 Direct image sheaf (source code)

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= Direct image sheaf
{title2=$f_*\mathcal F$}
{wiki=Direct_image_functor}

For a continuous map $f:X\to Y$ and a sheaf $\mathcal F$ on $X$, the direct image is defined by $(f_*\mathcal F)(V)=\mathcal F(f^{-1}V)$ for every open $V\subseteq Y$.

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