams

is a

+

course,

HWSA(2,R).

|n€Z)

of

of

also

or

want

functors.

of

e x c i s i o n theorem

to

ignore

Gr

holds

question

or

R

Set

then

category

or

is a

H«0(2)

Set

functors.

there

we

understand Here

the

for the

for

the

HP(2,R)

of The

with

sets whole

instead point

distinguished

way

limits.

over

to

or

on

contravariant

inverse

theory

We

groups

for

i n Ab

and

these

this

Gr

functors

obtain

the

n

some t i m e

I t turns first

every

properties

d i f f i c u l t

n -

for

of

question out

to

dealing

h

a

n

the

family

i s what

be

functor

sort

convenient

with

easier

matters.

Definition Important of

cases

subspace.}

spaces {We a)

1 . L e t c9t b e

use A

i n OL, the

are

Let and

prehomology

space

(X = P{R)

H0t(2) l e t E

letter

a

E

category.

{We

are

, W S A ( R ) , HO,

TOP

with

denote denote

the the

uniformly

theory

h

+

on

homotopy

«

i s a

b i t vague the

category

endomorphism

for

a

(M,A)

usual of

here. notion

pairs (A,0)

of of

HCX(2).

a l l # . } sequence

(h

|n€2)

of

covariant

functors

h

n

: H0l(2) 3

transformations the

n

"long homology

e x a c t . Here

from b)

(M,0)

h

n

(T l n € Z ) n

(M)

n

T

a

natural

Let 3

: h

n-1

and

)

(

A

)

"

M

(A,0) t o (M,0) a n d

prehomology

transformations T

the following

square

n

: h

theories n

-> h

1

n

on

such

commutes.

h (M,A)

H

T _ (A,0) n

i ti spretty

sequence

1

n

we w r i t e

g

(

A

( A )

) instead

( o risomorphism)

( i . e .every

obvious

from

T (M,A)

h

i s an

n

theory on ?(R). Every to a natural that

5.1. The sequence

of natural

A-1

+

o f h ^ ( A , 0 ) . } We c a l l t o h^ i f every

T

R

T

i sa

isomorphism).

natural transformation

t r a n s f o r m a t i o n 3„ : & -> ( h ^ E ) * n n n - i '

(h °E) n-1

V

= n" - * E . n-1

of functors

(h lnGZ) n

transformations (3 ln€Z) n

together with the

i s a prehomology

theory

o n WSA(R).

Proof. cp : (X,B) h

from

5 ( ,A) ' n - 1

)

3 • (M, A ) n

equivalence

n

A

n

h* be a prehomology

n

'

(M, A )

n

i nprevious sections

natural

M

: h * -> h ^ b e t w e e n

n

{As

(

n

the inclusions

9 (M,A)

h

( M , A ) € (X,

h

h

i r

of natural

( M , A ) € (X{2)

(M, A )

R

pair

sequence"

transformation T

f o r every

h

f o r every

of natural

(M,A).

OC i s a s e q u e n c e that

(3^1n£Z)

a sequence that,

n

i and j denote

t o

A natural

: h ^ -> h _^E s u c h

h (A)

3 ^ (M,A) n+1 is

-* A b t o g e t h e r w i t h

Given

a pair

(M,A) o f s p a c e s

( X , B ) -> ( M , A ) . We t h e n with

t h e h -homology +

over

c a n compare sequence

R we c h o o s e

a

t h e h^-homology

WP-approximation sequence

of

o f (M,A) u s i n g t h e i s o m o r p h i s m s

X * i n d u c e d b y cp a n d i t s r e s t r i c t i o n s

: (X,0) -> (M,0) ,

X

(B,0)

:

logy

-> ( A , 0 )

sequence

sequence

of

of

which

are again

(X B) i s exact

WP-approximations.

t h e same h o l d s

f

Since

t h e h -hcmo+

f o r the h -homology +

(M,A).

q.e.d.

Proposition

5.2. F o r e v e r y

prehomology

t h e o r i e s on ?(R) t h e sequence

(T lnGZ)

formation

: n ^ -* g

t h e o r i e s on WSA(R).

T

an

isomorphism

We

leave

tension

the easy o f h*

Similarly, o n HO

isomorphic

homotopy

phic

( h*)

R

v

R

to simplify

Notations fixed

i) n

ii)

g

over

+

T

t o g * . We

know

topological

I f (M,A) i s a p a i r

I f T i s

(resp.

+

T )

the ex-

t

every

prehomology

theory

and every

natural

h * o n TOP

such

isomorphism)

want

f

t o understand

§4

that

there

formal

we

have i n

t o study

prehomology

exists

such

the prehomology

a

that

theory

the theory

theories

the

+

a t g* o r a t a

+

: fi^ -> g ^ .

g . For a l l questions

look

h

g

( h ) R

topologig* i s i s o -

+

v

i s

isomor-

. This

+

allows

drastically.

homology

instead of H

h

up t o i s o m o r p h i s m ,

i tsuffices

i s a pair

call

(resp.

from

B y P r o p o s i t i o n 5.2

notations

i s a natural trans-

: h * -» g * b e t w e e n

theory

h*, unique

. Thus

between

+

WP-approximations.

R we

w h e t h e r we

5.3. F o r t h e r e s t

I f (M,A)

3 (M,A)

by

theory

isomorphism)

theory

theory

t o h*»

a

(resp.

We

CW-approximation

not matter

morphic

us

t o HWSA(R)

+

o f t h e prehomology

i tdoes

to

to the reader.

T )

: h * -> g

isomorphism.

t o a prehomology

any homology

theory cal

proof

T

n

prehomology

to a natural transformation

properties mind

f i s an

by c l a s s i c a l

transformation

Given

between

+

(resp.

extends

extends

then

natural transformation

of this

section,

theory

of topological (M,A) a n d

(living spaces

a n d i n §6 a s w e l l , on

h

then

we

w r i t e h (M,A) and n

n

over

R then

we

i s

HM0(2)).

§ (M,A).

o f spaces

+

write h

(M,A) a n d

3

n

(M,A) i n s t e a d o f 3 (M,A)

stead

I f M

space

=

we

I f M

:= h ( N , { x } )

n

Similarly,

(M) - ^ h

often

a

real

of

(SM)

phism

V

( J J K n

(M,A) , a n d r a t h e r 3

but abusively, space

over

i fM

often i n -

3.

o r even

n

R or a pointed

i s a pointed

f

[Sw, Chap.

field

: h

a

R then

of the reduced

topological

main

a,

closed

field

n € 2 there exists that

n

R

h

+

by

denote i t s isomorphism cases

we

o f o (M).

f o rhomology).

: L

n

we

(M) . I n b o t h

(M,A) • > h ( M ( K ) , A ( K ) ) s u c h 3

space,

instead

theorem

the suspension

theory

2 ] b y SM a n d t h e n a t u r a l

extension of a real

h (M,A)

denote

homology

7]) again by

R and every

we

topological

, o r even

and second

(M,A) o v e r

K (M A)

(SM)

briefly

(First

closed

n

n + 1

polytope over

( c f . [Sw, Chap.

more

5.4

spaces

weak

suspension

write

Theorem

and

.

n

h ( M ) -> h

topological R

briefly,

i s a pointed

isomorphism

h

(M, A )

define

n

n

v

0

(N,x) i s a p o i n t e d

h (M)

a (M).

( h ) K n

more

R

i i i )

iv)

of

R.

i ) Let K

For every

a natural

be pair

isomor-

a l l the squares

(M, A ) '

R

h

n-1

< (M,A)

(

A

V - 1

n

h ( M ( K ) ,A(K)) n

h

3 ( M ( K ) ,A(K))

n

-

1

)

A

< '0)

(A(K))

n

commute. ii)

For every

exists

a natural

A (M,A) n

such

pair

that

of weakly

semialgebraic

isomorphism

: h (M,A) n

a l lthe squares

h

n

(M

t < } p

, A

f c o p

)

spaces

(M,A) o v e r

3R

there

3

(M,A)

h (M,A)

> h

n

n

_

(A)

1

= j A __ ( A , 0 )

A (M,A) n '

n

1

I V ^ o p ' W

V M

t

o

, A

p

t

Q

)

p

h

'

(

n-1

A

t0P

}

commute.

Indication K (M,A),

\ (M,A)

n

tified these pair

n

and

We

these

now d e f i n e

(M,A) o v e r

established

R

(resp.

M

(

n

(M,A),

t

o

A

*

p

t

o

isomorphisms

and then

have

) respectively

p

isomorphisms

IR) l e a v i n g

such

f o r an

iden-

by

arbitrary

the verification

ofthe

commutativities t o the reader.

WP-approximation

regarded

o f spaces

o f (M,A) t h e n

Thus t h e d i r e c t

of

n

h (M(K),A(K))

L e t (M,A) b e a p a i r

nical

already

o f weak p o l y t o p e s

n

isomorphisms. o f spaces

I n §4 w e h a v e

f o rpairs

n

h (M,A) w i t h

various

i)

of proof.

system

the first

I f tp : ( X , B ) -> ( M , A ) i s a

cp i s a W P - a p p r o x i m a t i o n

o f (h (Y,C)I (Y,C, (M, A)

o f (M(K),A(K)).

K

from

n

define system

R.

( h ( X , B ) l (X,B,[cp]) 6 I ( M , A ) )

as a subsystem

w a y . We

over

limit

c a n be

) G I (M ( K ) ,A (K) ) i n a

as t h e natural

t o thedirect

above

map

from

cano-

the direct

o f t h e second

limit

one. I t i san

isomorphism. ii)

L e t (M, A )

I'(M,A)

denote

(X,B,[tp]) Further

J

map a

system

n

M t

o

p

A

'

t

A

(M,A)

o

p

) denote a

t o

spaces

0

of (h

n

c a

l

1

(Y,C) I ( Y , C ,

o f t h e second

the direct system,

a r e isomorphisms.

We

(Y,C,[^1)

M t

o

limit

which

i sh

define

p

A

'

t

p

0

(

M t

o

p

i

have

an

n

)

}

*

W

e

d

A

t

Q

e

f

i

n

3 (M,A)

e

p ^ *

system B

o

t

n

evi-

The

canonically n

of the first n

with

(M, A ) ) - » h ( M , A ) .

(M,A) c a n b e r e g a r d e d ) €J
^ t o p ' t o p ^

dent

n

with

l e t (

o f weakly

the subset

M

\\) :

the

be a p a i r

as a as

t o the direct

a (M,A) and n

X (M,A)

=

n

(End

We h

n

n

f

.

n

of our explanations

now

1

3 (M A)«a (M,A)

are justified

concerning

to identify

most

often

h (M A) n

and,

we

n

of course,

3 (M,A)

Example

3 (M(K),A(K)), n

5.5. L e t h

some

abelian

over

R t h e groups

morphisms, [DK D

This

group

with

i s evident

since

there

exist

K c= M

and L c A of M

But than

groups

anew

i s absent g

H (M,G)

3

t o prove

obtain

this

the result

i n the special

X

to M

that

and t h e five-lemma. ->

. Let X

i s a WP-approximation

f o r the family

see that

cp^ : X ^

case

a l l A^ a r e

i n g e n e r a l by use o f t h e long

(M,A) a n d t h e (M^,A^)

from

holds

[cp] we n

W

i s i ttrue

topological

(M^,A^)

coefficients

of the constant sheaf

a sheaf

5.7. L e t ((M^,A^)IAGA)

and A denote

inclusion

M

about

i s a f o r m a l consequence

sequence

H (M,G )

generality

(M, G ^ ) ? How

Proposition

This

with

g

groups

In which

H (M,G) =

with

cohomology

G.

O p e n Q u e s t i o n B. that

singular

:=

o f M.

F o r any X G A

U(X^IAGA). We

homology

The

know t h a t

(X, | A G A ) . U s i n g t h e i s o m o r p h i s m s A t h e c l a i m h o l d s f o r (M | AG A) . A

we

map

the [cp

h n

] and A

q.e.d.

§6

- Excision

The

conventions

cular,

h

1. A

i *

map

i

of

A fl B

as

i n 4.7,

6.1.

then

I f (M,A,B)

a

of pairs,

to the crucial

proposition

a triad

an

i fM

t h e o r y h^)

be

= A U B.

i ft h e

isomorphism

triad

and C

i s a

subspace

(M,A,B,C) , d e f i n e d

i n contrast

i s excisive.

Proof.

We

the field

Every

from

triad

§4

that

R i s sequential

complete

core

( c f . V.4.7). P(A) flP(B)

p

105f],

x

triads then,

Now ( P ( M ) , P ( A ) , P ( B ) )

= P(ADB).

We

have

follow-

semialgebraic

over

R with A

polytopes

f o r every

: P ( X ) -> X e x i s t s

The

spaces.

o f spaces

o f weak

homo-

37ff].

are excisive?

of weakly

topological

(M,A,B)

of the long

[ E S , p.

triads

t h e "tameness"

to arbitrary

i n M

know

of the exactness

c f . [Sw, p.

witnesses

closed

and

induces

q u e s t i o n : Which

6.2.

X

i s called

i s an e x c i s i v e

formal consequence

Proposition

of

w i l l

i s exact.

sequences

t i a l l y

parti-

(cf. 5.3).

( f o r t h e homology

-* ( M , B )

In

theory which

the Mayer-Vietoris of the quadruple

logy

If

i n force.

n € Z.

i s again

spaces

homology

(M, A , B )

excisive

(A,ARB)

R

remain

n

This

ing

over

o f spaces

n

every

come

:

topological

o f spaces

(M,A,B)

section

: h (A,AHB) -^h (M,B)

Proposition

We

the preceding

triple

a triad

inclusion

for

from

on p a i r s

Definition call

limits

i s an a r b i t r a r y

+

evaluated

We

and

space

X

and i s a

i s a triad

a commuting

are over

excisive. R,

the par-

WP-approximation

o f weak

square

and B

polytopes

P(i)

(P(A) ,P(A)np(B) )

(A, AflB) and

P(i) i s just

cals

Now

that

consider

closed a

the inclusion

(M,A,B)

triad

with

excisive. theorem

Remark

Since

that

the pairs

(P(M),P(A),P(B))

above.

The

i s excisive

vertiwe

con-

a n d B(K)

i s sequential.

closed

S i n c e A(K) D B ( K ) =

f o rhomology

T h e n we c h o o s e

(M,A,B)

i s an e x c i s i v e

a real

(M(K),A(K),B(K))

i s excisive.

then

also

(M,B,A)

i s

j

q.e.d.

j

i s

\

excisive.

This

•]

c a n be seen

position

6.2

subspace

(AxO)

closed

be

g

1

to the triads

over

(AxO)

R which -> (M U

f

and with

1

(M ,B',A'), where M C

:= A R B ,

U (Cx [ 0 , - 1 ] ) , (Cx [-1,1 ] ) U ( B * 1 )

i s partially f

1

(M',A ,B )

U (Cxi) U ( B x 1 ) o f M x i

: (M, A)

:

for

t h e same way a s i n t o p o l o g y b y a p p l y i n g

6.4. L e t (M,A) b e a c l o s e d

a map

map"

i n much

subspaces

Theorem

N,N)

pair

o f spaces

proper

( c f .IV.8.4)

near

induces an

a n d A',B'

o f M',

over

M^A.

1

i s the

n

i ) We

Now we h a v e

first

: A -* N

t h e "push o u t

isomorphism

f

consider

a commuting

the case

diagram

that

I

arethe

h (M,A)^h (MU N,N) n

1

c f . [Sw, p . 1 0 3 f

R and f

Then

Pro-

e v e r y n € Z.

Proof.

].

main

conclude by t h e f i r s t

triad

|

(M (K) , A (K) ,B (K) ) i s a g a i n

i n M(K). Thus

( A f l B ) ( K ) we

5.4.ithat

6 . 3 . I f (M,A,B)

j;

R i snot sequential.

K of R which

A(K)

map b e t w e e n

i s excisive.

the case

overfield

(M,B)

i

are WP-approximations.

clude

(P(M),P(B))

M a n d N a r e weak p o l y t o p e s .

(M U

(M,A)

(M/A, *)

with §4

g

ri^Ep]

isomorphism. ii)

We

Then

(M U N/N,*) f

an isomorphism

that

now

we

and canonical

Thus

n n

t g l

i s an

t h e theorem

a commuting

i n t h e case

and

P(g) i s the pushout

(i)

that

h [P(g)]

I f finally field

conclude

K

R.

We

by t h e main

t h e s p e c i a l case

as

follows.

complete

M \A

n

now

of

direct

know

that

N

6.5. F o r e v e r y near

n

start

of

that

also

In^£«g3

from

i s an

the f i e l d

R

i s sequential.

N,N)

P(M U N) the pairs

t h e n we

step

( i i )

5 . 4 . it h a t

n n

and every

n € £ we

above.

u P

(

We

f

)

p

( N )

know

(IV.9.14)

from

step

h [g] i s bijective. n

choose

a

sequential

real

that

h [g ] i s b i j e c t i v e and n •* K i s bijective. q.e.d.

space

o f spaces have

P(M)

that

t g ]

i s the one-point

pair

=

f

and conclude

from

closed

t h e theorem

(M,A) w i t h

a natural

A

reads

partially

isomorphism

.

out t o prove

limits

between

theorem

h (M,A) ^ R ( M / A )

We

map

R i s not sequential

In

Corollary

p,q. Moreover

i s bijective

n

course

know

(P (M U.N) ,P (N))

(M U

WP-approximations

a n d q . We

square

P(cr)

with

p

isomorphism.

(M, A )

closed

Of

n

(P(M) ,P(A) )

i i i )

projections

and h [ q ] a r e isomorphisms.

prove

have

N,N)

f

a very general theorem

spaces.

about

t h e homology

Theorem

6.6. L e t (M,A) b e a p a i r

system Def.

o f subspaces

7 i n IV, §3). For every

h„(X,,Anxj

lim

q

ATT is

an

follows

five-lemma.

b)

f i r s t

( c f . V,

Milnor's

t o prove

i n general henceforth

this

of M

(cf.

map

i n t h e case

by u s i n g we

long

consider

the claim

that

homology

a single

f o ran a d m i s s i b l e

[ M i ] . We

t h e theorem

consider

A

i s empty.

sequences

space

M

Then

and the

instead

I n T we

have

:= U ( X

n

x [n-1,n]I

n

B

:= U ( X

n

x [n-1,n]I

n odd)

the closed

of a

now p r o v e

(X^|X€A) assume without

the claim,

t h e theorem

i s an exhaustion

that

the exhaustion

that

complexes

(Prop. (X^IAGA) with

IV.1.15).

by use o f

: T -> M

i sa

homotopy

(T,A,B)

sequence

i sexcisive.

A

of the quadruple

c f .[Mi].

i n t h e case

o f M.

Omitting

i s faithful

The s p a c e

i scofinal

respect

of

T cMxi^ o f t h e f a m i l y

that

the directed

superfluous (Prop.

t o this

M carries

i n the family decomposition,

system

i n d i c e s we

IV.1.14).

loss of generality, our directed family

exhaustion

n

subspaces

= T. B y P r o p o s i t i o n 6.2 t h e t r i p l e

gives

(X ln€iN)

even)

inspection of the Mayer-Vietoris

We

c a n be v e r i f i e d

§4. The n a t u r a l p r o j e c t i o n p

(V.4.5).

(T,A,B,ADB)

f i l t r a t i o n

the telescope

A

A UB

close

prove

, c f . V,

equivalence

such

Thus

trick

n

c)

q £ Z the natural

covering

q

§2, Def. 3 ) . Then

(X ln€!IN)

with

i s an a d m i s s i b l e

a directed

(M,A).

We

M

(X-^IAEA)

h,(M,A)

A

a) I t s u f f i c e s

claim

pair

A

and

isomorphism.

Proof. the

of M which

o f spaces

We

enlarge,

to a faithful a patch

of a l l finite c f . V, §1.

may

lattice

decomposition closed sub-

Henceforth family and

we a s s u m e

of finite

belts

that

closed

M i sa p a t c h complex

subcomplexes

M(n) o f M and a l s o

o f M . We

a t t h echunks

subcomplex

Moreover height

X^ (n)

i sjust

n with

keeping

By

X^ . S i n c e

a ( n ) o f

,n

A

X^

sum o f a l l c l o s e d X^ (n)

i s the

a t t h e chunks

i n M, w e h a v e

. In particular,

We h a v e

look

X, A

the

a n d (X-^IXEA)

= M

n

patches

i s empty

f o r n

n

n

.

a of M of

large,

fl3M(n).

: (M(n),3M(n))

-> (

M n

'

M n

_-|)

yields

isomorphisms

: h

For

every

(M(n) ,3M(n) ) ^ h ( M , M _ ) q

n

X € A t h e map g r e s t r i c t s

(X, ( n ) , 3 X , ( n ) ) t o (X. ^ , X , A A A ,n A , n— J

We o b t a i n

a commuting

square

yields

bijective

map g ^

vertical

U B , \ ^ X

> q

n '

m

X

X

n - ^ —

m

i st h ed i r e c t

a l lpatches

space

X^(n).

Thus,

homology

that

thenatural

lim

h

q

(

sequences

x

x

n

This

n and every

implies

that

and t h efive-lemma

h

q (

M

n ' n - l '

M ) n

arrows

'

(o,3o)

with

a running

(X^(n),3x^(n)) i st h e d i r e c t

(a, 3 a ) . Moreover,

map

nM ) -

M

by t h ea d d i t i v i t y

i san isomorphism.

long

(

sum o f t h e p a i r s

o f height

sum o f some o f t h e s e p a i r s

h

from

isomorphisms

• h„(M(n) ,3M(n)) q

through

arrow

t o t h epushout

which

with

.

1

l i m h (X, ( n ) , 3 X , ( n ) ) ——> q A A

(M(n),3M(n))

some

n

every a i scontained i n

of h

g

, t h eupper

horizontal

a i san isomorphism. we s e e b y i n d u c t i o n

Using on n

is

an

isomorphism

of

subspaces

lim,

of M

h ( X , q

lim

h

gives

flM

X

us

upper

The

vertical

)

lirn^h n

system

( X ^ fl

square

I (X,n)

of

CA

x IN) I

homomorphisms

(M ) n

h (M) Q

arrows

arrow are

horizontal

arrow

d)

obtain

theorem

the

We

choose

(X^ f l M l a G l ) a

(X^ D M I (X,a) 6 A x i ) a

i s bijective

bijective

lower

family

directed

n a t u r a l commuting

n

horizontal

argument.

a

The

A

The

We

n.

(X.)

q

IT

f o r every

by

step

i s bijective,

an

i n general

exhaustion

i s an of

by

as

by

what b)

somewhat

of

of

M

lirn^h

(M

)

the

proof.

been

repeating

o f M.

a

subspaces

just

proved.

Thus

the

claimed.

(M la€i)

exhaustion

of

has

X^.

The

gives

us

For

the

every

directed a

last

X €A

the

system

natural

commuting

square

lim (X,a)

lim

The

X,.

now

polytopes denote sets

the

of M

by

arrows

the

prove

A

lower

that

bijective

pairs

elements

space. (K,L)

respectively

system

of

inclusion.

pairs

of

by

step

bijective

horizontal

the

given

set of and

are

i s t r i v i a l l y

i n the

directed

given

r

arrow

Thus

can

h M)

(X,)

vertical

some

a

( X . n M j . *

h

horizontal

We

h

For with and,

c)

since

arrow

K of

L

of

M

spaces

under

L

c the

K.

The

upper

i s contained

a

as

claimed,

groups

complete

course,

polytopes

proof.

every

homology

pair and

the

i s bijective,

i n our any

of

"live"

(M,A)

partial

q.e.d

i n

l e t 2T (M,A) c

semialgebraic This

i n

set

sub-

2T (M,A) c

ordering

i s

Theorem

6.7. For every q € 2 the natural

lim,

is

an

( h ( K , L ) I ( K , L ) € 2T (M,A) ) -

i ) We

choose

surjectivity spaces

o f t h e map.

( M ,AflM )

of

(M ,AflM ),

in

this

a

Theorem

sequences

image

i n h (K,L)

a

L

f

^2^ q^ 2' 2^ n

F ^ and £ p

a

v

e

o

r

t

n

s

o

e

c

By

image

Theorem

and tion the

£

2

m

K

i n h

map

Thus

^

of M from

and £

a

P

a

exists

we

(M,A) w i t h

i

some a € I a n d some choose

r

s

We

are given

c

and

U L

map

from

Thus n has a

pre-

of

2

C-j € h ^ (K^ , L ^ ) a n d

i n ^ (M,A), c

have

to find

cz L s u c h

2

homology

the inclusion

(K ,L )

i n h ^ ( M , A ) . We

K and

long

elements 2

and A 0 M

of

exists image

some a € 1 w i t h i n h (M ,AnM ). a

q

o f spaces

that

Q

2

U K

(M ,AnM ) a

t h e same

We

2

C

c: M

choose

(M ,ADM^,K ,L^/ L ) .

Then

a

a

U K

a

2

gives

image

c

a 1

such

that

pair

and £

have

2

q

such

that

^

a good t r i a n g u l a -

2

an isomorphism

i n h (K,L).

Q

L e t K and L

2

K a n d L^ U L

Q

K and L a r e s t r o n g

i n homology.

a preimage

(K-j/L^)

image 2

a good t r i a n g u l a t i o n

the cores

conclude that

i s also

a n d AflM .

have

a

Q

( X , Y ) -» h

o f £ • We

an isomorphism

i

U K

(K,L) t o 2

n of h (X,Y)

(K,L).

t h e same

o f the system

sion

1

6.6 there

have

cores

e

same

( K , L ) € # (M,A) w i t h same

an element

* : h

prove t h e

I f X and Y a r e sub-

( K , L ) £ if (M,A) . M o r e o v e r

injectivity.

2

the

i

first

and A r e s p e c t i v e l y . Using

and t h i s

now p r o v e K

gives

a

c j

h

Then

and t h e five-lemma

t o (M ,AnM )

We

6.6 there

retracts of M

(K,L)

ii)

? under

i s a preimage

triangulation.

deformation

call

c f . I l l , §2. L e t K a n d L d e n o t e

a

We

(M,A) .

which

a

a

onto

o f M.

(M,A) b e g i v e n .

X r> Y t h e n w e

(X,Y)

the preceding q

q

(M l a € I )

Let £ €h

o f £ i f n maps

inclusion

D Gh

an exhaustion

o f M and A with

preimage

By

h (M,A)

C

isomorphism.

Proof.

the

map

c

L. The

denote

inclu-

i n homology. q.e.d.

We

return

to excision

Lemma 6.8. which for

L e t (X^IXEA) be a

i s an a d m i s s i b l e

every

is

problems.

d i r e c t e d system

covering

o f M.

of subspaces

L e t (M,A,B)

be

a triad

(X^,A nX^,B nX^) i s e x c i s i v e .

A £ A , the triad

of a

space

such

Then

M

that,

(M,A,B)

excisive.

This

i s an easy

rather

general

consequence

o f Theorem

excision result.

6.6.

In order

We

a r e now

to state

next

i t we

door

need

to a

two

defi-

nitions .

Definition {i.e. in

2. A

L closed

subset

I t suffices

sets

of a given

If

i n L

M

A

= X . We

=

X

The

also

two l o c a l l y word

"basic

"basic"

M

3. A

and, f o r every

with

L

By t h e way,

semialgebraic

> 0,

U £ T(M)

i n this

g(x) >

semialgebraic alludes

triad

X fl L

that

X n L = U fl A w i t h

o f M.

L

£T(M)

i s locally i s open

U € r{L)

running

then

(M,X,Y)

L£}f(M),

then

X fl L

closed

i n i t s and A €?(L) .

through i s

the

locally

basic

subset can

X of choose

case,

0}

functions

f and g on M

f o r the sets

i s called

there

every

a n d A £ T (M) , a n d we

to the possibility

description" at least

Definition

means

property

U fl A w i t h

can write,

{ x € M | f (x)

i f , f o r every

L € 2T(M) .

i s locally

i s an i n t e r s e c t i o n

This

this

exhaustion

M

L.

basic

i n M}, t h e s e t X n L

terms,

t o check

f o r every

the space

with

space

X D L or, i n other

N.B.

closed

i s called

and s e m i a l g e b r a i c

the semialgebraic

closure

X of M

exist

i n general

(cf.

1.4.15).

to give

such

a

X f l L i n L.

basic

closed

i fX

and Y

are basic i n

semialgebraic

subsets

A

and

B

of

check

L

with

A c X D L ,

Bey

flL,

this

last

property

with

L

exhaustion

Examples triad") ii)

of

Every

Indeed,

i i i )

More

with

X

M.

AUB

Thus

U UV 1.4])

A HP* ( R )

which

i scontravariant

i n the first

ment.

Without

out a l lthedetails,

natural

up t o homotopy

spelling

homotopy

Map(M,N xN ) ^ M a p ( M , N )

(7.5)

Map(M AM ,N) ^

1

2

2

1

xMap(M,N ) 2

M a p ( M ,Map ( M , N ) ) 1

2

i n t h e second

we r e m a r k

equivalences

(7.4)

1

and covariant

that

there

arguexist

for

M,M.| ,M

natural

€P*(R),

2

[ X A ( M

string

X N

1

A M

1

2

2

]

us that

=

t o have

maps

from M

to N

w i l l

see, already c a n be

turn

X [ X A M , N

[ ( X A M ^

A M

2

2

] ,

, N ] .

[S°,Map(M,N)] =

classes

much b e t t e r

We

=

the connected

t h e homotopy

space

of the

of equations

Q

as

[ X A M , ^ ]

=

) , N ]

n (Map(M,N))

tells

a r e consequences

2

bijections

[X A M , N

The

, N , N € WSA* (R) . T h e s e

[MAS°,N]

components

o f maps

a space

i n a natural

[M,N]

o f Map(M,N)

from M

whose

=

t o N.

points

c a n be

interpreted

Of c o u r s e , i tw o u l d

correspond uniquely

be

with the

way, as one h a s i n t o p o l o g y . B u t , as

a pseudo-mapping

space

instead

of a true

we

mapping

useful.

to a special

t y p e o f pseudo-mapping

spaces,

the pseudo-loop

spaces.

Definitions

N

i ) For any pointed

1

space the

2.

Map(S ,N)

b y ftN a n d c a l l

switched evaluation which

[X,«N]

map

space

N we

denote

i ta pseudo-loop

e^i ^

b y n_ « N

Thus

n

space N

i n d u c e s , f o r e v e r y X € 9 * (R) , a b i j e c t i o n to

the

pseudo-mapping

o f N . We

i s a map

denote

from

SftN t o

[ f ] >-* [ n ^ ' ( S f ) ]

from

[SX,N].

1 ii) a

Since S

multiplication

(ftN,[y]) are

N

group

and y

i i i ) and

y

:

i s a group

N

ftNxQN

such

,

->

Once

F o r e v e r y map a map

: N -* N

a n d f o r a l l we

g

:

1

1

-> ftN

such

by Remark

bijections choose,

u and denote

between

have,

up t o homotopy,

and t h e above

as ingredients

f

( c f . §1) we

unique

a multiplication

are regarded

f o ra l l ,

i n HP*(R)

i n HP*(R)

isomorphisms.

N €WSA*(R), r)

i s a cogroup

such

that,

[SX,N]

f o r every

i tby y

spaces

that

[X,fiN] ^

. Both

of the pseudo-loop pointed

7.3,

we

maps

s p a c e fiN. choose,

once

f o revery X eP*(R), the

diagram

[SX,N]

» [SX,N']

[X,flN]

[X,fiN»]

commutes.

The v e r t i c a l

jections.

We d e n o t e

this

morphisms

we h a v e

diagram

a

arrows

here

mean, o f c o u r s e , t h e c a n o n i c a l b i -

m a p g b y flf. S i n c e t h e m a p s

f * a r e group

homo-

N

QfxSlf

V which

commutes

up t o homotopy.

functor

N

objects

i n HP*(R).

iv)

QN,

A l l this

[ f ] •+ [ f t f ] f r o m

The p s e u d o - l o o p

HWSA* (R)

f u n c t o r ft : H W S A * ( R )

(= a d j o i n t

i n [Mt]) t o t h ecomposite

S

-» H P * ( R )

n

: HP*(R) N

: SW

also

choosen mapped by

the inclusion

t o f

left

j

d S

M

^

under

t h enatural

obtained

-* H * ( R ) i s r i g h t

adjoint

: H P * (R)

class

bijection

HWSA* (R) . T h e m a p s

maps

adjunction

functor

[ M t , p . 1 1 8 ] . We

map C

M

i n [M,ftSM]

[M,ftSM]

: M -» ftSM, which i s

-^[SMjSM].

Thus,

definition,

which

SM

n

SM*

(

S

5

M

characterizes

Forany r 6 1

functor

by £

equivalence

r

)

c

M

up t o homotopy.

we d e n o t e

. By

ther-fold

( 7 . 5 ) we h a v e ,

a

t o t h e category o f group

adjunction

and f o r a l l i n t h e homotopy i

we h a v e

j*So f the suspension

f o r e v e r y M € P * (R) , a r i g h t

once

id

v)

with

-* N a r e t h e a s s o c i a t e d

have,

means t h a t

iteration

o f t h e pseudo-loop

f o revery N€WSA*(R),

a

homotopy

r

r

QN

From

thedefinitions

(7.6)

We

^Map(S ,N) .

r

n (^ N)

=

q

illustrate

n

i t i sobvious

g

+

( N )

r

that,

f o re v e r y

q > 0 a n d r >O,

.

t h eusefulness o f t h epseudo-loop

functor

by an

example.

Theorem

7.7

polytopes. sion

Assume

homomorphism

S

is

(General suspension

:

M,N

bijective

[

M

'

N

that

]

[

1

Freudenthal s

map

C

: N

The

claim

We

digress

"free"

S

i f dimM

ftSN

N i sn-connected

L e t M a n d N b e p o i n t e d weak

f o r s o m e n G 3N

. The

suspen-

(§1, D e f . 2)

Proof. N

theorem).

M

'

S

N

]

< 2n and s u r j e c t i v e

suspension

i sa

now f o l l o w s

theorem

(2n+1)-equivalence from

f o rs h o r t from

Theorem

i f dimM

1.5 m e a n s

that

the adjunction

( c f . V, §6, D e f . 5 a n d Def.

V.6.13.

o u r g e n e r a l theme

pseudo-mapping spaces

= 2n+1.

c a n be o b t a i n e d

7 ) .

q.e.d.

i norder

t o i n d i c a t e how

f o rspaces

without

base

points.

Theorem

7.8. L e t M b e a weak p o l y t o p e

variant

functor

presentable.

e

such

M

L

that,

X *-» [XxM,L] f r o m

Thus

there

: M a p (M, L ) xM

f o r every

->

exists

[ X , M a p ( M , L ) ] -* [XxM,L] [f]

~ [e

M,L

over

HJ>(R) t o t h e c a t e g o r y

a weak

L

XGP(R),

and L a space

t h e map

p o l y t o p e Map(M,L)

R.

The contra-

o f sets

i s re-

a n d a map

is

bijective.

Proof.

We u s e t h e n o t a t i o n s

pointed any

space

(L,y)

X GP(R),

(cf.

some y £ L a n d d e n o t e t h e +

b y N. T h e n N ° = L . L e t T

i nslightly

[XxM,L] =

4 . 1 . We c h o o s e

sloppy

Then

+

+

+

+

= [ X , M a p ( M , N ) ] = [X,T]

4 . 2 , 4.3)

Corollary

for

notation,

[X AM ,N]

+

[(XxM) ,N] =

:= M a p ( M , N ) ° .

q.e.d.

7.9. I f M C P ( R )

and NG

WSA* (R)

then

+

Map(M,N°) -Map(M ,N)° .

We r e t u r n It

t o pointed

i san analogue

Adams,

cf.

spaces

o f a famous

[Ad^],

t h e same w a y a s t h e r e .

ed

for

that

o f pointed F f u l f i l l s

(w) f o r

section. Then

finite

Of course

there

exists

[-,L]

o n HSA*(R)

Again

we c a l l

not

be needed

right law) in

theorem

I t can be proved

In particular,

7.10. L e tF be a c o n t r a v a r i a n t

HSA*(R)

axiom

representation

theorem.

due t o Brown a n d

here

word

by word

no t r a n s f e r p r i n c i p l e

i s need-

t h e proof.

Theorem

Assume

another

representation

[Sw, T h . 9.21].

in

gory

and state

track.

over

families

(M^lXGA)

now a l l t h e s p a c e s a group

object

i sn a t u r a l l y

i nt h esequel,

and very

semialgebraic

{cf.

useful spaces.

objects

o f groups.

have

such

that

us a hold

even

(with

of the

t o be

polytopes.}.

the functor

(= i s o m o r p h i c )

polytopes

cate-

(MV) a n d t h e w e d g e

of the functor

but i t gives weak

t h e homotopy

t h ebeginning

involved

equivalent

I tindicates that

axiom

L i n HP*(R)

space

from

R t o t h ecategory

t h eMayer-Vietoris

L a classifying

arenatural

complete

polytopes

functor

t o F.

F. Theorem that

7.10 w i l l

we a r e o n t h e

a homotopy

i f one i sonly

group

interested

§8

- ^-Spectra

We

now

have

cohomology theory

theories

of spectra

spectra

setting

w i l l

not delve deeply the view

us t o work

maps"

appears

- between

i n G.

with

into

point

on t h e l e v e l

which

suitable

o f weak

o f maps

i n the

Whitehead's fundamental

the

that

a naive notion

spectra,

reduced

paper

-

topological [W 1

(there

2

"maps").

Definitions pointed

A

We

be c o n t e n t w i t h

allow

"homotopy

already

called

b)

but w i l l

This w i l l

called

(base

and spectra.

t h e c o n n e c t i o n between

serve t o represent cohomology theories

polytopes. here

the prerequisites f o r drawing

1. a ) A

(semialgebraic)

weak p o l y t o p e s

point

(E |n£Z)

spectrum

E over

E over

together with

n

preserving,

spectrum

as always)

R i s called

maps

R i s a

a family

family

(e

Inez)

of

of

e

an ^-spectrum

i f t h e maps

n

n

:E

n

-•fiE^^^

E which areadjoint t othe for E ^

the definition

n (

c)

n

above,are homotopy e q u i v a l e n c e s

o f the pseudo-loop

functor

i s a n a b e l i a n group o b j e c t i n HP*(R) n+1 n n ^ n+2 * ' )

o

n

f

r

o

A homotopy

family J

m

E

t

map

(f ln€Z) n

o

f

E

( c f

: E -* F

o f maps c

f n

§

from : E n

7

Q).

In this

v i a t h e homotopy

( c f . §7 case

every

equivalence

)

a spectrum -> F n

E t o a spectrum

between

spaces

such

F

that

i s a the

diagrams

"•n+1 commute

up t o homotopy.

spectra

see [Ad] o r

d) f

A homotopy : E -> F

such

[Sw,

{ F o r a more u s e f u l

o f maps

between

Chap.8].}

e q u i v a l e n c e between that

notion

e v e r y map

f

R

spectra : E

n

-» F

E,F n

i s a homotopy

map

i s a homotopy e q u i v a l e n c e .

e)

Analogously

instead

of

we

(R) , a n d

(topological)

loop

valences

between

N.B.

maps

The

in

topological

functor

ft,

using

fi-spectra,

using

the

category

the

f u r t h e r homotopy maps

KO*

genuine

and

homotopy

equi-

topological spectra.

E n

and

E here n

n

2.

Let

f,g

: E

topological spectra.

of

(base F

and

n

and

point =

(~1)

we

with

have

nothing

the

F(-,0)

spectrum

pointed

weak

H (X,E)

the

know

limit

way.

from

For

H

n + 1

H?*(R)

to

"weak"

n + k

]

§1

1

granted

:=

JL.

=

i n

X

homotopy

to

do

with

the

e's

and

for

t GI

F(-,1)

R we

with

these we

to

as

n

+

k

+

F

-* E ^

gives

notion

n's

family with

a

of

semialgebraic

map

(F lneZ) n

F (-,0)

=

n

F(-,t)

homotopy

:E

fits

f

-*• E *

well

abelian

n

group

H (X,E)for

every

follows.

].

to

the

transition

k

[ S

are

indeed

^ X , E

abelian

n

+

maps

k

+

1

]

.

groups

in

a

natural

have

k

+

1

X,E

n

+

1

+

k

]

=

contravariant

cohomology the

the

identity

theory

k

lim,[S X,E k

maps H

of

n + 1

over

the

J

N | ]

=

n

H (X,E)

n

functors

H*(-,E)

exception

families).

n

above.

]

k

i s a

n

equivalence

an

g

: E x i

This

g.

limits

with

finite

n

n

=

respect

E

F

f

family

n G Z

[ S - V s

with

from

this

k

of

F

define

and

lim,[S k

homotopy maps b e t w e e n

homotopies

lim,[S X,E

family

§2

two

homotopy

over

together

reduced

Definition

of

X G J>* (R)

The Ab

f,

that

(SX,E)

8.2.

only

=

i s taken

every

Remark

A

every

polytope

[S*X,E

We

E

n

(8.1)

Here

Eor

n

definition

a

it E'be

preserving)

9f «

have

Given

a

e

topological spectra,

§7.

Definition or

define

(H (-,E)InGZ) (-,E)°S R,

wedge

n

-* H ( - , E )

i.e. i t axiom

from

f u l f i l l s

(which

i s

i s

This

i s obvious N

write

E (X)

Definition between

(recall

instead

3 . We

map

formation

f

from

transformation

Proposition

is

t o F*

by

U^.

I f E

-» E

We

which

t e l l

are

have

this

implies

Remark topy

f

i s an

that

R,

R

c f . § 2 , D e f . 2.

induces

w a y . We

then,

transformations

a natural

denote

this

f o revery

Every trans-

natural

X €P*(R)

and

E

n

obeys

E*

maps

arrow

cohomology

the functor the f u l l

i ti s clear

E

equivalence.

n

i s isomorphic

wedge axiom

that

ft-spectra

f o rthe inductive i s the adjunction

(cf.

t h e homotopy correspond

: E * -> F * v i a T = U ^ ,

f i s a homotopy

i s a reduced

theory.

diagrams

(The u n a d o r n e d

: E -> F b e t w e e n T

groups.

the transition

i n §7). Thus

transformations

over

over

ft-spectrum

of abelian

8.4. M o r e o v e r

maps

spectra

H*(-,E).

of natural

theories

i n the evident

commutative

isomorphisms. explicit

notion

of

briefly

( X )

us that

made

i f f

N

instead

we

map

an isomorphism

Proof.

cohomology

E*

n 6 Z, t h e e v i d e n t

r

a n d E*

: E -» F b e t w e e n

8.3.

[X,E ]

fi (X,E)

an obvious

weak r e d u c e d

homotopy

N

of

have

1 . 2 . i and 1.7). I n t h e f o l l o w i n g

and T

limit

(8.1)

isomorphism to t ~ ^

1.2.i).

classes

uniquely

i s a natural

E n

] '

a n

&

q.e.d.

[ f ]o f

homo-

to the natural equivalence

Theorem an

8.5.

For every

ft-spectrum

Proof. that, (W)

We

know

over

from

f o r every

and

exists

(MV)

T

n

t h e wedge

weak

[~'

E

l

n

axiom

over

polytope

-^k

1 1

E

n

Def.

1)

: HP*(R)

over

. For every

[X,flE

n + 1

R there

a natural equivalence

(§2, n

k*

and

-> A b

R

together

XGP*(R)

we

exists

T : E*

^ k * .

Proposition

f u l f i l l s

i n the r e p r e s e n t a t i o n theorem

n

the

with

the functor k

: [X,E ] ^

that

cohomology theory

together

required

:

a(X)

R

n €Z,

a pointed

valence

such

E

reduced

7.1.

with

have

the axioms

Thus

there

a natural

a

2.3

equi-

bijection

l

diagram

(SX)

commutes. to

[-,ftE

n

: E

n

The

By -> ^

n

a(X)

E n +

together

the Yoneda

-| ' unique

families

(E lnez)

family

n

n

(T |n€Z)

and

8.6.

natural

equivalence

f

map

I f F

f

determined

We

now

by

consider

topological

lemma t h e r e

exists

t o homotopy,

(n ln€Z)

i s a

such

together

n

second

then

: E -* F ,

i s a homotopy

is

up

a natural equivalence

i t i s evident unique

equivalence. k*

uniquely

spectra

spectra.

ft-spectrum

over

up

and V from

the

t o homotopy

different

real

a =

an E*

8.4

t o homotopy,

In short, up

that

from

a

from

a homotopy

define

i s a natural equivalence

Remarks

homotopy

form

[-,E

equivalence

(n )*» n

ft-spectrum,

The and

t o k*.

such

i s again

there

exists

t h a t V«U^

fi-spectrum

E

= T,

i n the

fields

and

a a and

theorem

equivalence.

closed

the

q.e.d.

: F* ^ k * that

]

also

Proposition

8.7. E v e r y

spectrum

E over

a l l

e

maps

This

being

follows

Definitions E

R with

map

e

by

n

(e ) , w e n K T

homotopy

map

f

from

spectrum

E by base

: E -* F b e t w e e n

over

read

E. E v e r y

8.8

overfield

IR w i t h

E

and l e t

by E ( K ) and

n

every

n

(First

map

main

t

f

between

theorem

o

E

^ r called

call

the

R t o K.

Every

a homotopy

R

pointed

map

CW-complexes.

by t h e p r o p o s i t i o n spaces

(

the topological

t

0

n

)

t

Q

p

IR c a n

E

p

E

spectrum

spectra over

spectra f

f o r spectra).

F

• j- p ~* top" 0

L e t K be a r e a l

closed

o f R. R then

t h e homotopy

classes

of

homotopy

u n i q u e l y t o t h e homotopy

classes

of

homotopy

g

: E ( K ) -> F ( K ) b y t h e r e l a t i o n i s a homotopy

I f F i s a spectrum with

follows

Analogously,

equivalence over

a homotopy

spectrum

this

R yields

topological

maps

together

we

e x t e n s i o n from

: E -* F b e t w e e n

: E -> F c o r r e s p o n d

: E -* F

K which

underlying topological

f

A l l

space

a l l spaces

maps

A

e x t e n s i o n o f R,

of generality

^

map

I f E and F a r e s p e c t r a over

i i i )

and

way.

spectrum

homotopy

as a homotopy

Theorem

ii)

field

s p e c t r a over

R e p l a c i n g t h e E^ by t h e i r

underlying

f

p o i n t e d CW-complexes

E(K) over

field

restriction

obtain a topological

i)

closed

Replacing every

obtain a

i s no e s s e n t i a l

above).

be

R.

L e t E be a spectrum

(This

being

n

equivalent to a

V.7.4.

: E ( K ) -> F ( K ) i n t h e o b v i o u s

R

we

V.7.14 and

over

obtained

b)

E

R i s homotopy

E

spectrum

f

a l l spaces

a) L e t K b e a r e a l

be a spectrum E

over

cellular.

from

4.

spectrum

E over

from

R

K then

[g] =

[ f

A

K

3 -

homotopy

i f f f ^ i s a homotopy there

exists

map

equivalence.

a spectrum

E over

R

e q u i v a l e n c e cp : E ( K ) -* F . i s an

the f i r s t

ft-spectrum

main

i f f E(K) i s an

theorem

using the theorems V . 5 . 2 . i i

V.5.2.i

ft-spectrum.

a n d Theorem V.7.15.i,

and V.7.16.i,

we

obtain

Theorem

8.9

algebraic

(Second

spectra

over

homotopy

classes

[f

[ g ] . A homotopy

p]

=

equivalence ii) E

Given

over

a

i f f f

3R , w i t h

Q

p

homotopy

extension

over

3R

l* p.

uniquely

with

: ^^ ^

"* t o p

g

: E -> F

i s a

space

E

spectrum

q> :

i e

r

e

i

a

t

exists

n

i °

homotopy

equivalence. a semialgebraic

CW-complex,

spectrum

and a

(topo-

-> F .

E over

IR

i s an

ft-spectrum

cohomology theory

o f R we

have

K.

Similarly

we

have

constructed

over

i n §2 a r e d u c e d

f o r 1* a r e d u c e d

constructed

R and K a r e a l

i f f E ^ ^ i s

a reduced

closed

field

cohomology

semialgebraic

theory

cohomology

t o p o l o g i c a l cohomology

As an immediate consequence o f t h e d e f i n i t i o n s

Q

^

(semialgebraic)

a semialgebraic

n

t

^

( t o p o l o g i c a l ) homotopy F there

classes of

the (topological)

F

Q

homotopy

ft-spectrum.

k* a r e d u c e d

over

f

equivalence

A semialgebraic

For

map

i s a

every

topological

k*

t

maps

a t o p o l o g i c a l spectrum

logical) i i i )

o f homotopy

i ) I f E and F a r e semi-

the (semialgebraic)

: E -* F c o r r e s p o n d

maps

0

theorem f o r spectra).

IR t h e n

homotopy

t

f

main

theory

theory

( c f . §2) o n e o b -

tains

Proposition evident

8.10. i ) F o r e v e r y

and canonical

E(K)*

of ii)

reduced I f E

algebraic

( E * )

ft-spectrum

E over

an

K

i s a semialgebraic CW-comples

then

K.

ft-spectrum

there

exists

over

(E*) top

t o p o l o g i c a l reduced

3R

with

an evident

phism

of

exists

isomorphism

cohomology t h e o r i e s over

(E. )* ^ top

R there

cohomology t h e o r i e s .

every

E

n

a

and c a n o n i c a l

semiisomor-

By

the

the

relations

real

closed

rather

obvious. V

T h u s we

have

of

R,

for

remark

logy

of

For

W V

X

of

i f K

process than

to

and

weak

groups

a

T T

)

N + K

n

the

X

(

S

E

+

+

the

k

A

X

any 0)

>

R

over

out

field

labour.

extension theories

1 * «vw—* 1*,

process

of

cohomology

cohomology

one.An

with

)

between

(not

while

analogous

have

obvious

' "

E A l d

k

spectra

necessarily

n € 2 we

( E

We

becomes

§2.

to

between

natural

different

serious

closed

reduced

connection

and

( E ^ A X ) |k

n k 1

access

extension i s

spectrum

polytope

(

new

on

"top".

about

be

without

real

over

obtained

7.1

i s a

§2

of

theories

been

relation

for

the

E n*—> E ( K )

E

the

half

theories

have

theorem

i s that,

brief

second

cohomology

comfortable

feature

natural

Let

any

abelian

rather

"sa"

the

results

process

rather

theories.

trum).

these

restriction

the

be

a

of

t o p o l o g i c a l cohomology

that

ft-spectra

pertains

w i l l

and

pleasant

i s more

spectra

contents

representation

gained

the

the

semialgebraic

fields

the

and

1*

l**v—>

We

and

then

8 . 1 0

Notice

particularly

theories

-

between

base

Chapter

A

8.5

results

n

+

a

an

direct

transition

k

+

1

(

E

k

+

1

A

and

X

homoft-spec-

system maps



)

x'*

define

H (X,E)

:=

n

In

this

in

abelian

up

to

a

way

we

lim^

obtain

groups.

sign)

n

+

k

(E AX)

.

k

covariant

We

define

obvious

way:

a

functors

suspension

n

(

S

E

x

)

i s

H (-,E)

HP*(R)

on

n

isomorphisms

induced

by

the

in

with

the

family

of

(perhaps homomor-

phisms

n

n + k

(

E

k

A

X

)

n

n+k+1

(

k

A

X

)

n

n + 1 + k 1

with

cp t h e

switching

isomorphism

from

S

A E.

(

E

A X

k

A

S

to

X

)



E,

A S

1

A X

values

.

Theorem form

a

ii) E

8.11. reduced

Given

over

a

R

Proof.

[Sw,

2

(or

labour

in

the

(cf.

does

not

the

theory

theorem

be

p.

2

any

and

Part

Chap.

holds

more

249f.];

to so.

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to

do

or

also with

natural.

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to

maps b e t w e e n

them

have

choice

weak

polytopes,

the

to

theorems we

know w i t h o u t

easy

for

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aspects

by

latter

first

wedge

second

Boardman

which

of

stateaxiom

statement

only

perhaps

with

i s

i s

homotopy

language

reader

and

anyway

stable

transfer this

work

the

directly

s o p h i s t i c a t e d language

[Sw]),

the

further

setting.

theorem

prove

setting

homotopy

the

designed

and

on

prove

modern

in

spectrum

topological

cohomology

to

as

deeper

setting,

will

to

to

the

possible to

semialgebraic

i n the

a .

+

spectra

order

some c h a p t e r s the

H (-,E) -^k^

i s rather

use

exists

semialgebraic

in contrast

together

n

there

main

satisfactory

advisable

the

true

our

i n the

t r o u b l e s ) . In

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(o ln€Z)

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t h e o r i e s and

for understanding I t

k

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over

natural equivalence

homology

i t would

CW-spectra

theory.

theory

and

8

i t seems

pensable

a

H^^E)

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[Ad,

theory

i s w e l l known

cause

directly

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with

and

n

homology

semialgebraic

ment

(H (-,E)In€Z)

theorem

that

course,

of

reduced

groups),

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families

homology

together

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[W ], sets

i ) The

and

invited

CW-complexes

being

more

Adams indis-

Chapter

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already

eye

to

[SFC].

said

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i.e.

we

(cf.

1.2.ix

could

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jects,

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2.5

theory of

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below).

this

of

fibrations

sets

occuring

This

chapter

preceding

simplicial

assume t h a t

basic to

would

i s written i n the

chapters

instead of

with

third

volume

i t would

be

simplicial

simplicial

spaces

t r i v i a l i z e

the

are

major

an

spaces, discrete

part

cf.

every

non

the

monotonic

N.B.

In

a l l our

Definition

a

by

. I f a

below be

Let

simplicial

i.e. X

to

1.

more

C

be

object

functor X :

i f i £ J

nonempty

[n]

denote

simplicial

sets

[n]

totally

ordered

could

and

ob-

in C

[n]

the

set Ord

denote

whose morphisms

ordered

sets,

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:

are

[n]

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[m]

C. -» [m]

we

implies a(i)

totally we

the

these

unique

o

i t s natural total

o b j e c t s are

maps b e t w e e n

study

i t seems

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with

a

on

[Cu].

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exists

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standard terminology

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whose

of

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negative

monotonic

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some o f

[ L a ] , [May],

category

called

definitions

recall

the

a)

i n the

deal with

spaces

introduction

viewpoint

and

{ 0 , 1 , 2 , .. . ,n}

is

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§1-§5.

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the to

-

i n the

applications

sufficient

of

VII

with

the

category

small

Ord

Ord

category

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but more o f t e n

than

than

with

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category. is a The

c o n t r a v a r i a n t f u n c t o r from value

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w i l l

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usually

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Y

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d)

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natural

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X.

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X

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morphisms

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morphisms

X

n 1

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[ n + 1 ] -» [ n ]

:

1

1

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every monotonic

map

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:

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s i m p l i c i a l morphism : X

n

=

f

n

d

n

i

f

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which

(0 Y b e t w e e n f

:

x

Y

h

a

s

property

Q i f f e v e r y map

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use a l lthe vocabulary which

shall

agreement w i t h o u t much

n

n

naturally

explanation.

p o l y t o p e X means, o f c o u r s e , a s i m p l i c i a l

that

every X

a

Such

1.2. i )L e t X b e a s i m p l i c i a l

singular [Frd]). to

X(R).

varieties

with

maps

ofX

i

)

:

R

namely jects

space

x

(

n

R

) ~*

n

space

1

= Mx

monotonic

space

R gives

then

space

homotopy

(

R

R,

over

) ->

x

i . e .

R.

([AM],

Z(R) from

R which

C

we d e n o t e b y

( X ( R ) I n € 3N ) R

R

n

theory

Z

-i ( )

variety

X over

Q

a

n

d

t

h

e

dege-

X(C) over

C := R ( \ / - 1 )

us a constant s i m p l i c i a l

from

Ord° t oWSA(R), w h i c h maps

gives

R.

a t o identity.

X over

spaces

over

space

maps

over

R,

a l l ob-

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R as follows.

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R

this

simplicial

to

f ( x ) = ... =

v)

L e t G be a weakly

map f r o m

from

i s the fibre

f we product

S . I f a : [ n ] -* [ m ]

a* : X -> X i s t h e m a p ( x . . . . ,x ) m n o m

an obvious

with

n

g

have

space

x

over

i n t h e Hodge t h e o r y o f

over

x M o f n+1 c o p i e s o f M o v e r

We

G

such

by M .

a simplicial n + 1

R

(R) •

L e t f : M -> S b e a m a p b e t w e e n

(M/S)

space

:

R

algebraic

simplicial

M over

+

(dj_)

[n] t oM a n da l lmonotonic

obtain

this

simplicial

schemes

X(R) i s t h e sequence

x

the constant functor

simplicial

variety

f o r example

simplicial

maps

a simplicial

a semialgebraic Every

a

X over

: O r d ° -> C a n d t h e f u n c t o r

the boundary

( s

algebraic

[De] a n d i n e t a l e

i s a semialgebraic

Similarly

i i i )

iv)

an important role

I nmore c o n c r e t e terms,

neracy

space

i n the category C o f algebraic

The composite

together

us

play

algebraic

WSA(R)

ii)

object

objects

from

i s a weak p o l y t o p e .

n

simplicial

emanates

F o r example,

weak

Examples

spaces has

p r o p e r t y Q.

n

further

simplicial

X t o S, w h i c h

(x , a (o;

. . . ,x

sends

(

w

X 0

i s

, ,) . a (n;

'"'

, / X

m^

f ( x ) .

a monoid

m

semialgebraic structure

monoid,

(associative,

i . e . a weakly with

unit

semialgebraic

element

e) such

that

t h em u l t i p l i c a t i o n

braic. the

m a p G x G -> G ,

T h e n we c a n d e f i n e a s i m p l i c i a l

n-fold

product

G

N

(h..,...,h ) w i t h i m

oc(i-1) < k < a ( i )

{empty

1

product

-> x y ,

space

= G x ... x G . I f a

a*(g ,...,g ) = i n

if

(x,y)

i sw e a k l y

semialge-

WG a s f o l l o w s :

(^G) i -

: [ m j -> [ n ] i s m o n o t o n i c

1

h. t h eordered

= e } . T h u s we

product

s

N

then

o f a l l g, w i t h .K

have

1 < i < n-1,

d

d

and,

( g

o

V

1

(

n 9i

9 >

( 3

(

n

next vi)

NG t h e n e r v e

volume

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g

n

XxY x

[n]

x n

[SFC]

obvious the

over

Y

=

(g,

o f t h emonoid

' 9 i + l " - " 9

product

vii)

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rect

sum X

of this over

:= U ( X J A € A ) A

)

play

*

a role

R then

Clearly

maps p r ^

XxY

we o b t a i n a

i n t h eobvious

i n the

a

simplicial

functor

together with t h e

: X x y -* X, p r

of simplicial

only

book).

o f X and Y i nt h ecategory (X^IXCA)

- 1

t h efunctors X and Y into

Ord° t o WSA(R). projection

n

G. I tw i l l

spaces

R by combining

simplicial

direct

e

9 i '

(cf. introduction

from

n

'

9„_1>'

I fX and Y a r es i m p l i c i a l

space

)

i € [n],

i 9l'---'9 -.,>

We c a l l

2

=

n

f o r every

S

=

2

: X x Y -» Y i s

sWSA(R).

spaces

way, X n

we may f o r m

:= U(X, IAEA) An

the d i (cf.

IV.1.10). viii)

I fR i sa r e a l

space

X over

functor WSA(R)

X

ix) of

R yields

sets,

a simplicial

Every

map f ^ : X ( R )

Every

field

: O r d ° -» W S A ( R ) w i t h

-> W S A ( R ) .

p l i c i a l

closed

simplicial

extension o f R then space

t h ebase

simplicial

map f

X(R) o v e r field

every

simplicial

R by composing t h e

extension

: X -> Y o v e r

functor

R yields

a

sim-

Y(R).

s e t K, i . e . s i m p l i c i a l

gives us a s i m p l i c i a l

space

K

R

object i nt h ecategorySet

by regarding every

set K

as

a

discrete

space

importance x)

over

f o r us,

cf.

Conversely i f X

space

X

6

by

simplicial space

In

X^

the

t o X.

simplex

3.

x

The

a

:

x

i s called by

DX^

Proposition : Xg

ii)

n>q

and N

=

1.3.

and

the

i)

a*

i s a

closed

If a

:

X

X

simplicial 6

-» X

i s a

primary

space

are

R

over

called

a

map

n-simplices

from

of

e x i s t s a monotonic that

The

degenerate

nondegenerate

discrete the

X.

such

set of

as

R.

the

i f there

X

simplicial

x

=

X.

n-

surjection

a* (y) .

Otherwise

n-simplices

n-simplices

An

by

of

NX^

X

i s

{D

=

:

[n]-»

injection

[q]

which

embedding

and

i s a monotonic

has

a weakly

a*(X )

i s a

g

i s a monotonic

has

a weakly

semialgebraic

r e t r a c t of

injection

semialgebraic

surjection

cosection.

X . n

t h e n a* : X ^ q

section.

then

X

i s a n

In particular

a*

strongly surjective.

A l l a

of

a

simplicial

of

J

is

be

obtain

set of

some y € X

set of

I f a

[ n ] «-» [ q ]

which

w i l l

R

"new"}.

i s an

surjection

K

t h e n we

discretization

degenerate,

-> X ^

Thus

of

nondegenerate.

"degenerate",

a*

the

map

simplicial

points

[n]—**[q] w i t h

denoted

X^

i s a

i s called

spaces

space,

underlying

identity

call

following X

simplicial

simplicial

the

The

We

These

§6-§8.

i s a

regarding space.

Definition

R.

this

left

The

part

subspace

Remark let

inverse

first

open

i s evident

X

1.4.

n, a

a

has

a

i n the

second

of

proposition

the

of

Keep

denote

since

right

inverse

i n the

first

case

and

case.

implies

that

NX

=

n

X \ n

DX

R

i s

an

X . R

n

fixed.

the

open

For

every monotonic

subspace

a*(NX

q

) of

s u r j e c t i o n a : [ n ] -» a*(X

q

). This

i s a

[q]

locally

closed x £ X

subspace

has a unique

n

surjection subsets

X

and y

Y

of X

n

p,q € 3N

q

N

i f

such

notion

c i a l

space

space

as

Y

I f f

and i f f

I f k < n

n

n

(

f =

We

we

: NX^ —>X q n, a

surjections

from

obtain

a

z n

c

)

n

(Y ln£]N n

define,

locally

closed)

locally

closed)

i n X .

expectations.

map

g a simplicial

Y

i s a

i

: Y ^

a

simplicial

from

f o r every k £ 3N I f k > n

q

map

from

simpli-

have

X i s

a

Z t o Y.

, a subspace

then

i n X

n

Q

Y^ o f X^

i s the union of the

through the f i n i t e l y

many

mono-

[n].

1.5. I f 3

: [p]

i s a closed

o f X and w r i t e

reasons

: [ p ] -> [ q ] ,

f o r e v e r y n € ] N , t h e n we

R

a running

[k] t o

a

t h e n we

[q] i s monotonic

subspace

n

Y = X .

shall

write

X n

subspaces

(open,

i s a simplicial

= X^.

with

resp.

) of

O

map

o f t h e space

way, and t h e i n c l u s i o n

i°g w i t h

(Y, | k € l N ) K. O

f o rother

Y

[ n ] t o [ q ] . We

as a s t r a t i f i c a t i o n

the usual

X

t h e n Y^

the n-skeleton

sk (X).

a*

closed

open,

Y meets

and D e f i n i t i o n . Thus

p

i s called

: Z

from

) c Y

monotonic

union of the

i s a sequence

i n the evident

surjections

needed =

map.

of X

(resp.

a*(X )

subspace be

R

Y

Y

subspaces

q

[q] a

i s the disjoint

a* (Y^) c Y ^ f o r every monotonic

be g i v e n .

q

Proposition 3*(Y

that

over

follows.

closed

o f a l lX n, a

subspace

factorization

n £ 3N

tonic

through the monotonic

o f subspace

Z t o X,

unique

n

: [n]

every

X

i s closed

simplicial

Let

-

. The subspace N

X

a

7f ] that

4

4. A

every Y

Thus

t h e isomorphisms

u

This

a

nondegenerate.

of the family

Definition

[ L a , p.

bijection

a running think

u

known

d e s c r i p t i o n x = a*y w i t h

3

U U NX q=0 a

may

. I t i s well

. Combining

n, a

semialgebraic

with

of X

o f X.

We

call

I f superscripts more

then this

n

elaborately

w i l l

Proof.

I t s u f f i c e s t o study

The

assertion

i s evident

and

q>n

the assertion

q n then of

3*x

n

N(X )

k

and

above,

i s empty. I f

m

X .

i n the category

limit

of the

sWSA(R) , w i t h

family the

inclu-

§2.

R e a l i z a t i o n o f some s i m p l i c i a l

Starting

with

IXI

R by r e p l a c i n g

over

gluing

these

Definition (i.e.

simplices

1. a ) We

n-simplex

e

e

T

o' 1''"' n^ ' t

h

e

o

i

n

V(a) i s t h e a f f i n e e

stead

of V (a).

b)

a

X denotes

over c)

such

a covariant

^

Q

o

+1

over

R)

functor

( i nt h e c l a s s i c a l f

v

([n])

are

+ ... + t

1

n

t

=

we w r i t e

n

e

from

n-simplex

and

tuples

from

O r d t o WSA(R)

V([n])

sense,

1. I f a

(= l i n e a r ) m a p

Usually

V

as f o l l o w s .

i s the closed

with

the vertices

(t ,...,t ) Q



n

R

n + 1

: [ n ] -* [m] i s m o n o t o n i c

V([n])

V(n) instead

on t h e s e t X t h e c o a r s e s t

~

t o V([m])

o f V([n])

which

a n d a*i n -

X

xv(n) n

equivalence

relation

~

(x,a*t) t€V(n)

equivalence

(s x,t) i

x € X

n

,

x € X

n

,

relation

1

~

(x, ( o )

~

and n

a value

n

, n>0,

sections

(x, t)

d i f f e r e n t base

stead

of V(n).

that

and

n>1.

(starting

more b r i e f l y

classes

the natural

by

A If

one such

that

L

: X -» |X| d e n o t e s

v

: [ n ] -> [m] . N o t i c e

the coarsest

the s e t of equivalence

x

a

t)

0 < i < n , t 6 V ( n - 1 ) ,

t o I X I .I n l a t e r

note

1 t

i s also

map

{6 )*t)

(x,

|X| d e n o t e s

lation,

and monotonic

0 < i < n , t G V (n+1)

(d.x,t)

X

space

that

this

d)

geometric

a

t h e d i r e c t sum |J(X x V ( n ) | n e n N ) o f t h e s p a c e s n o

a n y x € X^,

for

n

to build

1 )

introduce

(a*x,t)

for

x € X

X we w a n t

R.

We

for

and t

(j_)«

by a t r u e

s

then

e^ t o

n +

t

every

sends

each

space"

i n R P

> 0

space

define

with

i

simplicial

together.

a "cosimplicial

standard e

the given

spaces

from

of this

equivalence

projection

3.6) we

l x , t l ( x € x

from

shall

r e -

theset

u s u a l l y de-

, t € V (n) ) . n

fields

a r e under

consideration

we

write

v

( n )

R

i n -

e) r

X denotes

: X -> I X I d e n o t e s

x

means

In

the interior

We

want

semialgebraic We

shall

then

We

space

succeed

shall

shall

Lemma

call

need

2.1

two w e l l

this

under

known

appropriate

£

i nX contains

a unique

the proof reference.

o f X then

o f t h e second

be

Write

a

We

obtain

x =

we

conclude

again

2.2

also

two

points i n

3*oc*x =

3 * z . Thus

p = n, a =

Z i s a subspace Z which and s h a l l

Z w i l l

: [n]

a monotonic

Z be a subspace

T h u s we may rarely

z = a*x w i t h

exists

that

Let

§8)

on X and

of the simplicial

space

X

facts.

I n other

point

(x,t)

words,

with

since

every

xGNX , R

f o revery

Z n

3

i n X

surjection

then

and

ao3=idj-^

: [ p ] [ n ] w i t h z i s nondegenerate

i n Z

z €NX . n

Z i s a subspace from

i n X are already

I Z las a subset equivalence

an

flNX„ c N Z . L e t n o w z € N Z n n n

[p] a monotonic

hence

n € IN . o

I d i dn o t f i n d

z € Z^ i s n o n d e g e n e r a t e

I t i s now c l e a r

are equivalent

consist of f u l l

fl NX_ = N Z n n

x € Z^. S i n c e

o f X. T h e n

regard

n

injection

i d ^ - j ,

o f X.

Z

lemma,

I f an n-simplex

3

There

hypothesis

(IV,

Q

i n Z. T h u s

xGNXp.

weakly

n € ]N .

z i s nondegenerate

given.

i n some

i s identifying

x

i sbijective.

x

certainly

J

n

an a d d i t i o n a l

combinatorial

p . 3 6 ] .T h e map

role

the structure of a

IXI t h e r e a l i z a t i o n

c

give

an a u x i l i a r y

t h e map

2.2. I f Z i s a subspace

shall

play

R such

that

as usual, V(n)

V(n).

with

i n doing

class

t e V (n) , some

over

simplex

only

o f X and

t o X. H e r e ,

x

t h e s e t IXI

t h e space

[La,

equivalence

Lemma

t o equip

Q

of n

o f t h e geometric

X w i l l

x V(n) In6 3N )

n

the restriction

t h e f o l l o w i n g t h e space

proofs.

I

subspace LI(NX

t h e open

o f X. B y Lemma

2.1

that any

equivalent

o f IXI { a l t h o u g h

classes

Lemma

of X}.

i n Z.

only

In

particular

tice

For

that

1

We

n

regard

IX I

IXI i s t h e u n i o n

convenience

IX" I

we p u t X

as a subset

o f these

of

IXI f o re v e r y

n G 3N

. No-

Q

subsets.

^ = 0, t h e e m p t y

simplicial

space,

hence

= 0.

shall

need

2.3. n

Lemma

Proof.

v

A

two more

(

x

n

£ = n (x,t)

write

(Lemma

shall

2.1).

n o t need

=

n

maps

v

A

with

x

£

easy

v(n))

x

n

Of course,

:

by

we

We

v

A

x

( ))

v

x € N ( X

n

)

k

Choose

into

,

k < n .

=

n

n

X^ x v ( n ) n

have

this.)

combinatorial

lemmas.

I* I

for every

n

n

n

IX I.

t 6 V ( k ) , (Moreover

n € 3N

L e t £ £ IX I

both

be given.

uniquely

surjection

We

determined

x € NX^ b y Lemma

some m o n o t o n i c

. o

2 . 2 , b u t we : [ n ] -» [ k ] .

a

o

There

exists



A

Let

s €V(n)

= H (x,a s) x

+

denote

n

A

some

a (s)

q.e.d.

t h e complement

n

U

o f NX

t h e boundary

that

A

subspace

2.4. n

Proof. If

We

x 6X

then

i sa closed

n

have

Y

choose

DX

n

n

onto

n

=

v

A 1 some m o n o t o n i c

n

n

lies

Using

Lemma

V(n),

as usual.

Notice

x V(n).

n

. Thus

c e r t a i n lJ y 1

(6 )

+

n

(s) 1

i n lX ~ |.

with Thus

n (DX A n

xV(n))

Y

v

n

1

|X ~ |.

i e [ n ] , s € V (n-1) ,

some n
p+q

i nt h e c l a s s i c a l

sequence the

t o h

us a homological

E as

(h ( X ) ) q

p

+

q

(

from

I

X

P

|

P

1

a natural

p

X

"

P

1

|

)

V (|xP|/|xP- |).

=

t h esubspace

isomorphism P

IX I/|X

P

1

g

( c f . 2.7) t h a t

along

(X /DK ) ^ p

I

above

t o |X " I

A

'

-

1

I,

IX^I

c a nbe obtained

( X x 3V ( p ) ) U P

by gluing

(DX x V ( p ) ) . P

Thus

E

V V V =W V D

s

P , q

The

theorem

;f.

[ S e , p.

now

D

f o l l o w s by

a c a r e f u l study

of the differentials

d P /4

If

h*

109f.J

i s a cohomology

cohomological

E

but a

=

H

P(h (X))

i n general,

quotient h

P + q

of h

(|X|)

over

s p e c t r a l sequence q

P,q

theory

:

=

+

q

h

we

obtain

i n t h e same way

a

with

,

as a consequence p

R then

( I XI), P + q

o f V I , 6.11, t h i s

w i l l

converge

to

fact

i n [Se, §5]).

namely

(|X|) / l i m

(

1

)

h

P

+

q

1

P

~ ( I X | )

P (cf.

If

[W,

h*

13, §3], Segal

i s ordinary

group it

Chap.

G

cohomology

( i . e . h°(S°)

turns

out that i n [w,

argument

= G,

seems t o i g n o r e

H*(-,G)

q

h (S°)

= 0

with

631]).

Thus

coefficients

f o r q * 0,

the lim^-subgroup

p.

this

of h

f o r a n y G,

P

+

q

i n some

c f . V I , § 3 , D e f . 2)

( l X l ) i s zero

we

abelian

have

then

(cf. the

a converging

spectral

sequence P

q

H (H (X,G) ) = * H P

Example c i a l

P

+

q

(IXl

2.16. Assume t h a t

set (cf. 1.2.ix).

,G)

X

.

(2.15)

i s discrete, i.e. X = K

I f h*

i s ordinary

homology

R

with

H*(-,G)

K a then

simplih

(X) = 0 q

for

q*0.

Thus

t h e homology

an

isomorphism

from

of

the s i m p l i c i a l

s p e c t r a l sequence

the c l a s s i c a l

set K

collapses.

" a b s t r a c t " homology

( c f . §7 b e l o w )

to H

(|K_.I,G).

p,

sequence

an i s o m o r p h i s m

f o r H*(-,G) from

P

H (K,G)

also

collapses

and gives

P

.

to H (lK l,G) R

group The

us

Hp(K,G)

cohomology

K

P spectral

I t gives

us, f o r every

§3.

Subspaces

In

t h e whole

If

Z i s a subspace

cal

generally

subsets

we w i l l

look

(after

simplicial

then Lemma

at simplicial

space IZI

we r e g a r d

over

R.

as a

2.2).

subsets

Z o f X, f o r t e c h n i -

Z

n

subset

of X

a*(Z ) c q

such

n

that

Z o f X i s a sequence z

P

f o revery

(Z^lnenN^)

monotonic

of

map

: [ p ] -» [ q ] .

we m a y the

simplicial

s a y more

subspaces

sets

formally

with discrete

that

level

:= U ( Z

Z

:= U ( N Z x v ( n ) |n€3N ) n o

have

x V ( n ) |n€lN

as

Z

n

Z = z n x

X

)

IZI

subsets

over

of X are just

(Ex. 1.2.x).

I x l .

o f I X I . We

Thus

every

simplicial

define subsets

Z and

.

2.2),

and n ( Z ) = x

ly

closed,

s e m i a l g e b r a i c , ...) i n X

in

x

In

particular,

subset

Z of X

C (Z) = X

i scalled

i fe v e r y

IZI.

closed

(open,

local-

Z^ i s c l o s e d

(open,

...)

.

nothing

else

a weakly than

R

follows.

2.

n

=

spaces

,

( c f . Lemma

simplicial

of X

6

Definition

A

6

|X I

we h a v e

Z o f X gives us a subset

Z o f X and X r e s p e c t i v e l y

simplicial

the simplicial

of the discretization

the settheoretic

subset

We

proper

(cf. §1, Def. 4 ) ,

of X

1. A s i m p l i c i a l

Identifying

On

i s a partially

reasons.

Definition

a

X

o f I X I , a s e x p l a i n e d i n §2

subset

More

section

semialgebraic simplicial

a subspace

o f X.

subset

Z of X i s

Proposition

3.1.

L e t Z be

i)

IZI i s a w e a k l y

ii)

IZ | =

n

a

subspace

semialgebraic n

I Z I fl l X

| f o r every

of

X.

subset

n e UN

of IXI.

. {Recall

that

X

n

means

the

o n-skeleton iii)

o f X,

I f Z i s closed with

map

£

clude ii)

that

We

lX |

=

c

lz l

=

C

n

x

NZ

We

look

X

K

spaces. =

proper.

of the

i n X.

Since

( T h . 2 . 6 ) , we

i n IXI

the con-

(cf. IV.5.1.ii)

^ x

The

xV(k)) I

,

s

P

a s s e r t i o n now

square

by

theb i -

of set theoretic

maps

x

a

r

maps.

Then

t

a

l

l

equip

a l l t h e maps

that i

We

y

Z i s closed proper.

i t c a n be Thus

obtained n

z

i

s

by

of

i n X.

Then

implies c

: z

Z.

i t s subspace

are morphisms

Z i s closed

that

Z -> | Z |

restricting

strongly

IZI i s t h e r e a l i z a t i o n

t h e s e t |Z| w i t h

i n the square

This

set theoretic bijection

subspaces.

follows

>|X|

assume i

i

,

a t the commuting

i n |X|.

o

x V(k))

e

j inclusion

Now

since

space

semialgebraic

semialgebraic

(Lemma 2 . 2 ) . T h e

j

i and

z

k

n

structure

to

NZ.

zl

with

map

( LI k=0

V

C

of

IZI*

j°n

NX

Z^ n N X ^

=

k

jectivity

n

|Z|

Z.

i s semialgebraic

i s weakly

X

(Jj

Y X

i i i )

C (Z)

IZI =

space

i s weakly

between spaces

the set

have n

and

Z of X

i n I X I , and

i n IXI i s t h e r e a l i z a t i o n

simplicial

subset

: X -> |X|

x

IZI i s c l o s e d

structure

proper

i ) The

1.5.}

i n X then

i t ssubspace

partially

Proof.

cf.

n

z

i s a

i s

i n X.

We

Thus

partially

semialgebraic

the semialgebraic

surjective.

between

conclude

that

map our

c

x

Since j

j

,

l

f

i s partially

z

i s partially

proper.

subspace

inclusion).

Caution.

I f a

is

not open

Remark s t i l l

speak

n

Z

lz l

=

lx l

of

H

Z and W

Definition Z

n

c= W

be

3.

that

two

We

We

3.3.

have

C~

cz NW

for

every

n.

The

p r o p o s i t i o n s 3.1

pond We

1

take

a

union

V

:=

of

of

Z.

i s a

this

subspace

subsets

of

happen

o f X, Z as

of X

X

6

q.e.d.

that

n

we

can

then

x

a discrete

and

the

(IZI)

1

simpli-

formula

i s contained

of

i t i s a

IXI.

i n

(Regard

Formally

(since

map

c l o s e d embedding,

subset

subset

the

i n part i i )

.

X.

subset

o f W,

and

write

hence

Z c

w.

1.4

that

Zcw,

i f

.



t

i s a morphism

i n p a r t i c u l a r continuous,

we

between

obtain

from

this

lemma t h e

following

Proposition

3.7. L e t Z be a s i m p l i c i a l

i)

I f |Z| i s a s u b s p a c e

ii)

I f |Z| i s c l o s e d

We

head

f o ra n answer

o f |X| t h e n

(open)

subset

o f X.

Z i s a subspace

i n |X| t h e n

t o the following

Z i s closed

problem:

o f X. (resp.

F o r which

open)

i n X.

subspaces

Z

of

X i s t h e s e t IZI s e m i a l g e b r a i c

Lemma

3.8. F o r e v e r y

closed

embedding.

Proof.

We

X

n

with

lx,tl

jections u€X of

verify

=

that

ly,tl.

have

\p

3

The

map

braic.

lu,a tl

Since that

t h e map every

C

x

sets

to

that

iJ^nCL

x be a n e l e m e n t

monotonic s u r -

2.1)

(Lemma

a = 3.

Thus

since

a t and 3*t are points

that

p = q, u = v, a * t = 3 * t .

+

x = y.

n

i spartially

x

o f X . We

now p r o v e

be done:

ip

be proper,

must

t

subset

n (L x V ( k ) ) x V(k))

preimage.

We

proper

and

i|> i s

semialge-

t

hence

a closed

bijection

L€^(NX^),

i s semialgebraic

of this

that

o f IXI i s c o n t a i n e d

with

simplices

Since

subspace

semialgebraic

many

Let

lv,3*tl.

: X -* I X I i s a s e m i a l g e b r a i c

finitely prove

L e t x and y be p o i n t s i n

x = ot*u, y = 3 * v w i t h

=

+

i s p a r t i a l l y proper

T h e n we w i l l

( c f . 3.6) i s a

: [ n ] -» [ g ] a n d n o n d e g e n e r a t e

equality implies

x {t} i s a closed

: X ^ -> |X|

i s i njective.

t

We w r i t e

: [ n ] -» [ p ] , . We

t h e map

V ( p ) a n d V ( q ) we c o n c l u d e last

n

a

, v € X

The

X

first

tGV(n)

i n IXI?

i t i s evident

i n t h e union

s o m e k. T h u s i n X

have

lx,tl

=

of

i t suffices

f o rsuch

n

embedding.

a s e t L.

iy,sl

with

some

0

y€L, tion

sGV(k).

We w r i t e

and u €NX . m

We

x = a*u w i t h

have

lu,a*tl

=

a

: [ n ] -» [m] a m o n o t o n i c

ly,sl

and conclude

surjec-

m = k, u = y ,

-1 a t = s. Thus +

algebraic

from

^

sets

t

n (L xV(k))

a*L w i t h

[n] t o [k] .

i s t h e union

a running

( I np a r t i c u l a r ,

of the finitely

through

the monotonic

—1

°

n(LxV(k))

i s empty

many

semi-

surjections

i fk > n . ) q.e.d.

Lemma 3.9. I f Z i s a s i m p l i c i a l for

every

Proof.

subset

o f X then

Z

n

= Z n X

n

n.

B y 3.2 w e h a v e

n

IZ I

=

n

IZI n I X I

=

n

IZ n X I .

We

conclude

b y 3.3

that

Z

= Z DX .

n

n

(Of c o u r s e ,

one could

prove

t h e a s s e r t i o n i n a more

c o m b i n a t o r i a l way.)

3.10. L e tZ be a subspace

Proposition

i n IXI

algebraic

Proof. Then Z

n

Assume

Z = Z

n

Assume

3.9, a n d IZI

t o be s e m i a l g e b r a i c

o f I X l we h a v e

(cf.

3 . 3 ) . Now l o o k

This

map i s s e m i a l g e b r a i c

by

Lemma

3.6. Thus

n

f o r some n .

Izl c|x l n

f o r some n .

IZI t o b e

implies

Since

n

b y Lemma

n

this

t h e s e t |Z| i s s e m i -

and ZcX

= n(Z *V(n))

Izl i ssemialgebraic.

filtration

and Z c X

Z i ssemialgebraic

that

b y Lemma

now t h a t

missible

i f f Z i ssemialgebraic

f i r s t

i sassumed

o f X . Then

( IX I n

I n € 3N

2.3. Since semialgebraic.

) i sana d -

f o r some n , h e n c e

Z I X I f o r s o m e m a n d t € V (m) . t m p r o p e r ) b y Lemma 3 . 8 , a n d ^ ( l Z l ) = Z

a t t h e map (even

t

1

m

Z i s semialgebraic. m 3

Given host

a nonnegative

o f semialgebraic

every

k E 3N

A* K

with

i n t e g e r n we d e s c r i b e subspaces

we d e f i n e

Q

a subset

a running

through

N A * c= A S b e

and l e tF denote

Definition

i s an isomorphism

to study cartesian

their

f

this

fibre

simplicial

t h e map

f xg

maps

from

between

simplicial

X *Y to S KS,

product o f X and Y w i t h

respect

t o f and g i s

subspace y

g

:

=

F ~ (Diag S) 1

x y.

of

X

In

more

concrete terms,

Xx

Y i s t h e s u b s p a c e (X_ x Y I n € IN ) o f XxY, S n S n o t h e u s u a l f i b r e p r o d u c t o f t h e s p a c e s X^ a n d Y n n c

n

where X with are

x

n

S

n

respect c

denotes

n

to f

n

: X

p a r t i a l l y proper

complete)

We

Y

have

9

and g^ ^n

n

: Y

->

n

n

. Notice

proper, semialgebraic,

h a s t h e same

a commuting

g

->

(resp.

t h e n X x^Y

X x Y

n

t h a t , i f X and Y '

complete,

partially

property.

square

Y

>

I g

of

simplicial

canonical

spaces

with

projections

straightforward

way

(4.10)

p and q t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s

p r ^ : X x y -* X ,

that

this

diagram

p r

2

to X ^

: X x Y -* Y.

i s cartesian

One

y of the checks

i n sWSA(R).

in a

Assume now

that

X,Y

and S are p a r t i a l l y

Lemma 4 . 1 1 . T h e i s o m o r p h i s m

h

:

v

proper.

I X x y | ->

\ x I x |y | maps

|X x

X , x the

fibre

|X| x

product

(

g

|y|

|

Y|

onto

o

of

IXI a n d

lYl with

r e s p e c t t o IfI and

Igl.

Proof.

The isomorphism

and

Thus

Y.

IX

h

Y

a

p

Theorem the

|Y|

of 1

If

I D i a g SI

( D i a g S) I

S

I

X

IS I

IX x

=

Finally, X

S

Y

l

°

n

t

°

4.12. Assume

diagram IX x

s

g

X

l

X

Y|

s,s

isi

I f l x |g| i s IXI

|Y|,w h i l e t h e

Y|,

g

g

maps

I D i a g SI

onto

D i a g ISI . Thus q.e.d.

I X I

lSl

again that

( c f . 4.10

respect to X

IFI i s

b y 4.9, h l

x

under

under

with

x SI

ISI

I x | g |

of Diag

3.20). m

IS

functorially

square

h

x

IF"

X

a commuting

X,Y

preimage

h

behaves

v

IFI

preimage

(cf.

have

x Yl

IXI

The

we

h

X,Y

and S a r e p a r t i a l l y proper.

Then

above) |Y| igl

IXI

is

ISI

cartesian

Proof.

We

i n t h e category o f spaces

compare

this

diagram

with

WSA(R)

the canonical

cartesian

square

IXI x

|Y|

l s l

I Yl

ISI

{Of

course,

the

theorem h

with It

=

T T

T T

1

/ 2

a

r

e

commutes

f ,n g

TT^h =

t

h

e

n

: IX x Y l s

r

a

projections.}

us a unique

ISI

Since the diagram i n

map

|Y|,

have

to verify

that

h i s an

isomorphism.

the diagram

IXI x

g

l

IXI x

that

h

IX x Y|

u

| q | . We

2

checked

t

i tg i v e s

| p | , TT " h =

i s easily

a

|Y|

| s |

3 I X x y|

IXI x ( y l % Y

with

i and j i n c l u s i o n

mappings,

commutes.

{Recall

that

h

= A ,I

( I p r ^ I , I p r I ) .} We 2

learn

from

Lemma

4.11

above

that

h i s indeed

isomorphism.

In

q.e.d.

t h e course o f t h i s

Corollary is

an

4.13.

p r o o f we

The n a t u r a l

a restriction

have

seen

isomorphism

of t h e isomorphism

h

h

from

f

IX x ^ y l t o I x l x ^

|y|

. A ,Y

We

now a r e amply

shall have

also

do s o i n l a t e r

g

t o identify sections.

x

IX g Y | w i t h

Under

this

IXI x ^

|Y| a n d

identification

we

shall

the equation I(x,y),tl

for

j u s t i f i e d

=

(lx,t|,ly,tl)

a n y t € V (n) , x e X , R

y € Y

: Y -* Y' a r e s i m p l i c i a l

spaces

over

a common

n

(4.14) with

f (x) = g (y) . I f f

maps between p a r t i a l l y

partially

proper

space

: X -> X' a n d

proper

S then

l f

x q

simplicial g l

=

I f lx

|g|

We

present

an

application of

Definition

4.

A

group cial and

object space

G

the

G

a*

be

a

unit

proper.

use

We

(m (x,y)

a map

on

unit

4.1.}

I G l . The

f o r y.

1

that

Proposition m.

a*e

4.15.

Assume t h a t

IGxGI

=

sition

Iml

Q

the

=

e

=

R

:

IGl

|e ,t| = n

a

above.

gives

us

a discrete simplicial

group

| r

p l i c i a l group

sets.

object

R.

For ZK

Such

group

example,

i n sSet

object

with

simpli§11)

-» [ n ] m o n o t o n i c ) .

group"

instead

of

denote

y € G

n

. )

by

y

(simplicialI) denote

n

G

I m I

X

n

n.

discussion

partially a

us

G-space

h

on

n

defines

space

over

famous

abelian

give

simplicial

straightforward

spaces

IGI

H*(-,TT)

the

are

for a l ln

(left)

(left)

group

86ff.]

A

a

x |X|.

example,

5.

is

IGI

p.

R

cohomology

Definition

p l i c i a l

[EM,

lK(TT,n) |

realizations

together

another

of

one

obtains.

Assume identify

the

weakly

that

the

IGxXI

sim=

semialgebraic

We

want

space

to analyze the realization

by a s i m p l i c i a l

We

first

to

another

not

equivalence relation

a very

special

one a l o n g a c l o s e d

y e t need

Assume f

discuss

that

Brumfiel's

A

i s a closed

Z as A

n

:= X U

follows.

Z

In this

The

n

transition

call

A

map

Z = X U

i

-

favorable of a

subspace.

conditions.

simplicial

In this

of a simplicial

simplicial

situation

we

X U,- Y_ n f n

map

define

space

from

A

case

space we

do

X and

t o a

a simplicial

obtained by gluing J

3

3

n

have

maps a*

f

p r o p e r map

a*

f

commuting

: X^

( c f . I V . §8) . I f a

second space

n

X^

t o Y_ n

along 3

: [ k ] -» [ 1 ] i s

squares

• X^ a n d a*

: Y^

> Y^. c o m b i n e

into

the

: Z^ -> Z^ .

Y the simplicial space

space

Y may

obtained by g l u i n g

and w i l l

o f Z i n t h e o b v i o u s w a y . We f

simplicial

IV.11.4.

proper

r

A by_ f . T h e s i m p l i c i a l subspace

the gluing

simplicial

subspace

i s t h espace

t h e n we

transition

under

of a

Y

by t h e p a r t i a l l y

monotonic

We

space.

case:

theorem

: A -» Y i s a p a r t i a l l y

simplicial

of the quotient

have

be regarded

a commuting

X to Y

as a

closed

square

• Y | j

(5.1)

with

i and j i n c l u s i o n

maps a n d g t h e o b v i o u s

from

X t o Z e x t e n d i n g f . We

know f r o m

simplicial

I V , §8 t h a t

every

along

map component

g

n

is

:

X

Z

n

"* n

°

strongly

§1),

that

jective that

f

g

g

a

P

r

t

i

a

l

i s partially

(and p a r t i a l l y

the diagram spaces.

Theorem

5.2.

:=

s

I f X

IAI



means,

according

(g ,j ) n

proper).

One

checks

i n a

proper and

:\

|J Y

f

Yl

Let a

we

|X| U

may

| f

a

n

(cf.

straightforward

then

sWSA(R)

>ay ofsim-

the simplicialspace

the diagram

( c f . 5.1)

(*)

*

U

a

*

Recalling and

from

shall

Proposition

4.6

that

If i s

identify

j IYI .

: [ k ] -> [1]

XiU*! —

Z

> IZI

i n WSA(R).

=

-

> lY!

proper,

IX U

R

-» Z i s s t r o n g l y s u r -

i n the category

are partially proper

n

to our terminology

( g , j ) : X|JY

partially

^

partially

be m o n o t o n i c .

'

x k

U p

Pi •I

We

have a commuting

square

Y k

k

1

with

strongly

tion

about

This

implies

We

that

I j l

cocartesian

X

surjective partially and Y that

reasoning

T h e map

and

and

and Y

i s again

IXI

the

Proper

(5.1) i s c o c a r t e s i a n

XU^Y

Proof.

y

proper

lil

is

l

s u r j e c t i v e . This

p l i c i a l

Z

i

the upper the lower

i n the proof

proper

horizontal horizontal

conclude

by

(Igl,Ijl)

Proposition :

IXLJYI

=

arrow arrow

o f 4.6). Thus

( g , j ) : X | j Y -»• Z i s s t r o n g l y 4.6

and p^.

a*|Ja* a*

By

IZI

our assump-

i s p a r t i a l !

i s partially

Z i s partially

proer

proper (cf.

proper.

s u r j e c t i v e and p a r t i a l l y

that

IXI U IYI -

maps p ^

prper.

is

again

We

a r e done

sian

strongly i f we

know

that

on t h e s e t t h e o r e t i c

jective

Ij|

and

IXI ^ IA I

maps

Let

s u r j e c t i v e and p a r t i a l l y

level.

i s injective.

injectively

Write

=

lg (x),tl.

9 (x) =

a*(z) with

=

that

Igl

a

only

Suppose

that

need

£ =

lx,tl

with

I g l (£) € l Y l .

g (x)

= a*(z)

€ Y

conclude

that

indeed

return

conclude

Write and

This

I X l ^ l A l

t o the point

from

Ix

lg (x),tl

1

contradicts

x € NX ,

t € V(n).

n

Then

s u r j e c t i o n and

that

this

= t

our assumption

have

z = g

R

x

= x', hence

a =

point

x' € NX , m

,

Since

g

id^-j,

n

(x ) with '

that

x

1

and then

x

^ A

We

= a*x^ . S i n c e

x

*d

q

R

t ' € V (m) . T h e n

|g|(£')

=

g 'x) eNZ n

b y L e m m a 2.1

i s injective

i s the one-point

the following.

Thus

.

on X

n

^ A

n

,

Igl(£). g (*') e NZ

R /

that

£ , as desired.

Y

£ £A.

€ X

1



1

£ =

this

i . e . g ( x ) € NZ^.

i n I X I ^ |A| w i t h

conclude

m

n

that

n

implies

, g (x) = g (x').

the case

g ( x ) = g («*x^),

| g ( x ) , t ' | . We

n

theory

i Z l ^ l Y l .

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n

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into

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t

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above

that £' =

f

to verify

i s sur-

.

n

xCA^.

nondegenerate

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(lgl,ljl)

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q

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that

: [ n ] -» [ q ] a m o n o t o n i c

and i m p l i e s

maps

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already

i s cocarte-

I Z I ^ IYI .

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z € NY^,

n

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we

i n the theorem

Iz,a*tI,

a* (t) € V ( q ) .

means

know

identifying.

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Igl(?) and

(*)

hence

n

n

z € NZg.

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into

£ € I X I ^ IA I b e g i v e n .

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the diagram

proper,

m

m

we

=

n,

obtain

q.e.d.

simplicial

space

{*}

the theorem

m

Example t i a l l y

complete

{with tion p

5.3. L e t X be a p a r t i a l l y

(X/A) I pi

=

n

:

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now

way.

=

every

the definitions

that

call

proper,

...)

proper,

proper,

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5.4.

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spaces.

with

respect

equivalence

T

...)

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relation

f o r every

: X -* Y

denote

equivalence

a*

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relation

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i n short,

on

equivalence automati

simplicial

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subspace

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n.

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n

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s

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n

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n.

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simplicial

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theoretic

map

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by a*

b y p^

the switch

t

maps.

:

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x n

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n

: [ p ] -> [ n ] i s m o n o t o n i c ,

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s e t X/T.

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relation

set defined I f a

E

=

(as i n IV, §11). These

classes X /T .

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i s a

T closed

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the simplicial

X

n

map

i n a somewhat

relation

relation

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of T

of

realiza-

y

relation

b y X/T

o f I V , §11

T on X

i s an equivalence

n

t o f i n both

automorphism

projection t o IX/AI,

c a n be done

t h e two n a t u r a l p r o j e c t i o n s from

2

and the

X/A

x X

the following p

proper

space

par-

space.

i fthe equivalence

:= X

from

and A a

the simplicial

i s partially

and r e s u l t s

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I f f

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space

9

1. A n e q u i v a l e n c e

n . We

n}

an isomorphism

IXI / I A I

such

o f X.

simplicial

of the natural simplicial

L e t X be a s i m p l i c i a l

T of X xx

and

subspace

f o r every

n

to simplicial

Definition

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/A

induces

extend

relations

n

|X| -> I X / A I

: X -> X / A

IX/AI

(closed) X

proper

then ~*

x p

«

set X to the

Definition (a

2.

s i m p l i c i a l map

p a r t i a l l y proper

and

every

map

partially

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i s clear

strong

I t

X

by

space,

Brumfiel's

Theorem and

i s

of

§8

the

T.

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want

to

this of

We

assume closed

again

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that

i s a

cT

we

; the

switch

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conclude

I (TxX) and

there set of

X

i s a

X/T

X

by_

quotient

T,

i f E(f)

surjective

=

T

and

T

of

the

space

fl ( X x T )

I =

ITXXI

again

by

X/T

of

a

a

sim-

strong

quo-

this

simpli-

set.

as

follows.

T

on

X

i s

closed

p a r t i a l l y proper

X.

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i s a

i s the

fl I X x T l 3.19,

switch

= IXI =

space

subspace

cf.

itself

under

simplicial

relation

X xX

IXXXXXI

the

closed

IXI c IT I,

into

behaves

simplicial

Diag

i s mapped

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relation

equivalence

that

by

relation

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i s a

T

strong

quotient

exists.

on

ITI

mean

immediately

proper).

p

i s a exists

structure

that

we

quotient i f there

unique

simplicial

equivalence

by

that,

such

course,

extends

the

in

then,

of

strong

(is strongly

§11)

IV,

previous

and

i s an

|T|

in

p a r t i a l l y proper

automorphism that

(as

relation

conclude

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3.4,

|T|

quotient)

a

p a r t i a l l y proper

equivalence

p a r t i a l l y proper,

Diag X

• cf.

of

an

equivalence

verify

; 3.19.

X

every

case,

(resp.

quotient)

that

i s called

identifying

then

the

that

how

-+ Y

proper

simplicial

Assume

know

T,

IV.11.4

Theorem

proper

that

by

p a r t i a l l y proper

(the

i s

n

evident

X

on

a

: X

proper).

IV,

instead

5.5.

-> Y

i s also

space

of

cial

from

f

quotient,

: X^

n

quotient

p l i c i a l tient

f

proper,

quotient.

a

A

by

x [XI

on

IXI.

4.9.

The

of

realization.

and

that

space IX x XI

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T

T i s

=

of

IXI

this

automorphism,

x |x|

we

have

( I T l x | X l ) fl ( I X I x | T l ) ,

IXI

x

|XI.

from

realization

automorphism

i s

of x cf.

|X|.

l p r [ ( T x X ) n (XxT)]l

=

13

with

factor. f i r s t pr

t

p r ^

n

natural

I p r ^ l

and

(TxX)

Proposition partially

Proof. and

third

proper

This

E(lfl)

factor.

l [ (lT|x|xi )

: X

space

Y

from

IXI x

fl(|X|x|Tl)],

X x x x x

projection

to

from

the

f i r s t

I X I x |xi

and

x |xi

(ITlx|xI) n (|X|X|T|)

third

to

into

the ITI

since

T.

-> Y

i s a

then

§4

|x|,

from

I t maps

into

I f f

follows =

natural

n (XxT)

5.6.

1 3

projection

i s the

the

maps

1 3

e

lpr

simplicial

E(|f|)

(Th.

the

=

4.12

fibre

map

from

X

to

another

|E(f)|.

and

Cor.

products

4.13),

using

since

the

maps

E(f) =

Xx

f

If I

and

y

x

respectively.

Example De X

Let

-* X

Rel X

relation

De X (cf.

by

4.7).

by

denote

We

of

define the

by

a

direct

proper

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ready

on

and

proper

that

n

and

we

i

s

our

i s a

know

partially

deployment

E ( x

x

) .

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partially

this

quotient n

already

from

:

x

could

2.6

that

on be n

x

of

X I X I

quotient

relation

also

Rel X

s u r j e c t i v e by

proper

equivalence

(Prop.

call

proper

strongly

space

proper

p r e v i o u s map

and

course,

the

simplicial

partially

x

the

and

a

proper x

proper

relation

s

Then

X

Proof used

verified i s

par-

surjective.}

main

T

^

x

x

of

I X I . (Of

the

partially

closed

x

map

i s just

strongly

Assume the

surjective

that

I R e l XI

state

partially

partially

conclude

proper.

equivalence

The

realization

to

5.8.

relation

X.

computation,

t i a l l y

Theorem

the

a

realization

. Thus

to

t i a l l y

i s strongly

space

4.6.

i s partially

i s again

I t i s again

I R e l XI

are

that X 1)

R e l X . The

position X

Def.

s °e X

x

4.7). the

Assume

( c f . §4, x

and

5.7.

result

i s a proper

equivalence

of

partially

this

proper

simplicial relation

section.

on

space

closed X.

IXI . The

equivalence

Then

ITI

i s a

simplicial

par-

space

X/T

( c f . Th.

of

the

IXI

i s again

simplicial

by

|T|.

Proof. (P

5.5)

I f

:=

In

map

p

short,

: X

T

IX/TI

[q] -*[n]

a

upper

maps

horizontal

horizontal

map

partially

from

the

G

are map

a*

then

be

a

we

i.e.

every

the

we

have

of

a

I

quotient

commuting

i s a

of

square

partially

proper.

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the

T(G)

the

image

closed X.

simplicial This

t i a l l y

by the

t i a l l y

proper

case

and

G

X

i n the Of

natural

and

X

The

partially

g i v e s us

an

action

of

X

map

theorem

cases.

G*X

a

The

the

lower

space

now

X/T

follow

group

We

1:

complete,

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denote =

G \ X R

We

the

G

learn

IXI

IXI

and

both •-»

first

X

assume

i s

these

cases

(gx,x) , i s

case

a

relation

and

par-

q u o t i e n t X/T(G)

more

i n the from

i s

equivalence

f o r every

R

quotient i n the on

In

closed

actions.

G-space.

(g,x)

i n the

quotient of

IGI

Case

-* XxX,

I t i s proper

case.

of

i s discrete.

i s proper

(G\X)

case

simplicial

hence

case.

proper

proper

that

simplicial

semialgebraic) space,

X*X,

projection. second

the

i n the

two

space

of

second

conclude

i n the

left

(hence

simplicial

i s a

a

following

course,

i n the

IG\X| a

group

subspace

G\X.

denote

|X|

theory

equivalence relation

proper

briefly

:

of

our

2:

Thus

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surjective.

4.6.

of

complete

strongly

proper.

assertions

and

the

and

proper.

other

5.6

outcome

i n one G^

i s partially

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simplicial

are

proper

i s partially

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that

on

proper

|p

IXI/ITI.

partially a*

proper.

explicate

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partially

realization

/T_ q

q

vertical

of

the



x

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and

T

T

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=

i s a

i s monotonic

V n

is

X/T

proper

P ) X„

The

partially

n.

first

Theorem

by

p :X

case 5.8

one.

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-*

and

G\X

par-

that

I T (G) I i n t h e

second

( c f . 4.17)

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first

action

w i t h T(!G|)

=

of

IT(G)I

(cf.

3.19).

proper usually well

Thus

quotient) |G|

beyond

will

the p a r t i a l l y IGIMXI n o t be

IV.11.8.

proper quotient

exists, a

and

IGIMXI

semialgebraic

group.

( i n the f i r s t =

case

IG\XI. N o t i c e

Thus

this

result

even

that lies

§6.

Semialgebraic

Let

K be

a

discrete

simplicial

simplicial

briefly with

by

and

R

ively.

l f l

that

and

l

f

l

o

and

p

top

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=

=

f t

t

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principle

parts

formulated

o

p

field

from R

-> L

extension

(IfI ) ^

complexes

by

polytope

|K|

associated

or

R

stresses

R

K to a R

by

|K |

over

analogy

( c f .I I ,

o r by

R

more

the

simplicial

I f I

realization

§3).

set L

then

| f | . We

R o f K and f

call

respect-

(2.8.v).

of R then

clearly

IKI

R

, c f . 2.13.

R

[Mi^] of K

respectively.

We

have

realizations which

return

literature

introduction,

and t h e books

and f w i l l IKI

t

Q

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mention

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involve

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at our disposal of simplicial

results

treatments

topological s e t K.

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map

n

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V.1.3) : V(n)

which

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f o r our semialgebraic

t o our s i m p l i c i a l

structure

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define

: K

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R

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K

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notation

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space

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realization

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topological

realizations,

l e t alone

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CW-complex. |K|

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n

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on

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x € K

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n

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we

denote

t h e image o f n

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that

by

x

lxl° i s a

n (V(n))

I x l and t h e s u b s e t

semialgebraic

subset

of

x

of

IKl and

I x l by

lxl°.

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poly-

tope.

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a

:

[ p ] -* [ n ] i s a m o n o t o n i c

map

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triangle

(6.1)

commutes.

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V(n)

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x

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n

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x

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phism

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since

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(6.1),

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t h e s e t I x l ^ lxl° i s a u n i o n

y € NK

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,

, f o r some

usual n

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R

we

we

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i s an

2.1).

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IKl. Using

see that,

of finitely

x

maps

that

many

the n-skeleton of the simplicial

of the family

of closed

the relation

simplicial case

2.1

partition

injective,

+

onto

. Thus

from

i s the n-skeleton of the simplicial limit

special

clear

a

then

again

f o r every

"cells"

lyl°,

p I K

n

i

with

n

the discrete

o f NK

a n d DK

n

the diagram

n

space

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i n Lemma

we

Z .

The

R

obtain

the

2.7

I

j 4

NK

xV(n)

>

T

l K

n

|

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every

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^

the

diagram

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n

H e r e (x,t) n

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n

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from

K

o Notice

of the natural

x

xV(o)

=

K

o

( t ) f o r a n y x € NK^,

to

n

=

R

0

lK°l.}

o

t € V (n) . T h e

following i s

evident.

Theorem

6.2.

The

partition

{lxl°

lx€NK ,

of

IKl which

gives

IKl the structure

decomposition n

complex. x €NK , n

lK l

i s the n-skeleton n

t h e map

x

n

of this

n € JN }

of

Q

IKl i s a

patch

o f a normal

CW-complex

: V ( n ) -> I K l i s a c h a r a c t e r i s t i c

CW-

and, f o r every map

f o r the

c e l l

!x I .

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t h e f o l l o w i n g we

merely

a weak

Proposition

shall

polytope -

6.3.

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there

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verified.

of

such

|x| c B .

K

from A

:=

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that

the diagram (A |n>0) n

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way.

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i s a

regard

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simplicial

define

A

R

o f t h e CW-complex

subset A

of K

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that

|K|. B

= l A l .

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x

: [ p ] -» [ n ] i s m o n o t o n i c ,

then

i t follows

|a*x| c

that

the

simplicial

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subset

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IAI =

B.

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f(x)

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x

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x

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)

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onto

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complex

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finite ordering

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then

^

V 0

P we

define a

The n - s i m p l i c e s o f P a r e t h e and x € P

a i s a simplicial

map

simplicial then

n

a*(x)

from t h e

[p] t o [n].} f from

map

f

P t o another

: P -> Q b y f

obtain i n this

from

complex

: [ p ] -> [ n ] i s m o n o t o n i c

define a simplicial

abstract

simplicial

x ^ a . {Notice that

simplicial

Given

an ordered

way

n

ordered (x)

simplicial

:= f ° x . B y

a bijection

an n-simplex

/*««/V }

x € P

by

R

Q

i s a n m.-simplex

N

categorial

f »-> f f r o m

P to Q to the set of simplicial

n

complex

maps

theset

from

with

of P with m o

Then

every

of P

face of x

i s

N

> with

In this

v 0

''*«'

w a y we

v n

ordered

nondegene-

i s again non-

s o f P g i v e s us a nondegenerate

f - « » / V

< v ^ < ... < v »

(closed!) s i m p l i c i a l

"restriction" Conversely

(unique) NP

at the simplicial

n-simplex

the vertices

obtain a bijection

(=

elements)

s

s

from

R

Q

the

2.10).

t o NP .

n

If

look

(cf.

i f fthe v^ are a l ldifferent.

degenerate. s

[ n ] ~ = A(n)

we

i fA

S (Q) = n

o f P, o f c o u r s e

o f t h e o r d e r i n g o f P, t h e n

simplicial

have

subcomplex

i s a simplicial

subcomplex NA . R

subset

equipped

Q i s a simplicial of P then

Q o f P w i t h Q = A.

subset

there exists

Identifying

with

a

S (P) = n

Definition to

P

In

this

cal

3.

We

call

a

f o r some o r d e r e d

case

way

as

denote from

can

follows.

the

[0]

we

simplicial

simplicial

choose

P

We

E(P)

put

i - t hvertex

map,

[n] w h i c h

sends

to

{ v ( x ) , ( x ) , . . . , v ( x ) } Q

ing

o r d e r e d by

hedral,

every x 6 K

n-simplex v

(x)

1

IPI

R

I Pi of

P,

l e t e

denote

that

we

y .

simplicial

simplicial

{e ,e^,...,e }. Q

R

We

(Notice

n

x

by

of

that,

the

from

unique

P

x a

: K

i

are

->

n

the

the

such

since

K

map

sets

set K

Q

be-

i s

poly-

sequence

to f

P

each

i s nondegenerate map

l e t v

canoni-

i n d u c e d by

n-simplices

£v (x).

one

complex

P we

forgets

the

i f fthe v^(x)

are

K which

an

with

l

compare

ordering

of

set. Let

the vertices

sends

y ,

V (X) =

Q

Q

of

the P)

s be

s with

e o

the

a

simplex of

vertices

complex

define

now

simplicial

corresponding closed

identified

map

i n a

n

.e.,...,e be i n

the

have

geometric

=

n

i € [n]

n

P to the

i t s associated

o |s|

v (x)

( c f . I I , §3,

zation

any

r u n n i n g t h r o u g h NK ,

simplicial of

ordered

over

x

i s isomorphic

cp : P ^ * K

transition

i . The

that

,. . . , y > n

Q /

1

an

and

and

cp i s t h e

u ,.../

=

Given

i d s e t K,

g

S

e

sSet

from

t

a weakly

of

D t o the

semialgebraic

s e t K.

I DK I t o |K| , w h i c h

I K l . { i n other words,

t

R

maps

i s a

every

simultaneous

K

by a homotopy F ( | x l * [0,1])

such

i n the topological ([We],

and e r r o r s .

The p r o o f

They

that

setting

c f . also have

been

g i v e s Theorem

closed

i n the

small-

.

of Weingram-Fritsch

also

f o r each

i s contained

contains t_.(|xl)

of Barratt

and thus

F

6.8

by

Weingram

[LW]).

Weingram's

bridged

and

correc-

i s completely of over

any

real

add t h e f o l l o w i n g

L e t A be a s i m p l i c i a l

obvious

subset

of a

simplicial

s e t K.

In the

-1 situation of

|DK|,

o f Theorem hence

t

\

precise-

R.

u s e we

6.9.

simplicial

IKI w h i c h

p i o n e e r i n g work

by F r i t s c h

closed

l y l of

contained

triangulated.

[ F r t ^ ] .}

properties.

t h e space

I DK I t h e i m a g e

cell

by F r i t s c h

j

|K| a n d a l l i t s c e l l s . }

I A (K) I i s h o m o t o p i c

T3)

of

{A t h o r o u g h

D of the category

simplicial

the following

from

about

theorem.

transformation A

and, f o r every IKI w i t h

n o t be e x p l i c i t

given

s e t can be

an endomorphism

a natural

functor

triangulation

For

exists

i s an isomorphism of

has been

important

i s polyhedral f o r every

v

cell

There

but shall

t o an e x t e n s i v e l i t e r a t u r e .

o f any s i m p l i c i a l

: IDKI

T1 ) D K

way

of subdivisions

the following

simplicial

ted

the reader

realization we

i n an e s s e n t i a l

1

6.8

(|At) =

the preimage IB I w i t h

t

some

(|A|)

i s a closed

subcomplex

(polyhedral) simplicial

subset

B

o f DK.

A (K) of

We

maps B

spaces

simplicial F

conclude into

A.

(|DK|,|BI) map

from

from We

may

read

t o the pair (DK,B)

i n T3) a s a h o m o t o p y

IX(K) I .

T3) t h a t

from

to

t

IX ( K ) I m a p s K

as an isomorphism

o f spaces

(|KI,|A|)

(K,A) . M o r e o v e r

t h e map

IBI i n t o

of pairs

we may t

R

|A|,

from

hence

the pair

a n d X (K) a s a read

t o t h e map

t h e homotopy of

pairs

§7.

The space

For

any space

n-simplex dard

gular

R we

i s a

define

simplicial

I f a xooc*

map

from M

Sin

: Sin M

o f M.

I f x

n-simplex

o f M.

of x

and a

maps

space

have

by a

set Sin M

x from

of M V (0)

N gives

functor

the geometric then

: V ( p ) -> V ( n ) . We

+

(Sin f)

as f o l l o w s .

i s monotonic

and t h e elements

which

defined

T h u s we

map

i s a point

t o a second

-> S i n N

simplicial

: [ p ] -> i n ]

set of M

singular O-simplex,

Every

a

homology

(semialgebraic)

V ( n ) t o M.

n-simplices

f

and s i n g u l a r

as t h e composite

ponding

of

t h e n we

stan-

a*(x)i s call

(SinM)^ denote

An

Sin M

the

sin-

the corres-

t o x, by x.

us a s i m p l i c i a l

(x) =

f°x f o r x

S i n from

a

map singular

the category

WSA(R)

sSet.

There

i s a close

functor. i

that

n

other map

hand, M

:

we

M

In

order

by

J (x,t)

defined

by

have, M

=

J ( *Y/t)

n

=

j

: t n ] -* [ p ] m o n o t o n i c ,

One now

verifies

setting

[ L a ,Chap.

Theorem

7.1. F o r e v e r y

a natural

f o r any x € K

t »-» l x , t l

space

realization

simplicial

. {Recall

map

from

§6

n

M,

from

a natural

V ( n ) t o I K l . } On t h e (weakly

semialgebraic)

by

(x € ( S i n M )

map

have

S i n and t h e

x

f i r s t

= x(t) f o r (x,t) € (SinM) = y a ^ ( t )

functor

s e t K we

map

defined

x ( t ) ,

this

i„(x) = is,

f o revery

to establish this

M

a

simplicial

I S i n Ml

J ( l x , t l )

M

between

i s the characteristic

x

j

relation

For every

: K -> S i n l K l

v

a

over

of Sin M

singular

to

M

n-simplex

defined the

I S i n Ml

n

, tG V(n) ) .

define n

a map

x v ( n ) and then

(y,0c* ( t ) ) f o r y

:

(SinM )

observe

A



M

that

a s i n g u l a r p - s i m p l e x o f M,

a n d t € V (n) .

t h e f o l l o w i n g theorem

p r e c i s e l y as i n the t o p o l o g i c a l

I I ,§6].

simplicial

s e t K we

have

^lK| and

0

|

i

K'

f o r every

(

S

i

n

)

3

0

i

the functor

tion

functor

More

explicitly,

I

M we

=

i

d

g

S i n M



-* s S e t

space

M

and

between

-> S i n M , w h i c h

i s right

adjoint

-

1

a

)

(

7

-

1

b

)

to the realiza-

v i a t h e a d j u n c t i o n maps J

-» W S A ( R )

given a

: K

7

have

S i n : WSA(R)

I : sSet

(

a

simplicial

t h e maps

f

:

s e t K,

I K l -+ M

c a n be; c h a r a c t e r i z e d

and i

m

there

.

i s a

and t h e

by e i t h e r

R

simpli-

one o f

two e q u a t i o n s

f

Here Let

=

i °igi/

g =

M

i s a first (K^IAGA)

be any diagram

a small

(IK^I

IAEA)

limit

(= c o l i m i t

category

ip^

-* K d e n o t e

:

Corollary (IKJI

This

:=

l i m (K. ) > A n

7.2.

IACA)

o f Theorem

the realization

:=

I tp^ I

:

consequence

functor.

sets,

gives

Lirt^

realizations.

i . e . a functor

us a diagram

of

^

spaces

there exists

of the first

A

the direct

diagram.

n € JN . } F o r any A €A, l e t o

f o revery

IKl i s the direct

i s an immediate

to the theory of

I n the category sSet

the canonical

b y t h e maps

7.1

of simplJLcial

[ M t , I I , §2]) K

K

.

K

A to sSet. This

by r e a l i z a t i o n .

{Define

n

(sinf)-i

application

from

of

'

correspondence

maps

the

| K l

S i n M

Thus

cial

d

space

M

one-to-one

i

=

simplicial

l i m i t IK

x

map

from

of the diagram

of

spaces

I -> I K l .

of t h e existence

Indeed,

t o K.

f o r any space,

of a right i n short

adjoint hand

notation,

H o m ( I K I ,M)

= Horn ( K , S i n M) =

l i m H o r n ( K , S i n M) = * ~ A f

A

Let

us recall,

f o r later

use, the notion

l i m Horn ( I K, I ,M) . ** A

of simplicial

X

homotopy.

Definition a)

1 .

F o r any s i m p l i c i a l

short, of

s e t K a n d i 6 { 0 , 1 } we

the simplicial

map

K t o the n-simplex

composite the

realization

x* of K*A(1).

map

Ic

±

i d

maps

simplicial G

I i s t h e map

from

homotopy

simplicial

homotopy

The

relative

algebraic

g

G -e

homotopy,

one-to-one

x «

1

simplicial

ICI f r o m

stated

set L with

Ig

Q

I to

=

IKI x [ 0 , 1 ]

g IC

sim-

= g^lC. A

Q

map

i s a constant projection

I G I : I K l x I —• I L I i s a

Ig-jl.

between s i m p l i c i a l

i n Theorem

0 t o i . The

C i s a simplicial

then

i sthe

: K ^ L be two

of the natural

IC. N o t i c e t h a t

this

x

K t o K xA(0) and

= g ^ a n d G I C x A (1)

Q

f o r

an n - s i m p l e x

t o lKxA(1)l Qf

i . e .the composite g

from

o f K a n d l e t 9 g^

= g , G-

Q

sends

: [ 0 ] -> [ 1 ] s e n d i n g

t o g^ r e l a t i v e

Q

correspondence

maps

isomorphism 6

by e^(K), o r

Notice that

( x , i )f r o m l K l

subset

from

: C x A (1) -* C w i t h

1

with

K t o another

: K x A (1 ) -* L s u c h

pr

1

xA(6 )

R

L e t C be a s i m p l i c i a l

p l i c i a l

K t o K * A (1) w h i c h

of the evident simplicial

simplicial

b)

from

denote

7.1

behaves w e l l

maps

and weakly

with

semi-

r e s p e c t t o homo-

topy.

Proposition and

M a space.

same map g

g

o' 1

F

:

K

Let f

from ->

s

i

n

a homotopy

Q

a n d f ^ be maps

I C I t o M. M

a

respectively,

is f

7.3. L e t K be a s i m p l i c i a l

n

d

G

:

set, C a simplicial

from

L e t F b e a map

K xA(1)

-* S i n M

from

g

Q

to g

relative

1

7.1. Then

C i f fF

o f K,

restrict

to the

I K l x [ 0 , 1 ] t o M. L e t

be t h e l e f t

as e x p l a i n e d i n Theorem

from

IKl t o M which

subset

adjoints

of

f f^, Qf

g I C = g ^ l C , and G Q

i s a homotopy

from

f

Q

to

v

This

i s a straightforward

Theorem

7.1

Definition

(cf.

[ L a , p.

and Remark

consequence

of the uniqueness

statement i n

47f]).

7.4. A

(finite)

system

of simplicial

sets

i s a

tuple

(K,A^,...,A ),

subsets other with a

A«| , . . . , A

system f(A^)

c: B^.

Analogously

homotopy

(L,B,| , . . . , B )

and

Proposition

7.3

and systems

come

Theorem

s e t K and

f from

of course,

a

to a simplicial

) t o an-

/

simplicial have

maps

subset

immediately

simplicial

(K,A^,... A

1 we

two s i m p l i c i a l

generalize

of

map

to Definition

between

relative

R

now

simplicial ) means,

F

to

We

o f K. A

r

(L B^,...,B

simplicial

sets

consisting of a simplicial

r

map

f :K

the notion

from

of

(K,A^,...,A ) r

C o f K.

t o systems

-* L

Theorem

of

7.1

simplicial

spaces.

t o t h e main

result

7.5. F o r any space M

of this

t h e map

J

section.

:

I S i n Ml

M

M

i s a

homotopy

equivalence.

In

order

t o prove

to

verify

f o r every :

(J >* M

is

ISinMl contains

We

shall

that

J

reader

We

M

[LW, p .

we

shall

identify

give

Q

that

theorem"

V.6.10,

t h e map

the vertex

. {Notice

that

x of Sin M

every

(see above)

connected

component

x.}

t h e arguments

i n t h e book

of Lundell

i n the topological setting

equivalence).

only

For the convenience

and

prove

of the

a l l details.

the pointed

with

the realization

cial

s e t (L,«>) a r i s i n g

°° h a s t o b e a v e r t e x ,

n € 3N

identified

(which

i s a weak homotopy

"Whitehead's

n

reproduce

102ff.]

by

Ti (M,x)

ISinMl

a point

essentially

Weingram

have

lx,1| of

of

and every

,5) -

H e r e we

the point

i tsuffices,

x EM

V l S i n M l

bijective.

with

this

n-sphere

(S ,«>) , w h e r e oo d e n o t e s n

(|L|,«>) o f a s u i t a b l e from i.e. a

pointed

some t r i a n g u l a t i o n O-simplex}.

of

the north

polyhedral n

(S , M

exists

f = jjjJ °lg|. T h e map

a

be point-

(j^)*

M

( j ^ ) * we

S

simplcial

a pointed

nnaeed

n

s e t annnd

pdyhedral

a lemma w h i c h

preservino

f

: S

n

simnuiplicial

( i . e .a t r i a g u l a t i o n

-* I K l a

w i l l

n

offf

pointed

s e t T and an

(S ,°°) ) s u c h

t o the reaaalization

that

iso-

f*cp

|g| o f a

simpli-

: T -» K .

lemma t h e i n j e c t i v i t y o j ( J ) # M

point We

preserving have

np

f

homotopic.

t h e constant map w h i c h

simplicial sends

T h e map

conclude

from

relative

{t}*. This

constant

map

map f r o m

M

poiiint

i s t h constant

implies

thatj

( t ) , i n otier

such

i s null

o f T,

irm.nap

that

We J °f M

homotopic. J °lgl i s M

t € T

Q

.

Let k

i . e . the unique

subset

{x}*of Sin M

from

the pointed

relaaative ( t )t o J * l k l . M

i s simplicc^ially

o f couce,

as f o l l o w s .

ISinMl

T t o S i i i n M,

M

7.3

seen

:= S i n I £ M . T h e m a p

J °lgl i s henotopic

I k lr e l a t i v e

-» •

T to thesimplicial

J ©|k|

Proposition

n

f itseealf

L e t t d e n o t e :he b a s e

by { x } . Then

|T| t o M.

can tboe

: S

t o prove t h a t

T,tp,g a s i n t h e l e m m a , w i n K

simplicial

space

exists

homotopic.

generated

and

n (M) as the s e t o f

Indddeed,

m a p . *y T h e o r e m sua that

a l l maps

regarrcd maps

our notation. A l l

[ I g l ] t oi f ] .

(base p o i n t

a base

null

denote

anddl

sujiective.

the injectivity c

cp : I T I ^

map

Using are

there

homotopic

cial

s

:f r o m

afterwards.

Then

morphism

We

presrving

: L -» S i n M

Lemma 7 . 6 . L e t K b e a p o i n t e d map.

be m i n t e d , poins.

point

preserving g

t h e :>ase p o i n t s

t h e base

o f base

seen

omit

sets

t o preserve

i s easily

ed

shall

that words,

Iglli

homotopic

i s homotopic

I hi g I i s n u l l

We

to k

to the

homotopic.

The

If I

map

i s homotopic

lgl°tx i m a t i o n i s r a t u r a l

a map

( c f .again

t h e decreasing system

l ) t c c o 7K w h o s e

t h e map

respecting

barycsntric

well.

( c f .6.9). f = t ^ o hi s

a decreasing system

f roomm

as

theorem

of the pointed

[Spa, p.

^i s a CW-aappproximation i n M

n

i s a simplicial

f o r t h e seconndd

My

is

ibbe

immediately obtaiinn

V.2.13

Remark

r

S

are essentially

set S i n t h e map

points

u

apprcoDximations

(M ,...,M^)

i ,...,| S i n M

preserving

i n Chapter

{T i s a n i t t c e r a t e d

i s proved.

k (cf.

which

of simplicial setting.

classsses

homotopic

l e th denote

i s homotopic map

i s null

the triangulation

: ITI

l u lo f a s i m p l l i i c i a l

7.5

j ^

| T l -* I DK I I

III.5.6)

appl^

resppoecting base

on c o n t i g u i t y

Remark

We

a triangulatiicon

h°tp

realization

and

|X(K)l°h

exists

such

t h e leercmma.

, htnce

It

S

t o prove

ttco

tthen

i ti s easily

ISin N |

i n 3Bfc. I n d e e d ,

checked

that

i ft h e systems

i f f

: M -*

the square

N

commutes. a

map

This

between

Corollary

implies

decreasing

7.9. E v e r y

equivalent

t h e commutativity systems

closed

t o a decreasing

of

square f o r

spaces.

decreasing system

of t h e analogous

system

of closed

o f spaces

geometric

i s homotopy simplicial

complexes.

This

follows

(cf.

also

The

case

logy

r =

recall

One

denote

s e t K gives

simply

from

For

map

n

are,

simplicial

group

from

K

associated

n

, i fn > 0

group

:= C. (K) a

we

z

simplicial

abelian

n

group

and " s i n g u l a r

algebra.

Z[K] such

by t h e s e t

: O r d -> S e t w i t h Ab o f A b e l i a n

with

homo-

now.

Z[K ] generated

n

n

the cochain

"singular chains"

notions

C ( K ) t o C _^ (K) b e i n g

G any a b e l i a n

by

explain

Z[K ] f o rn>0

t o 2r[K]

homology

shall

the functor

complex

R

C*(K,G)

The

6.8

us a d e s c r i p t i o n o f o r d i n a r y

Set t o the category

by C (K) =

from

Z[K]

abelian

from

the chain

C. ( K , G ) and

and t h e t r i a n g u l a t i o n Theorem

gives

known

us a

composes

group"

defined

ary

7.7

some w e l l

i s the free

n

abelian

is

1 o f Theorem

r e s p e c t i v e l y , a s we

simplicial

n.

7.7

( V I , § 3 , D e f . 2) a n d c o h o m o l o g y

f i r s t

Z[K]

o u r Theorem

Remark 6.9).

cochains"

We

from

f o r every

groups.

"free

L e t C. ( K ) 2[K].

group

f o rns of

homology

technical

off.

of

singular

contiimuous

that

field

singular

of

the

settir.mg.

of

but

introduction

the

;

call

the

i t complettiely

§3,

t

we

G.

IV,

g r o u p s are

a

( S i n M , S i n A ;G)i)

in Chapter

better

cohomology

n

cohomology

(cf.

to

( S i n M , S i n A A. ; G)

and

theory

strict

C

(M,A)\)) , a n d

cohomolog^jy/ g r o u p

homology

Indeed,

way

pair

topological

t o the t o p o l o g i c a l

homology

gives

n t

i

the

of

is justified

from V(n)

impossible

we

elements

coefficients in

already

for

of

singular

elements

singular

elementary

then

the

maps

contrast not

the

n-th

terminology

algebraic

group

the

terminology

standard

and

honologY

(M,A)

.

, « eevery

isomorphiissms

abelian

group

G

n

n

H ( S i n M , S i n A ;G)

Proof.

We

prove

analogous. and

2.16

assume

isomorphic H

n

( ISin M

VI,

§4.

5.3. H

n

f i r s t

( S i n M,G)

now

f o r hio.O)mology.

this

considle.e:r

together give

H

We

We

• i H (M,A;G) .

-—•

that

to

H

us

H

A

Thus

i s n o t t empty.

obtain

( S i n M , S i n A ;G)

applying

i s jjuuist

the

from

to

A

H

the

may

2 2.. 16

a

be

naturality

o f f : the

(M,G)

A ;Q)

n

slated

essentially

sane a s

H

the

simplicial

from

H (K,G)

with

7.8

to

n

icentified

gives

H us

f rornn a

(IKI

natuial

isomorphism

n

; G) . { N o t i c e t h a t

isomojpaism

from

H

K

to

,G) ..}.} O n

a naturaill

A(0)

the

ve

otler

isomorphism

obtain

(K,G)

hand, (j^)*

a

Theorem

I t follows groups

instead

7.10,

simplicial

naturally and

A I ;G) , c f .

i n 2.16, to H

by

(lKl,G) n

natural

Theorem

7.7

isomorphism together

( | 3 i n M l , I S i n A I; G)

from

q.e.d.

cohomology

HWSA(2,R)

7.5

from

n

7.11.

be

ISin M /Sin A I , c f .

with

H (M,A;G).

Remark and

to

map

Theorem

above,

( I S i n M | / |3 i

n

i s

n

to

w i l l

.

Then H ( S i n M , S i n

( I S£i.n M I , I S i n A

R

i s empty. Then

» H

( S i n M/Sin.P.Av,G) , a s

n

that

f o r cohomology

i i.somorphisns

I S i n M I / I S i n A'i I I

we

case

arguments

( I S S i i . n M |,G)

I , I S i n A I ,G)

But

the

The

of

fircom

can

1 b>e

subset

of

read

that

as f i n c t o r s

the on

singular

the

homology

homotopy

category

WSA(22„R).

i t stands3,,

as

T h e o r e m 7.10

a

l e a v e s something

sirmpiplicial

se: K then

t o be the

desired.

I f L

obvi.oas s h o r t

i s

a

exact

sequence

0 gives

-» C. ( L , G ) us

a

long

3 (K,L) n

C. (K,G>) ) exact

seqmuence

: H (K,L;G) n

-» C. ( K , L ; S )

- +

H _ R

1

-

0

i n honology (L,G)

with

connecting homomorphisms

Similarly ing

we

n

question

connecting morphism the

a canonical

e x a c t sequence

i n cohomology

with

connec

homomorphisms 6 (K,L)

The

have

n

: H (L,G)

arises

-+

n

6 (M,A)

n

isomorphisms

from

We

p r e s e n t i n §8 a

other

natural

2.16

i t may

(K,L;G).

i n the case

(K,L) =

correspond, perhaps of ordinary

constructed

Starting shall

n + 1

whether

homomorphisms

3 (M,A),

H

up t o s i g n ,

homology

these

t o t h e homo-

and cohomology

under

above.

be l a b o r i o u s second

isomorphisms)

( S i nM , S i n A)

t o check

whether

p r o o f o f Theorem

where

this

problem

7.10

this

(with

disappears.

i s true. perhaps

§8.

Simplicial

One

obtains

8.1. The

We

want

to exploit

on

the level

Recall

some o f w h i c h

then

the relation

maps

from

K t o L may

transitive,

the

generally

creasing • t h e K, K I£

:=

system

first

on t h e l e v e l

start

deserve

with

independent

[Cu]) that

we

f i xthe following

but i fL

sets.

subsets of K

concerning the functors o f spaces

\t h e d e c r e a s i n g s y s t e m simplicial

map

i s a

(IK

o

then

simplicial

maps

of

simplicial

simplicial

from

6J :=

case

we

denote

K t o L by

[K,L].

(K ,...,K

) i s a de-

By t h i s

we

with

r> K. => ... z> K . M o r e o v e r i r

K o

I I.

S i n and

( S i nIK

(i„ , . . . , i „ ) f r o m *o r

mean, o f c o u r s e ,

o f Kan s e t s .

I , . . ., IK

o f Kan s e t s

on

and

i s a Kan s e t then i t

In this

setting.

Q

system

M

13f.])

interest.

of simplicial

of simplicial

o f homotopy

on t h e s e t Map(K,L)

(L ,...,L ) i s a decreasing system

-decreasing

o f any space

i f K and L a r e a r b i t r a r y

"homotopic"

classes

( e . g . [ L a , p.

general results

n o t be t r a n s i t i v e ,

are simplicial

;n o t a t i o n s

[the

set SinM

hence an e q u i v a l e n c e r e l a t i o n .

s e t o f homotopy

More

fact,

( c f .[ L a ] , [May],

again

extension condition.

o f h o m o l o g y . We

sets

is

simplicial

Kan's

this

homology

argument as i n t o p o l o g y

singular

set, i . e .f u l f i l l s

homotopy

and s i n g u l a r

b y t h e same e a s y

Proposition Kan

homotopy,

r

Thus

We

that

use obvious

\

o

Proof.

\£>\ , C = 0) , a n d u t h e

e q u i v a l e n c e , and g i v e s us t h e c l a i m

{Of c o u r s e , Ji(S) means

means

If

)

/ t=

conclude

extension o f R then

Sin A

o f Kan sets. Q

C = 0). We

(with

be a d e c r e a s i n g system

R

then

8.2

t o Sin\£\ , 3 i s t h e a d j u n c -

q.e.d.

Q

R = 3R

i ^ from £

^i s a homotopy

(M ,...,M )

closed

sist

i n Proposition

i n 8.4

h.

Let

by t h e inclusion

of Sin M

cp m a p s V ( n )

o f t h e second

i sa strong deformation i s a strong deformation

l e m m a a n d 8.6

. Assume

o

into

M . k

that

b

This

one i s even more

retract retract

i ts u f f i c e s

trivial.

o f S i n Jt(S) . of Sin ^

t o prove

t

o



that, f o r

any

s p a c e M,

lence a

and,

i n case

homotopy

R =

a

: S i n M S i n M ( S )

IR , a l s o

i s a homotopy 3

the inclusion

equiva-

: S i n M S i n M ( S ) . I t i s e a s i l y

commutes,

lal ISinMl

^M*S

1. | S i n M ( S ) l

-

s

\

/

s

^M(S)

M(S)

We

know

We

conclude

8.4,

(from

that

the

fact

Let

us

that

Theorem

that

a

I a I

i

J

and

M

J ^ j M

a

r

e

homotopy e q u i v a l e i c e s .

s

equivalence

equivalence.

{N.B.

We

and

then,

by

constantly

CorolLary

exploit

8.1.}

now

s

that

i s a homotopy

g

i s a homotopy

look

at the second

the following

,

7.5)

n

M

|

t

o

triangle

' ' &

p

t

0

P

3.

inclusion

I t i s again

easily

checked

commutes.



ISinM

t

o

p

l

t

o

p

^M^ t o p M, top It

i s known

from

topology

that

j

([Mi^]; I 31

t

Q

p

this

c a n be

i s a weak

proved

homotopy

homotopy

equivalence,

lary

this

8.4

Remark space M

8.11. over

equivalence

as

hence

Alternatively

o u r Theorem

instead of

just

and

a homotopy

i s a homotopy

we

can conclude map

a weak

j

7.5

[LW]).

We

then

that

I 3 I

equivalence

3

the continuous

homotopy

equivalence

top

equivalence

implies that

IR

i s a weak

M M

conclude i s a

(V.6.10).

t.iat weaic

By

equivalence.

q.e.d.

directly

for

that,

Corol-

every

i s a ( t o p o l o g i c a l ) homotooy ^top homotopy e q u i v a l e n c e . Indeed, t h i s M

follows

from

homotopy

Theorem logy.

the

topological

equivalent

8.10

We

to

gives

us

f i x some

a

abelian

1.

homotopic,

i f ,f o r e v e r y

homotopic

decreasing are

to

Lemma 8.12.

to

Let

maps.

f*,g* in

g^.

the

+

simplicial

I t i s well

C.(K )

to

and by

C.(L )

C.{q^)

use

Lemma

from of

the

8.13.

(M,A)

to

i n

singular

maps

{0,...,r}, we

call

f

and

the

known

that

induced

Q

are

a pair

two of

two

f,g

maps

ft,

:

g

from &

f ,g

Proof.

=

g*

From

: H

the

n

i s

1

cohomo-

to £

pseudo-

£,

:

-*

components

of

f

g.

are

pseudohomotopic

sim-

; G)

the

i n d u c e d maps C . ( f

homotopic C.(L^)

and

are

also

chain

the

o

) and

C.(g

J

o

)

i n d u c e d maps

homotopic.

The

from C.Cf^)

claims

follow

q.e.d.

pseudohomotopic spaces

and

: H* ( L , L

chain

C.CK^)

by

component

pseudohomotopic,

Assume

1

are

Q

k

K ;G)

homology

Proof.

q

1.

since,

G.

simplicial

spaces

the

Q f

to

c o r r e s p o n d i n g components

=

Then

: H (K

group

two

of

r

approach

Similarly

systems

homotopic

p l i c i a l

call

theorem

CW-complex.

new

Definition'

is

We

a

Whitehead

( S i n M , S i n A ;G)

commutativity of

-> H

the

n

( S i n N , S i n B ; G)

square

.

pair same

of

spaces

homomor-

ISin fI

( I S i n Ml , I S i n A l )

(iSin Nl , i S i n Bl )

3

(M,A) (M,A)

o f t h e analogous

the

maps

are

pseudohomotopic.

and

C = 0)

to

IS i n f I

that

(SinN,Sin

(N, B)

f

and

and

square

f o r g we from

Then

conclude

the simplicial

B)

s e e , by u s e o f Theorem

IS i n g I we

(N,B)

(I S i n Ml ,I S i n A | )

maps

from

S i nf

a r e pseudohomotopic.

This

gives

that

(I S i n N I , I S i n B I )

to

C o r o l l a r y 8.4 and S i n g

7.7,

(with

from

r =

0

( S i n M , S i n A)

the desired

result.

q.e.d.

Definition

2. C l e a r l y t h e f u n c t o r s t o Ab, t o g e t h e r

described

a t t h e e n d o f §7 c o n s t i t u t e a p r e h o m o l o g y WSA(R),

homology

over

Theorem

as defined

R with

8.14. S i n g u l a r

ordinary

homology

with

coefficient

N.B.

Recall that,

homology gives

theory

i n V I , § 5 . We

group

call

( c f . Chapter

o n WSA(R)

R with

The analogous

be t r u e .

I f R =

n

theory

on t h e space

theory

singular

coefficients

VI, starting

with

there

coefficient

exists group

us an i n t e r p r e t a t i o n by s i n g u l a r chains

Proof.

this

9 (M,A)

from

i n G

i s an

V I , § 3 , D e f . 2)

G.

up t o i s o m o r p h i s m ,

constructed

homomorphisms

i n G.

homology over

theory

theory

to

the connecting

coefficients

from

r

HWSA(2,R)

category

with

( M , A ) -* H ( S i n M , S i n A ; G )

only G.

one

Thus

ordinary

Theorem

of the ordinary

homology

i n Chapter V I .

result

IR

i n algebraic

t h e n we

obtain

from

topology

i s very

well

known

Theorem

8.10.ii

canonical

morphisms

H

which

n

8.4

( S i n M , S i n A ;G)

- ^ H

are compatible with

n

( S i n M^. ,SinA^_ ;G) top top

the connecting

homomorphisms.

Thus t h e

iso-

theorem

holds

R =

R

Let

finally

o

, S =

f o r R =

TR)

IR . We

now

i n t h e same way J

R be an a r b i t r a r y R

that

real

homology

theory

over

with

homology

theory

t o a homology

Q

obtain

from

Theorem

t h e theorem

closed

coefficients theory

8.10.i

holds

field.

We

f o r R = R . o

denote

i n G b y h . We R a s we

the

singular

extend

+

h£ over

(with

have

this

learned i n •p

Chapter again If VI

V I . Since

- we K

i s any p a i r have

:=

Sin M n

values

R

of n a l l these

with

the connecting

to singular latter

group

now

( S i n IKI _ o

n

(K,L;G)

=

i s again

A

We

R with

t h e same way

:

)

R

we

sufficient

(M,A)

write

;G)

.

field

R

, this

group i s

come

from

Thus

found

different

t h e same

they

are

homo-

compatible

an isomorphism

coefficients

i n G and thus theory

with

from know

that

coefficient

t o work

theory

have

notion

that

singular

cohomology

i s an o r d i n a r y

theory.

been

t o prove

Theorem

i n the category

o f WSA(2,R),

prehomology would

-*

R

may D

G.

Chapter

(IK| ,|L| )

Thus

an o r d i n a r y homology

one v e r i f i e s

Remarks. I n o r d e r

instead

group

R

sets.

have



i n contrast to

(Sin M,Sin A;G). For

of simplicial

over

M

coefficient

, S i n IL I o

R

homomorphisms.

homology

theory

j (

canonical isomorphisms

of pairs

-

know t h a t

q.e.d.

cohomology

The

t h e same

we

G.

just

Final

to

theory

at our disposal.

) = H

R

isomorphic

equivalence

or

R then

:= S i n A

( I K L J L L o o

topy

In

over

P r o p o s i t i o n 8.8, a p p l i e d t o t h e g r o u n d

canonically

the

with

o f spaces

and L

= h

n

h^

theory

the canonical CW-approximation

h*(M,A)

By

i s an o r d i n a r y homology

+

i s an o r d i n a r y homology

(M,A)

with

h

o n c e we

know

8.14

P(2,R) that

i twould

of pairs

o f WSA(R).

-

t o use Theorem

o f pseudohomotopy

enables

us

o f weak

been polytopes

(M,A) >-> H* ( S i n M , S i n A ; G)

on t h e whole sufficient

have

Notice

also that

8.10

to avoid

i s a

i t was

i n t h e case

r =

a serious use of

0.

homotopy about

theory

systems

up

for pairs to

8.10

of

spaces

deserve

or

Kan

interest

sets. on

But

their

our

own

results

for

r>0.

§9.

A

In

group

this

section,

volume, want

o f automorphisms

we

deviate

R.

constructing

Definition tonic

of thought

a sufficiently

large

weakly

w i l l

g

In

_

, t

1

]

i

this

0 < s

g

(

Remark. avoid

=

/

B

1, with

+

i - i

(

s u c h map

inverse

these

t

i - i

l

maps

-

l

< s

1

V

t

g

the semialgebraic

PL

Aut ([0,1]), reflects

)

i - i

" '

stupid i

(

that

R, w h i c h

i n a

acts

of natural

simplicial

space

the principles f o r

exists

closed {t }

=

s

_

-

]

r

i - i

we

again

< t^

)

allow

t__^ =

^ =

t

} .

±

a sequence

and, f o rt € [

i

t

f

V

i

mono-

subinterval

i ft

±

form i

a sequence

i

_

1

. T h e r e a s o n w h y we

^

i

s_^ ,

'

= t ^ . We

t

(

9

= ^

1

,

}

could

do n o t do

form

a monotonic a subgroup

space

[0,1].

We

of the semialgebraic PL-automorphism of t h e group denote

i n the present section that

V

group

We

this

soon.

i s again

together

+

i f ft

i

g i s an automorphism

of

+

-

i

b y t h r o w i n g o u t some t

become a p p a r e n t

Every

sign

t

s

At present i tlooks

this

w i l l

The

)

=

semialgebraic

proper

on each

:= q ( t ^ )

s^

chapter.

of [0,1] i s a b i j e c t i v e

put [ t ^ , ^ ]

the points

i n this

gained i n Chapter IV.

there

q linear ^

of [0,1] { 0 < i < n ;

n

that

one o f t h e p r e s e n t

t o apply

PL-automorphism

i n R with

situation,

t

spaces

: [ 0 , 1 ] -> [ 0 , 1 ] s u c h

< .. . < s

Q

u s a new o c c a s i o n

semialgebraic

0 < t 1

t h e s t r u c t u r e o f a weak p o l y t o p e .

of

M

constant

f i x a constant

tive

Let

t h e s e t o f a l l maps

subsets M(c).

We

with

denote

i

denote

n

n-simplex

V(n)

)

< . , . < t =1. i— — n

coordinates

t of the standard

coordinates",

, . . . , t

3

a point

Here

of t . { i f t =

I ?

t . i s t h e sum o f t h e f i r s t I

u =

0

i

e

i '

then

t h e s e t o f a l l (s,t) € V ( n ) *V(n) such

t

that

i

=

l^

M

(cd)

n

m+n P ,

x

Then

vertical

Let

points €M

:

y

=

t

:=

n

(d) —

i tw i l l

arrows

u

, (c) , m+n

(

m,c t n

n

u

, d

. m,n,c,d

> M

be e v i d e n t

i n the diagram

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C.1. L e t M b e a c o u n t a b l e

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o f open

by examples.

sets

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M t

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M , T

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o f M a n d (M_|JcIR, ,J f i n i t e ) - i

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286

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341 xiv,264 x i v

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116,

117,

116

[LSA,

extension of

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homology

of

Brumfiel's cell cell =

21,

theory [LSA,

a

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a

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167

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101

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168

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169

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153

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154

190

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31

connected

component

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31

152

constant

homotopy

[LSA, 249]

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countable

type

36

45

50, [ L S A 94, 175]

152

compression

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3,

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68

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179

165

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178

decreasing

system

of

CW-complexes

of

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degeneracy

morphism

degenerate

simplex

degree

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261 265

211

154,

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§8]

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of

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114

31

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of

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222

4

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261

theory to a 226,228

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221

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theorem

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265ff],

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between

spectra

252

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of

C

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215

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of

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209

relative homotopy

66,

of

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103

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image

298

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point

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13

289

177

252

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of

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19

4]

174,

76

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theories

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229f,

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206

221 [LSA, [LSA,

148f,

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243,

249f,

257]

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244

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between

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function

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ringed

[0,1]

341

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transformation

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x i v , 264

nondegenerate

270f]

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between

nerve

280]

256f

PL-automorphism

natural

102]

122

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natural

22,

22,

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f o r CW-complexes

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[LSA, 7 ] ,

spectra 42,

[LSA,

102

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130,

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283

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342

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11

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265

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cohomology

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198

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198

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209,

227

227

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108,

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51,

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114 [LSA,

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110

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43]

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44 near

X

67

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68

71

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109,

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283 47

near

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64

over

N

93

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68

89

equivalence quotient

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of

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62,

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314

252

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280

3

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20]

112

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78]

100,

space

99f,

306

307 x i i i ,

271

128

107 complex

v,

107

decomposition watching

107

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equivalence

169

path

31 component

polyhedral polytope

simplicial

i i i ,

polytopic preimage

proper

set

316

3

49 of

prehomology primitive

31

a

simplicial

theory

index

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subset

226

13 47 over

N

90

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xivf,

178],

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62,

100,

307

271

space

2 48

xivf,

247

192

of

a

simplicial

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a

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276,

a

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set

311

a

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theory

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[LSA,

103]

311,

[LSA,

104]

269

189

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194,

groups

204

217,

327

190

homology

theory

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306

100

realization

reduced

99f,

337

space

pseudo-mapping

relation

109

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289

locally

209 cylinder

197f

semialgebraic

CW-complex

191

165

space

[LSA,

42]

relation

space

relative

308 CW-xomplex homotopy

165

group

[ L S A , 2 6 5 ] , 147

patch

complex

patch

decomposition

path

114

completion

polytope weak

criterion

restriction

polytope

68

(co)homology

(co)homology CW-complex

function group map

2 0 0 , 2 0 5 , 2 1 5 , 221

194, 209

relation

99f

1 8 4 ] , [ L S A , 6]

2

102

16, 42,

[DK , 2

184]

106

realization

311

restriction

of a topological

space

always

(here

spectrum subset

affine)

25

closed

subset

field

280

73f

265, [LSA, 20, 99]

simplicial

approximation complex group

theorem

332

[ L S A 2 1 , 9 9 ] , 6,

314

301

(co)homology homotopy

321f

2 1 2 f , 279,

(co)homology

theory

[ D K , § 7 ] , [ L S A , 4,

252

simplicial

simplex

theory

[DK ,

partition

real

theory

165

equivalence

sequential

145

245

of a

semialgebraic

46

86

WP-approximation representable

114

326f

2

205,215

42]

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map

262,

314

morphism object set

262

302

subset

280,

subset

of

282

X

generated

decomposition

triangulation singular

chain x i , cochain

[LSA

skeleton

166,

266,

small

"space" space

42,

under

49, C

special

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strictly

106]

327f,

338

set 47]

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187 ... 122 patch

complex

patch

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112 112

complex

114

252 [LSA

22,

138]

locally

finite

subordinate strong

26,

1

relative spectrum

112

312

subspace product

groups

[LSA,

subset

smash

286

x i

simplicial 127,

A

328

simplex

lemma

by

328

(co)homology

shrinking

323

264

x i i i ,

patch

99],

260

G-space

simultaneous

24,

261

x i ,

space

[LSA,

q u o t i e n t 60, topology

25f

simplicial

partition 307

of

complex unity

128

[LSA

22,

102]

strongly

surjective

subcomplex

110,

61

[LSA, 22,

subordinate

partition

subspace

24,

2,

of unity

by

A

sequence theorem of

195,

spaces weak telescope

138, extension

topological

178

sets

323f

polytopes

144

140 theorem

28

CW-approximation

179

CW-complex

165

cohomology

theory

theory

extension

of a

realization spectrum morphism

204

216 semialgebraic

(co)homology

311

253

260

233

triangulation

sided

union

209

123

homology

two

of a

286

250

simplicial

triad

space)

193

CW-complexes

transition

simplicial

188

isomorphism

Tietze's

(ina

187 homomorphism

system

128

266 generated

suspension

100]

of a

space

of

system

a

Lipschitz family

universal

element

Urysohn's

lemma

29

i , 4,

of spaces

constant

26,

106]

[LSA, 233]

342

of simplicial 245

[LSA,,

subsets

282

theory

207,221

vertex

of a simplicial

complex

of

s e t 316

a simplicial

map weak

316

homotopy

equivalence

polytope

i i i ,

semialgebraic

map

[LSA 135, 233]

18

102

i v , 17,

monoid

263

space

i v , 3

19

simplicial

group

simplicial

subset

subset wedge

4,

function group

156

4

triangulation weakly

[ L S A , 99]

301 280

23

6f axiom

Whitehead's

theorem

WP-approximation

144

160

of a of

WP-system

194, 209

space

133

a decreasing

system

of spaces

144

LOCALLY SEMIALGEBRAIC SPACES H. D e l f s , M. Knebusch (Lecture Notes i n Mathematics V o l . 1173) TABLE

OF

CONTENTS page

Chapter I - The b a s i c d e f i n i t i o n s

1

§1 - L o c a l l y s e m i a l g e b r a i c spaces and maps

1

§2 - I n d u c t i v e l i m i t s ,

some examples o f l o c a l l y

semialge-

b r a i c spaces

11

§3 - L o c a l l y s e m i a l g e b r a i c s u b s e t s

27

§4 - Regular and paracompact spaces

42

§5 - S e m i a l g e b r a i c maps and p r o p e r maps

54

§6 - P a r t i a l l y p r o p e r maps

6

3

§7 - L o c a l l y complete spaces

75

Chapter I I - C o m p l e t i o n s and t r i a n g u l a t i o n s

8

§1 - G l u i n g paracompact spaces

87

§2 - E x i s t e n c e o f c o m p l e t i o n s

94

§3 - A b s t r a c t s i m p l i c i a l complexes

99

§4 - T r i a n g u l a t i o n o f r e g u l a r paracompact spaces

7

106

§5 - T r i a n g u l a t i o n o f weakly s i m p l i c i a l maps, maximal complexes 56 - T r i a n g u l a t i o n o f amenable p a r t i a l l y

11 f i n i t e maps

3

124

§7 - S t a r s and s h e l l s

1

§8 - Pure h u l l s o f dense p a i r s

146

§9 - Ends o f s p a c e s , t h e L C - s t r a t i f i c a t i o n

156

§10 -Some p r o p e r q u o t i e n t s

178

§11 - M o d i f i c a t i o n o f pure ends

189

§12 -The S t e i n f a c t o r i z a t i o n o f a s e m i a l g e b r a i c map

198

§13 - S e m i a l g e b r a i c spreads

211

§14 -Huber's

219

theorem on open mappings

3

8

C h a p t e r I I I - Homotopies

226

§1 - Some s t r o n g d e f o r m a t i o n r e t r a c t s

226

§2 - S i m p l i c i a l

232

approximations

§3 - The f i r s t main theorem on homotopy s e t s ; mapping

spaces

24 3

§4 - R e l a t i v e homotopy s e t s

249

§5 - The second main theorem; c o n t i g u i t y c l a s s e s

257

§6 - Homotopy groups

265

§7 - Homology; t h e Hurewicz theorems

278

§8 - Homotopy groups o f ends

286

Appendix A - A b s t r a c t l o c a l l y s e m i a l g e b r a i c spaces

295

Appendix B - C o n s e r v a t i o n o f some p r o p e r t i e s o f spaces and maps under base f i e l d e x t e n s i o n

309

References

315

List

319

o f symbols

Glossary

322

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