Definition:Null Sequence (Homological Algebra)
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Definition
Let $\left({R, +, \cdot}\right)$ be a ring.
Let:
- $(1): \quad \cdots \longrightarrow M_i \stackrel{d_i}{\longrightarrow} M_{i+1} \stackrel{d_{i+1}}{\longrightarrow} M_{i+2} \stackrel{d_{i+2}}{\longrightarrow} \cdots$
be a sequence of $R$-modules $M_i$ and $R$-module homomorphisms $d_i$.
Then the sequence $(1)$ is null if $d_i \circ d_{i+1} = 0$ for all $i$.
Also known as
A null sequence is also known as a differential complex, arising from the Correspondence Between Differential Complexes and Null Sequences.
Sometimes just the term complex is used, but this can be ambiguous unless the context is clarified carefully.
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