A functorial approach to rank functions on triangulated categories

DOI10.1515/CRELLE-2024-0009arXiv2209.00898MaRDI QIDQ6409538FDOQ6409538

Authors: Teresa Conde, M. A. Gorsky, Frederik Marks, Alexandra Zvonareva

Publication date: 2 September 2022

Abstract: We study rank functions on a triangulated category

m a t h c a l C

via its abelianisation

o p e r a t o r n a m e m o d m a t h c a l C

. We prove that every rank function on

m a t h c a l C

can be interpreted as an additive function on

o p e r a t o r n a m e m o d m a t h c a l C

. As a consequence, every integral rank function has a unique decomposition into irreducible ones. Furthermore, we relate integral rank functions to a number of important concepts in the functor category

o p e r a t o r n a m e M o d m a t h c a l C

. We study the connection between rank functions and functors from

m a t h c a l C

to locally finite triangulated categories, generalising results by Chuang and Lazarev. In the special case

m a t h c a l C = m a t h c a l T^{c}

for a compactly generated triangulated category

m a t h c a l T

, this connection becomes particularly nice, providing a link between rank functions on

m a t h c a l C

and smashing localisations of

m a t h c a l T

. In this context, any integral rank function can be described using the composition length with respect to certain endofinite objects in

m a t h c a l T

. Finally, if

m a t h c a l C = o p e r a t o r n a m e p e r (A)

for a differential graded algebra

A

, we classify homological epimorphisms

A o B

with

o p e r a t o r n a m e p e r (B)

locally finite via special rank functions which we call idempotent.

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Derived categories, triangulated categories (18G80)

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