ÄŒech Cohomology
In mathematics, specifically algebraic topology, ÄŒech cohomology is a cohomology theory based on the intersection properties of open set, open cover (topology), covers of a topological space. It is named for the mathematician Eduard ÄŒech. Motivation Let ''X'' be a topological space, and let \mathcal be an open cover of ''X''. Let N(\mathcal) denote the nerve of a covering, nerve of the covering. The idea of ÄŒech cohomology is that, for an open cover \mathcal consisting of sufficiently small open sets, the resulting simplicial complex N(\mathcal) should be a good combinatorial model for the space ''X''. For such a cover, the ÄŒech cohomology of ''X'' is defined to be the simplicial homology, simplicial cohomology of the nerve. This idea can be formalized by the notion of a good cover. However, a more general approach is to take the direct limit of the cohomology groups of the nerve over the system of all possible open covers of ''X'', ordered by Open cover#Refinement, refinement ...
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