nLab Betti number

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Homotopy theory

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Definition

For nn \in \mathbb{Z}, the nn-Betti number of a chain complex VV (of modules over a ring RR) is the rank

b n(V):=rk RH n(V) b_n(V) := rk_R H_n(V)

of its nnth homology group, regarded as an RR-module.

For XX a topological space, its nnth Betti number is that of its singular homology-complex

b n(V)=rk RH n(X,R). b_n(V) = rk_R H_n(X, R) \,.

For XX moreover a smooth manifold then by the de Rham theorem this is equivalently the dimension of the de Rham cohomology groups.

Properties

Euler characteristic

The alternating sum of all the Betti numbers is – if it exists – the Euler characteristic.

References

Named after Enrico Betti.

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