boundary homomorphism
English
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editkth boundary homomorphism (plural boundary homomorphisms)
- (algebraic topology, in a simplicial chain complex) A group homomorphism on the group of simplicial k-chains induced by mapping each oriented k-simplex to a particular formal sum of its faces.
- (algebraic topology, in greater generality) A homomorphism that operates on the kth element in a chain complex.
Further reading
edit- Simplicial homology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia