Homological algebra with locally compact Abelian groups (Q884430)

In this paper some homological algebra methods for locally compact abelian (LCA) groups are developed: The category LCAb of LCA groups is not abelian. Here it is proved that the categories of LCA groups and, more generally, of abelian Hausdorff groups are quasiabelian. The authors observe that every LCA group has a canonical filtration of length three and so it generalizes the canonical torsion subgroup of a discrete abelian group and the dual canonical subgroup of a compact abelian group. A smallness condition, called finite rank, for LCA groups is introduced. Further, topological analogues of the fact that divisible abelian groups are injective in \(Ab\) are considered and corresponding statements in LCAb are given. Topological analogues of the fact that every abelian group can be resolved by divisible ones are also presented. Finally a derived Hom-functor is constructed: A bifunctor from the bounded derived category of LCA groups to the bounded derived category of abelian Hausdorff groups is obtained.