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Chow group

Chow group noun: the Chow groups of an algebraic variety over any field are algebro-geometric analogs of the homology of a topological space. The elements of the Chow group are formed out of subvarieties (so-called algebraic cycles) in a similar way to how simplicial or cellular homology groups are formed out of subcomplexes.

Noun

Chow group (plural Chow groups)

  1. The Chow groups of an algebraic variety over any field are algebro-geometric analogs of the homology of a topological space. The elements of the Chow group are formed out of subvarieties (so-called algebraic cycles) in a similar way to how simplicial or cellular homology groups are formed out of subcomplexes.

Forms of Chow group

pluralChow groups

Origin of Chow group

Named after Wei-Liang Chow by Claude Chevalley (1958).

Questions about Chow group

What does Chow group mean?
Chow group means the Chow groups of an algebraic variety over any field are algebro-geometric analogs of the homology of a topological space. The elements of the Chow group are formed out of subvarieties (so-called algebraic cycles) in a similar way to how simplicial or cellular homology groups are formed out of subcomplexes.
What part of speech is Chow group?
Chow group is a noun.
What is the plural of Chow group?
The plural of Chow group is Chow groups.

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