derived hom(-,Z) is conservative
Proposition
Proof
a)
using exact functor reflecting zero object and conservative it suffices to show that is zero if and only if
is the zero group.
since each object in the derived category of a hereditary ring splits, we may assume that lies in the heart and
.
In particular, or
and
is zero.
So let be a projective resolution and consider short exact sequence of the rational circle group.
Then we may consider the long exact sequences of Ext
where each column and row is exact.
Now we simplify
as
are projective - alternatively use Snake Lemma to conclude that
which vanishes by assumption.
as
are injective (cf. divisible abelian group as injective object, rational circle group is an injective group).
by assumption.
Now is an isomorphism (cf. sandwhiched by zero object and isomorphism) and
are surjective.
Hence applying the Four-Lemma of monomorphisms twice shows that are also injective and therefore also isomorphism.
Then as is conservative (cf. ordinary hom into rational circle group is conservative) and hence
is an isomorphism - so in particular its cokernel, which is by assumption
, vanishes.
alternative proof(sketch)
Observe that it suffices to show that if is an isomorphism (i.e.
as kernel/cokernel vanish).
we first show that is a uniquely divisible group, hence a vector space (cf. Q-Vector space is uniquely divisible abelian group).
So let be arbitrary, then we need to show that multiplication with
is an isomorphism
Let's show that is surjective, i.e. vanishes.
For that consider the exact sequence and we then get exact sequences
Now the right morphism is multiplication with , since
is additive in both variables.
Moreover, is a
vector space, so multiplication with
is an isomorphism.
This shows that vanishes (or use that
is p-torsion) and since taking kernels is functorial, this shows that
also vanishes.
But is conservative (cf. hom into Q/Z is conservative), hence
.
Now we show that multiplication with is injective, so consider the short exact sequence
.
In particular, is a $(p)$-torsion group.
Recall that are both injective, i.e.
are exact.
Then we again get
where vanishes, as
is a torsion group.
Taking cokernels is functorial, so and again - as
is conservative, we get that
vanishes.
Alternatively, the same argument that is a
vector space shows that
is the zero module.
In particular, we have shown that is uniquely divisible or equivalently a vector space.
Now choose a basis, i.e. .
Then this simplifies to
hence it suffices to show, that is not an isomorphism
Observe that , so it suffices to show that
has at least dimension
.
Moreover, (cf. rational circle group is coproduct ) and
is a surjection, i.e.,
is a subgroup.
Then it suffices to show that has dimension at least
.
For that we claim that and the map
are not linearly dependent.
Suppose they were, then there exist such that
.
w.l.o.g. we may assume that (after multiplication with the denominator) and then