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Definition 20.26.14. Let $(X, \mathcal{O}_ X)$ be a ringed space. Let $\mathcal{F}^\bullet $ be an object of $D(\mathcal{O}_ X)$. The derived tensor product

\[ - \otimes _{\mathcal{O}_ X}^{\mathbf{L}} \mathcal{F}^\bullet : D(\mathcal{O}_ X) \longrightarrow D(\mathcal{O}_ X) \]

is the exact functor of triangulated categories described above.


Comments (2)

Comment #11028 by LittleBear on

Sorry, I don't see why this definition does not depend on the choice of the K-flat resolution. For two K-flat resolutions and of , is there always a quasi-isomorphism (in order to use the Lemma 06YG above)?

Comment #11175 by on

No. To get around this the standard argument is as follows: if and are quasi-isomorphisms in where is any abelian category, then there exists an object of and quasi-isomorphisms and making the square commute. This follows from the fact that the collection of all quasi-isomorphisms forms a saturated multiplicative system of arrows compatible with the triangulated category structure, see Lemma 13.11.2 (and click through to the lemmas it relies on for more information). Then finally, in your case, you can choose a quasi-isomorphism with K-flat to get and to which Lemma 20.26.13 applies.

When the map is termwise surjective, you can take and proceed as before (without appealing to the general results on the triangulated structure of the homotopy category). Note that the existence in Lemma 20.26.12 does produce such maps and that this is enough for our purposes.

i will add this discussion, if others chime in.


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