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Coordinate inclusion gives split injections in homology

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For every n and j, appending a zero coordinate embeds H_j(VR(Q_n;4);Z) as a direct summand of H_j(VR(Q_{n+1};4);Z). Any torsion class at one cube dimension therefore persists at every larger dimension.

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Recorded scope: all cube dimensions n >= 1 and all homological degrees j >= 0 at Rips scale four

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Originating problem: Integral torsion in scale-four hypercube Rips complexes

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Coordinate inclusion gives split injections in homology
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Define \[ i_n:Q_n\longrightarrow Q_{n+1},\qquad i_n(x)=(x,0), \] and let \[ p_n:Q_{n+1}\longrightarrow Q_n \] delete the final coordinate. The first map preserves Hamming distance and the second is 1-Lipschitz. Both induce simplicial maps at scale four, and \(p_n\circ i_n\) is the identity on \(Q_n\). Hence \[ (p_n)_*\circ(i_n)_*=\operatorname{id} \] on integral homology. The map \((i_n)_*\) is split injective in every degree.

A torsion counterexample at a smallest dimension propagates to every larger dimension. Torsion-freeness at a fixed dimension supplies no converse implication.

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Verification source: Elementary simplicial retraction argument recorded on 2026-07-28

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