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Ghost morphism in a derived category

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A ghost is a morphism inducing zero on every cohomology sheaf, but it need not itself be zero. For the equator j:S1↪S2 and complement i:U↪S2, the connecting morphism j∗​QS1​→i!​QU​[1] is a ghost. Its source and target have cohomology sheaves in different degrees, but its induced map H1(S1)→Hc2​(U) is nonzero, proving that the derived morphism is nonzero.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2004 / iii / Paper 22 / 5 / Solution

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