Group Cohomology - Key Proof
We prove Shapiro's Lemma in detail, showing that cohomology commutes with induction.
Let be a subgroup and an -module. Then:
where .
Step 1: Recall that for -modules :
This is the defining adjunction property of induction.
Step 2: Since is the -th derived functor of the invariants functor , we have:
Step 3: By the adjunction property:
To see this, take a projective -resolution . Then:
where on the right, is viewed as a complex of -modules by restriction.
Step 4: Since is projective as a -module and is a finite-index extension of (or more generally using properties of induction), restricted to remains projective.
Actually, this requires more care: we need to show that if is a projective -module, then is also projective as a -module. This follows from:
If is a direct summand of a free -module , then as -modules:
So is free (hence projective) as a -module. Therefore is also projective over .
Step 5: Taking cohomology of the cochain complex :
Conclusion: Combining all steps:
Shapiro's Lemma is extremely useful for computation. It allows us to reduce cohomology calculations for large groups to smaller subgroups by using induced modules. The lemma works in both directions via restriction and coinduction.
To compute where is induced from :
This reduces the computation to the smaller group.