Definition:Differential Module

Definition

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with unity.

Let $M$ be an $R$-module.

A differential on $M$ is a homomorphism $d: M \to M$ such that:

$d^2 := d \circ d = 0$

The pair $\struct {M, d}$ is called a differential module.

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