Spectral sequence

In homological algebra, especially applied to algebraic topology or group cohomology, a spectral sequence is a sequence of differential modules (En,dn) such that

Exact couples

An axiomatic approach that produces spectral sequences is that of exact couples, defined by W. S. Massey in work from around 1952. This is much more elegant, but ultimately depends on the same computational mechanism.

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