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# homalg

## A homological algebra meta-package for computable Abelian categories

2022.08-03

17 August 2022

Mohamed Barakat
Email: mohamed.barakat@uni-siegen.de
Homepage: https://mohamed-barakat.github.io
Address:
Walter-Flex-Str. 3
57072 Siegen
Germany

Sebastian Gutsche
Email: gutsche@mathematik.uni-siegen.de
Homepage: https://sebasguts.github.io
Address:
Department Mathematik
Universität Siegen
Walter-Flex-Straße 3
57072 Siegen
Germany

Markus Lange-Hegermann
Email: markus.lange-hegermann@hs-owl.de
Homepage: https://www.th-owl.de/eecs/fachbereich/team/markus-lange-hegermann/
Address:
Markus Lange-Hegermann
Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
Liebigstraße 87
32657 Lemgo
Germany

### Copyright

© 2007-2015 by Mohamed Barakat and Markus Lange-Hegermann This package may be distributed under the terms and conditions of the GNU Public License Version 2 or (at your option) any later version.

### Acknowledgements

Max Neunhöffer not only taught me the philosophy of object-oriented programming in GAP4, but also to what extent this philosophy is still unique among programming languages (--> Why GAP4?). He, Frank Lübeck, and Thomas Breuer patiently answered trillions of specific questions, even those I was too lazy to look up in the excellent reference manual. Without their continuous and tireless help and advice, not only this package but the as a whole homalg project would have remained on my todo list.

A lot of ideas that make up this package and the whole homalg project came out of intensive discussions with Daniel Robertz during our early collaboration, where we developed our philosophy of a meta package for homological algebra and implemented it in Maple. This Maple package homalg is now part of the GAP package RingsForHomalg.

In the fall of 2007 I began collaborating with Simon Görtzen to further pursue and extend these ideas preparing the transition to GAP4. With his help homalg became an extendable multi-package project.

Max Neunhöffer convinced me to use his wonderful IO package to start communicating with external computer algebra systems. This was crucial to remedy the yet missing support for important rings in GAP. Max provided the first piece of code to access the computer algebra system Singular. This was the starting point of the packages HomalgToCAS and IO_ForHomalg, which were further abstracted by Simon and myself enabling homalg to communicate with virtually any external (computer algebra) system.

Thomas Bächler wrote the package MapleForHomalg to directly access Maple via its C-interface. It offers an alternative to the package IO_ForHomalg, which requires Maple's terminal interface `cmaple`.

The basic support for Sage was added by Simon, and the support for Singular was initiated by Markus Lange-Hegermann and continued by him and Simon, while Markus Kirschmer contributed the complete support for MAGMA. This formed the beginning of the RingsForHomalg package. Recently, Daniel added the support for Macaulay2.

My concerns about how to handle the garbage collection in the external computer algebra systems were evaporated with the idea of Thomas Breuer using the so-called weak pointers in GAP4 to keep track of all the external objects that became obsolete for homalg. This idea took shape in a discussion with him and Frank Lübeck and finally found its way into the package HomalgToCAS.

My gratitude to all with whom I worked together to develop extension packages and those who developed their own packages within the homalg project (--> Appendix E). Without their contributions the package homalg would have remained a core without a body:

- Thomas Bächler

- Barbara Bremer

- Thomas Breuer

- Anna Fabiańska

- Simon Görtzen

- Markus Kirschmer

- Markus Lange-Hegermann

- Frank Lübeck

- Max Neunhöffer

- Daniel Robertz

I would also like to thank Alban Quadrat for supporting the homalg project and for all the wonderful discussions we had. At several places in the code I was happy to add the comment: "I learned this from Alban".

My teacher Wilhelm Plesken remains an inexhaustible source of extremely broad and deep knowledge. Thank you for being such a magnificent person.

This manual was created using the GAPDoc package of Max Neunhöffer and Frank Lübeck.

Last but not least, thanks to Miriam, Josef, Jonas, and Irene for the endless love and support.

Mohamed Barakat

### Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 What is the role of the homalg package in the homalg project?
1.1-1 Philosophy
1.1-2 homalg provides ...
1.1-3 Building upon the homalg package
1.2 This manual
2 Installation of the homalg Package
3 Objects
3.1 Objects: Category and Representations
3.1-1 IsHomalgObject
3.1-2 IsHomalgStaticObject
3.1-3 IsFinitelyPresentedObjectRep
3.1-4 IsStaticFinitelyPresentedObjectOrSubobjectRep
3.1-5 IsStaticFinitelyPresentedObjectRep
3.1-6 IsStaticFinitelyPresentedSubobjectRep
3.2 Objects: Constructors
3.2-1 Subobject
3.3 Objects: Properties
3.3-1 IsFree
3.3-2 IsStablyFree
3.3-3 IsProjective
3.3-4 IsProjectiveOfConstantRank
3.3-5 IsInjective
3.3-6 IsInjectiveCogenerator
3.3-7 FiniteFreeResolutionExists
3.3-8 IsReflexive
3.3-9 IsTorsionFree
3.3-10 IsArtinian
3.3-11 IsTorsion
3.3-12 IsPure
3.3-13 IsCohenMacaulay
3.3-14 IsGorenstein
3.3-15 IsKoszul
3.3-16 HasConstantRank
3.3-17 ConstructedAsAnIdeal
3.4 Objects: Attributes
3.4-1 TorsionSubobject
3.4-2 TheMorphismToZero
3.4-3 TheIdentityMorphism
3.4-4 FullSubobject
3.4-5 ZeroSubobject
3.4-6 EmbeddingInSuperObject
3.4-7 SuperObject
3.4-8 FactorObject
3.4-9 UnderlyingSubobject
3.4-10 NatTrIdToHomHom_R
3.4-11 Annihilator
3.4-12 EndomorphismRing
3.4-13 UnitObject
3.4-14 RankOfObject
3.4-15 ProjectiveDimension
3.4-16 DegreeOfTorsionFreeness
3.4-17 Grade
3.4-18 PurityFiltration
3.4-19 CodegreeOfPurity
3.4-20 HilbertPolynomial
3.4-21 AffineDimension
3.4-22 ProjectiveDegree
3.4-23 ConstantTermOfHilbertPolynomialn
3.4-24 ElementOfGrothendieckGroup
3.4-25 ChernPolynomial
3.4-26 ChernCharacter
3.5 Objects: Operations and Functions
3.5-1 CurrentResolution
3.5-2 UnderlyingObject
3.5-3 Saturate
4 Morphisms
4.1 Morphisms: Categories and Representations
4.1-1 IsHomalgMorphism
4.1-2 IsHomalgStaticMorphism
4.1-3 IsHomalgEndomorphism
4.1-4 IsMorphismOfFinitelyGeneratedObjectsRep
4.1-5 IsStaticMorphismOfFinitelyGeneratedObjectsRep
4.2 Morphisms: Constructors
4.3 Morphisms: Properties
4.3-1 IsMorphism
4.3-2 IsGeneralizedMorphismWithFullDomain
4.3-3 IsGeneralizedEpimorphism
4.3-4 IsGeneralizedMonomorphism
4.3-5 IsGeneralizedIsomorphism
4.3-6 IsOne
4.3-7 IsIdempotent
4.3-8 IsMonomorphism
4.3-9 IsEpimorphism
4.3-10 IsSplitMonomorphism
4.3-11 IsSplitEpimorphism
4.3-12 IsIsomorphism
4.3-13 IsAutomorphism
4.4 Morphisms: Attributes
4.4-1 Source
4.4-2 Range
4.4-3 CokernelEpi
4.4-4 CokernelNaturalGeneralizedIsomorphism
4.4-5 KernelSubobject
4.4-6 KernelEmb
4.4-7 ImageSubobject
4.4-8 ImageObjectEmb
4.4-9 ImageObjectEpi
4.4-10 MorphismAid
4.4-11 InverseOfGeneralizedMorphismWithFullDomain
4.4-12 DegreeOfMorphism
4.5 Morphisms: Operations and Functions
4.5-1 ByASmallerPresentation
5 Elements
5.1 Elements: Category and Representations
5.1-1 IsHomalgElement
5.1-2 IsElementOfAnObjectGivenByAMorphismRep
5.2 Elements: Constructors
5.3 Elements: Properties
5.3-1 IsZero
5.3-2 IsCyclicGenerator
5.3-3 IsTorsion
5.4 Elements: Attributes
5.4-1 Annihilator
5.5 Elements: Operations and Functions
5.5-1 in
6 Complexes
6.1 Complexes: Category and Representations
6.1-1 IsHomalgComplex
6.1-2 IsComplexOfFinitelyPresentedObjectsRep
6.1-3 IsCocomplexOfFinitelyPresentedObjectsRep
6.2 Complexes: Constructors
6.2-1 HomalgComplex
6.2-2 HomalgCocomplex
6.3 Complexes: Properties
6.3-1 IsSequence
6.3-2 IsComplex
6.3-3 IsAcyclic
6.3-4 IsRightAcyclic
6.3-5 IsLeftAcyclic
6.3-6 IsGradedObject
6.3-7 IsExactSequence
6.3-8 IsShortExactSequence
6.3-9 IsSplitShortExactSequence
6.3-10 IsTriangle
6.3-11 IsExactTriangle
6.4 Complexes: Attributes
6.4-1 BettiTable
6.4-2 FiltrationByShortExactSequence
6.5 Complexes: Operations and Functions
6.5-1 Add
6.5-2 ByASmallerPresentation
7 Chain Morphisms
7.1 ChainMorphisms: Categories and Representations
7.1-1 IsHomalgChainMorphism
7.1-2 IsHomalgChainEndomorphism
7.1-3 IsChainMorphismOfFinitelyPresentedObjectsRep
7.1-4 IsCochainMorphismOfFinitelyPresentedObjectsRep
7.2 Chain Morphisms: Constructors
7.2-1 HomalgChainMorphism
7.3 Chain Morphisms: Properties
7.3-1 IsMorphism
7.3-2 IsGeneralizedMorphismWithFullDomain
7.3-3 IsGeneralizedEpimorphism
7.3-4 IsGeneralizedMonomorphism
7.3-5 IsGeneralizedIsomorphism
7.3-6 IsOne
7.3-7 IsMonomorphism
7.3-8 IsEpimorphism
7.3-9 IsSplitMonomorphism
7.3-10 IsSplitEpimorphism
7.3-11 IsIsomorphism
7.3-12 IsAutomorphism
7.3-13 IsGradedMorphism
7.3-14 IsQuasiIsomorphism
7.4 Chain Morphisms: Attributes
7.4-1 Source
7.4-2 Range
7.5 Chain Morphisms: Operations and Functions
7.5-1 ByASmallerPresentation
8 Bicomplexes
8.1 Bicomplexes: Category and Representations
8.1-1 IsHomalgBicomplex
8.1-2 IsBicomplexOfFinitelyPresentedObjectsRep
8.1-3 IsBicocomplexOfFinitelyPresentedObjectsRep
8.2 Bicomplexes: Constructors
8.2-1 HomalgBicomplex
8.3 Bicomplexes: Properties
8.3-1 IsBisequence
8.3-2 IsBicomplex
8.3-3 IsTransposedWRTTheAssociatedComplex
8.4 Bicomplexes: Attributes
8.4-1 TotalComplex
8.4-2 SpectralSequence
8.5 Bicomplexes: Operations and Functions
8.5-1 UnderlyingComplex
8.5-2 ByASmallerPresentation
9 Bigraded Objects
9.1 BigradedObjects: Categories and Representations
9.1-1 IsHomalgBigradedObject
9.1-2 IsHomalgBigradedObjectAssociatedToAnExactCouple
9.1-3 IsHomalgBigradedObjectAssociatedToAFilteredComplex
9.1-4 IsHomalgBigradedObjectAssociatedToABicomplex
9.1-5 IsBigradedObjectOfFinitelyPresentedObjectsRep
9.2 Bigraded Objects: Constructors
9.2-1 HomalgBigradedObject
9.2-2 AsDifferentialObject
9.2-3 DefectOfExactness
9.3 Bigraded Objects: Properties
9.3-1 IsEndowedWithDifferential
9.3-2 IsStableSheet
9.4 Bigraded Objects: Operations and Functions
9.4-1 ByASmallerPresentation
10 Spectral Sequences
10.1 SpectralSequences: Categorie and Representations
10.1-1 IsHomalgSpectralSequence
10.1-2 IsHomalgSpectralSequenceAssociatedToAnExactCouple
10.1-3 IsHomalgSpectralSequenceAssociatedToAFilteredComplex
10.1-4 IsHomalgSpectralSequenceAssociatedToABicomplex
10.1-5 IsSpectralSequenceOfFinitelyPresentedObjectsRep
10.1-6 IsSpectralCosequenceOfFinitelyPresentedObjectsRep
10.2 Spectral Sequences: Constructors
10.2-1 HomalgSpectralSequence
10.3 Spectral Sequences: Attributes
10.3-1 GeneralizedEmbeddingsInTotalObjects
10.3-2 GeneralizedEmbeddingsInTotalDefects
10.4 Spectral Sequences: Operations and Functions
10.4-1 ByASmallerPresentation
11 Functors
11.1 Functors: Category and Representations
11.1-1 IsHomalgFunctor
11.1-2 IsHomalgFunctorRep
11.2 Functors: Constructors
11.2-1 CreateHomalgFunctor
11.2-2 InsertObjectInMultiFunctor
11.2-3 RightSatelliteOfCofunctor
11.2-4 LeftSatelliteOfFunctor
11.2-5 RightDerivedCofunctor
11.2-6 LeftDerivedFunctor
11.2-7 ComposeFunctors
11.3 Functors: Attributes
11.3-1 NameOfFunctor
11.3-2 OperationOfFunctor
11.3-3 Genesis
11.3-4 ProcedureToReadjustGenerators
11.4 Basic Functors
11.4-1 functor_Kernel
11.4-2 functor_DefectOfExactness
11.5 Tool Functors
11.6 Other Functors
11.7 Functors: Operations and Functions
11.7-1 InstallFunctor
11.7-2 InstallDeltaFunctor
12 Examples
12.1 ExtExt
12.2 Purity
12.3 TorExt-Grothendieck
12.4 TorExt
A The Mathematical Idea behind homalg
B Development
B.1 Why was homalg discontinued in Maple?
B.2 Why GAP4?
B.2-1 GAP is free and open software
B.2-2 GAP has an area of expertise
B.2-3 GAP4 can communicate
B.2-4 GAP4 is a mathematical object-oriented programming language
B.2-5 GAP4 packages are easily extendible
B.3 Why not Sage?
B.4 How does homalg compare to Sage?
B.4-1 They differ in objectives and scale
B.4-2 They differ in the programming language
B.4-3 They differ in the way they communicate with the outer world
C Logic Subpackages
C.1 LIOBJ: Logical Implications for Objects of Abelian Categories
C.2 LIMOR: Logical Implications for Morphisms of Abelian Categories
C.3 LICPX: Logical Implications for Complexes in Abelian Categories
D Debugging homalg
D.1 Increase the assertion level
E The Core Packages and the Idea behind their Splitting
E.1 The 6=2+4 split
E.1-1 Logically independent
E.1-2 Black boxes
E.1-3 Summing up
E.2 The 4=1+1+1+1 split
E.2-1 HomalgToCAS
E.2-2 IO_ForHomalg and Alternatives
E.2-3 RingsForHomalg
E.2-4 Your own RingsForHomalg
E.2-5 ExamplesForHomalg
E.2-6 Documentation
E.2-7 Crediting
E.2-8 Stability
F Overview of the homalg Package Source Code
F.1 The Basic Objects
F.2 The High Level Homological Algorithms
F.3 Logical Implications for homalg Objects
References
Index
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