The course is an introduction to group cohomology, and gives the basic on group cohomology and its applications. The group cohomology has a long history and appear in some fields, and has studies from many viewpoints, including topology and algebra, number theory. In this course, I first give the definitions and examples of group cohomology, and give fundamental properties, and explain Hopf theorem. Furthermore, I also takes basics on covering, fundamental group, CW complexes with homology, and so on.
The aim is to understand the basics of group cohomology. I fix the goal for understanding the Hopf theorem and its applications.
Group cohomology, fundamental group, covering of CW complexes, central extension, cup products
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
A common course
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction | Definitions and properties |
Class 2 | Projective resolutions and exmaples | Definitions and properties |
Class 3 | Fundamental group, covering, and CW complex | Definitions and properties |
Class 4 | Eilenberg-MacLane spaces and some computations | Definitions and properties |
Class 5 | Induced representaion, Shapiro lemma, and transfer | Definitions and properties |
Class 6 | transfer and its applications Hopf's theorem and central extensions | Definitions and properties |
Class 7 | Hopf theorem and central extensions | Definitions and properties |
Class 8 | Cup products, the homology of abelian groups, and fox derivation | Definitions and properties |
No textbook
K. S. Brown 「Cohomology of groups 」 (Springer-Verlag )
Reporting assignments(100%).
I suppose elementary and basics on group and topology.
I welcome any questions on this course