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chain homotopy equivalence (Definition)

Let $C$ and $D$ be two objects from the abelian category of chain complexes. A morphism (or chain map) $f\colon C\to D$ is said to be a chain homotopy equivalence if there is a morphism $g\colon D\to C$ such that

  1. there is a chain homotopy between $fg$ and $1\colon D\to D$ and
  2. there is a chain homotopy between $gf$ and $1\colon C\to C$

If a chain homotopy equivalence from a chain complex $C$ to $D$ exists, then $C$ is said to be chain homotopy equivalent to $D$ Chain homotopy equivalence is an equivalence relation among chain complexes.




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See Also: homotopy equivalence

Also defines:  chain homotopic equivalent
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Cross-references: equivalence relation, chain homotopy, chain map, morphism, chain complexes, abelian category, objects
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This is version 3 of chain homotopy equivalence, born on 2004-11-24, modified 2004-11-24.
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AMS MSC18G35 (Category theory; homological algebra :: Homological algebra :: Chain complexes)

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