HODGE-DE RHAM SPECTRAL SEQUENCE // COMPARISON ISOMORPHISM // DEGENERATION
For a smooth manifold M, the de Rham theorem establishes a canonical isomorphism between de Rham and singular cohomology:
The map is given by integration of differential forms over singular chains. For algebraic varieties over C, this extends to the algebraic de Rham cohomology.
The stupid filtration on the de Rham complex gives the Hodge-to-de Rham spectral sequence:
For smooth proper varieties over a field of characteristic 0, this spectral sequence degenerates at E_1 (Deligne-Illusie). This gives the Hodge decomposition:
For a smooth proper variety X/C, we have three cohomology theories connected by comparison isomorphisms:
The Betti-de Rham comparison preserves the Hodge filtration. The Betti-etale comparison is Artin's comparison theorem.
Serre's GAGA theorem ensures that for proper X/C, algebraic and analytic de Rham cohomology coincide. The algebraic de Rham complex computes the same groups as the analytic one: