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nLab rank of a coherent sheaf

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Topos Theory

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Background

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Internal Logic

Topos morphisms

Extra stuff, structure, properties

Cohomology and homotopy

In higher category theory

Theorems

Homological algebra

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Introduction

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Schanuel's lemma

Homology theories

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Idea

As the concept of coherent sheaf is a generalization of that of (complex, algebraic vector bundle) vector bundle, the concept of rank of a coherent sheaf is the corresponding generalization of that of rank of a vector bundle.

Definition

e.g. (Huybrechts-Lehn 96, def. 1.2.2)

References

This appeared in the Grothendieck’s FGA in order to treat the moduli problems leading to Quot schemes. See Nitsure’s contribution at FGA explained for a modern remake.

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