A Categorical Approach to M\"obius Inversion via Derived Functors
Algebraic Topology
2024-11-08 v1 Combinatorics
Category Theory
K-Theory and Homology
Abstract
We develop a cohomological approach to M\"obius inversion using derived functors in the enriched categorical setting. For a poset and a closed symmetric monoidal abelian category , we define M\"obius cohomology as the derived functors of an enriched hom functor on the category of -modules. We prove that the Euler characteristic of our cohomology theory recovers the classical M\"obius inversion, providing a natural categorification. As a key application, we prove a categorical version of Rota's Galois Connection. Our approach unifies classical ideas from combinatorics with homological algebra.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2411.04362,
title = {A Categorical Approach to M\"obius Inversion via Derived Functors},
author = {Alex Elchesen and Amit Patel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.04362},
year = {2024}
}
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23 pages