The heart of a t-structure is abelian #
We show that the heart of a t-structure on a triangulated category is abelian, following [BBD, Faisceaux pervers, Théorème 1.3.6].
The proof uses the criterion AbelianSubcategory.abelian, which requires:
- No negative Hom spaces: for heart objects
X, Y, every morphismι X ⟶ (ι Y)⟦n⟧is zero whenn < 0. - Admissibility: every morphism in the heart is admissible. Given
f₁ : X₁ → X₂in the heart, the coneX₃ofι.map f₁isIsLE 0andIsGE (-1). The truncation functors decomposeX₃asτ<0(X₃) → X₃ → τ≥0(X₃), where bothτ≥0(X₃)andτ<0(X₃)⟦-1⟧lie in the heart.
Main results #
CategoryTheory.Triangulated.TStructure.heartAbelian: the heart of a t-structure on a triangulated category is abelian.
References #
- [Beilinson, Bernstein, Deligne, Gabber, Faisceaux pervers, 1.2][bbd-1982]
No negative Hom spaces in the heart. For heart objects X and Y, every morphism
ι X ⟶ (ι Y)⟦n⟧ is zero when n < 0.
Admissibility of heart morphisms. Every morphism in the heart is admissible: for
f₁ : X₁ → X₂ in the heart, the cone X₃ of ι.map f₁ decomposes as
(ι K)⟦1⟧ → X₃ → ι Q via the truncation triangle, with K, Q in the heart.
Heart abelianity. The heart of a t-structure on a triangulated category is abelian, assuming the heart has finite products.
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The heart contains zero and is closed under binary products #
The zero object lies in the heart of any t-structure.
The biproduct of two heart objects lies in the heart.
The heart of a t-structure is closed under binary products.
The heart of a t-structure is closed under finite products.
The full subcategory defined by the heart has finite products.
Heart abelianity (canonical form). The full subcategory of heart objects of a t-structure on a triangulated category is abelian.