----- > [!proposition] Proposition. ([[reduced homology of a good sum of wedges is direct sum of reduced homologies]]) > For a [[wedge sum]] $\bigvee_{\alpha} X_{\alpha}$, the [[inclusion map|inclusions]] $\iota_{\alpha}:X_{\alpha} \xhookrightarrow{} \bigvee_{\alpha}X_{\alpha}$ induce an [[isomorphism]] $\bigoplus_{\alpha}\iota_{\alpha *}: \bigoplus_{\alpha} \widetilde{H}_{n}(X_{\alpha}) \to \widetilde{H}_{n}(\bigvee_{\alpha} X_{\alpha}),$ provided that the [[wedge sum]] is formed at basepoints $x_{\alpha} \in X_{\alpha}$ such that the pairs $(X_{\alpha}, x_{\alpha})$ are [[good pair|good]]. ^proposition > [!proof]+ Proof. ([[reduced homology of a good sum of wedges is direct sum of reduced homologies]]) > This is essentially a corollary of [[relative homology for a good pair is reduced homology of the quotient]]. > The [[wedge sum]] $\bigvee_{\alpha}X_{\alpha}$ is formed as the [[quotient space|quotient]] $(\coprod_{\alpha}X_{\alpha}) / (\coprod_{\alpha}x_{\alpha})$. With $x_{0}=\coprod_{\alpha}x_{\alpha} / \coprod_{\alpha}x_{\alpha}$ the wedge point of it, we have $\begin{align} \widetilde{H} _{n}(\bigvee_{\alpha}X_{\alpha}) & = H_{n}(\bigvee_{\alpha}X_{\alpha}, x_{0}) \\ & = H_{n} \big(\coprod_{\alpha}X_{\alpha} / \coprod_{\alpha}x_{\alpha} , \coprod_{\alpha}x_{\alpha} / \coprod_{\alpha}x_{\alpha} \big) \\ &= H_{n}(\coprod_{\alpha}X_{\alpha} , \coprod_{\alpha}x_{\alpha}) \\ & = \bigoplus_{\alpha} H_{n}(X_{\alpha}, x_{\alpha}) \\ & = \bigoplus \widetilde{H}_{n}(X_{\alpha}), \end{align}$ where we have used [[homology of disjoint union is direct sum of homologies]]. ^4af639 ----- #### ---- #### References > [!backlink] > ```dataview > TABLE rows.file.link as "Further Reading" > FROM [[]] > FLATTEN file.tags as Tag > WHERE Tag = "#definition" OR Tag = "#theorem" OR Tag = "#MOC" OR Tag = "#proposition" OR Tag = "#axiom" > GROUP BY Tag > ``` > [!frontlink] > ```dataview > TABLE rows.file.link as "Further Reading" > FROM outgoing([[]]) > FLATTEN file.tags as Tag > WHERE Tag = "#definition" OR Tag = "#theorem" OR Tag = "#MOC" OR Tag = "#proposition" OR Tag = "#axiom" > GROUP BY Tag > ```