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## Tag 0628

Lemma 15.26.7. Let $R$ be a ring. Let $\varphi : E \to R$ be an $R$-module map. Let $f \in R$. Set $E' = E \oplus R$ and define $\varphi' : E' \to R$ by $\varphi$ on $E$ and multiplication by $f$ on $R$. The complex $K_\bullet(\varphi')$ is isomorphic to the cone of the map of complexes $$f : K_\bullet(\varphi) \longrightarrow K_\bullet(\varphi).$$

Proof. Denote $e_0 \in E'$ the element $1 \in R \subset R \oplus E$. By our definition of the cone above we see that $$C(f)_n = K_n(\varphi) \oplus K_{n - 1}(\varphi) = \wedge^n(E) \oplus \wedge^{n - 1}(E) = \wedge^n(E')$$ where in the last $=$ we map $(0, e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1})$ to $e_0 \wedge e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}$ in $\wedge^n(E')$. A computation shows that this isomorphism is compatible with differentials. Namely, this is clear for elements of the first summand as $\varphi'|_E = \varphi$ and $d_{C(f)}$ restricted to the first summand is just $d_{K_\bullet(\varphi)}$. On the other hand, if $e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}$ is in the first summand, then $$d_{C(f)}(0, e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}) = fe_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} - d_{K_\bullet(\varphi)}(e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1})$$ and on the other hand \begin{align*} & d_{K_\bullet(\varphi')}(e_0 \wedge e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}) \\ & = \sum\nolimits_{i = 0, \ldots, n - 1} (-1)^i \varphi'(e_i)e_0 \wedge \ldots \wedge \widehat{e_i} \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} \\ & = fe_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} + \sum\nolimits_{i = 1, \ldots, n - 1} (-1)^i \varphi(e_i)e_0 \wedge \ldots \wedge \widehat{e_i} \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} \\ & = fe_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} - e_0 \left(\sum\nolimits_{i = 1, \ldots, n - 1} (-1)^{i + 1} \varphi(e_i)e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge \widehat{e_i} \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}\right) \end{align*} which is the image of the result of the previous computation. $\square$

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\begin{lemma}
\label{lemma-cone-koszul-abstract}
Let $R$ be a ring. Let $\varphi : E \to R$ be an $R$-module map.
Let $f \in R$. Set $E' = E \oplus R$ and define $\varphi' : E' \to R$
by $\varphi$ on $E$ and multiplication by $f$ on $R$.
The complex $K_\bullet(\varphi')$ is isomorphic to the
cone of the map of complexes
$$f : K_\bullet(\varphi) \longrightarrow K_\bullet(\varphi).$$
\end{lemma}

\begin{proof}
Denote $e_0 \in E'$ the element $1 \in R \subset R \oplus E$.
By our definition of the cone above we see that
$$C(f)_n = K_n(\varphi) \oplus K_{n - 1}(\varphi) = \wedge^n(E) \oplus \wedge^{n - 1}(E) = \wedge^n(E')$$
where in the last $=$ we map $(0, e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1})$
to $e_0 \wedge e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}$ in $\wedge^n(E')$.
A computation shows that this isomorphism is compatible with
differentials. Namely, this is clear for elements of the first
summand as $\varphi'|_E = \varphi$ and $d_{C(f)}$ restricted to
the first summand is just $d_{K_\bullet(\varphi)}$.
On the other hand, if $e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}$
is in the first summand, then
$$d_{C(f)}(0, e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}) = fe_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} - d_{K_\bullet(\varphi)}(e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1})$$
and on the other hand
\begin{align*}
& d_{K_\bullet(\varphi')}(e_0 \wedge e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}) \\
& =
\sum\nolimits_{i = 0, \ldots, n - 1}
(-1)^i \varphi'(e_i)e_0 \wedge \ldots \wedge \widehat{e_i}
\wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} \\
& =
fe_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} +
\sum\nolimits_{i = 1, \ldots, n - 1}
(-1)^i \varphi(e_i)e_0 \wedge \ldots \wedge \widehat{e_i}
\wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} \\
& =
fe_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1} -
e_0 \left(\sum\nolimits_{i = 1, \ldots, n - 1}
(-1)^{i + 1} \varphi(e_i)e_1 \wedge \ldots \wedge \widehat{e_i}
\wedge \ldots \wedge e_{n - 1}\right)
\end{align*}
which is the image of the result of the previous computation.
\end{proof}

Comment #2772 by Darij Grinberg (site) on August 19, 2017 a 2:16 am UTC

"in the first summand" should be "in the second summand", right?

Also, I'd replace "d_{K_\bullet (\varphi)} (e_1 \wedge ... \wedge e_{n-1}" by "(0, d_{K_\bullet (\varphi)} (e_1 \wedge ... \wedge e_{n-1})".

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