For a closed immersion with open complement , restriction and proper pushforward give an exact sequence
A cellular decomposition filters a scheme by closed subschemes whose successive differences are disjoint unions of affine spaces. The closures of the cells generate its Chow groups.
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The Chow group is a fundamental concept in algebraic geometry and is used to study algebraic cycles on algebraic varieties. It plays a crucial role in intersection theory, the study of the intersection properties of algebraic cycles, and in the formulation of various cohomological theories.