Definition:Cohomology Groups
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Let $\left({M, d}\right)$ be a differential complex with grading:
- $\displaystyle M = \bigoplus_{n \in \Z} M^n$
Let $d_n := d \restriction_{M_n}$.
Elements of the module $M$ are called cochains.
Elements of the submodule $Z^n \left({M}\right) = \ker \left({d_n}\right)$ are called cocycles.
Elements of the submodule $B^n \left({M}\right) = \operatorname{Im} \left({d_{n-1}}\right)$ are called coboundaries.
The modules (and hence groups) $H^n \left({M}\right) = Z^n \left({M}\right)/B^n \left({M}\right)$ are called the cohomology groups of the differential complex $\left({M, d}\right)$.