Dold–Kan correspondence

In mathematics, more precisely, in the theory of simplicial sets, the Dold–Kan correspondence states that there is an equivalence between the category of (nonnegatively graded) chain complexes and the category of simplicial abelian groups. Moreover, under the equivalence, the homology group of a chain complex is the homotopy group of the corresponding simplicial abelian group, and a chain homotopy corresponds to a simplicial homotopy. (In fact, the correspondence preserves the respective standard model structures.) . There is also an ∞-category-version of a Dold–Kan correspondence.

Dold–Kan correspondence

In mathematics, more precisely, in the theory of simplicial sets, the Dold–Kan correspondence states that there is an equivalence between the category of (nonnegatively graded) chain complexes and the category of simplicial abelian groups. Moreover, under the equivalence, the homology group of a chain complex is the homotopy group of the corresponding simplicial abelian group, and a chain homotopy corresponds to a simplicial homotopy. (In fact, the correspondence preserves the respective standard model structures.) . There is also an ∞-category-version of a Dold–Kan correspondence.