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Atlas.AlgebraicTopologyI.code.KunnethIsos

Tensor of quasi-isomorphisms is a quasi-isomorphism (Section 25 helper for the Künneth theorem). Over a principal ideal ring R, if f : C' ⟶ C and g : D' ⟶ D are quasi-isomorphisms of chain complexes of R-modules and the source complexes are degreewise free, then the induced map f ⊗ g : C' ⊗ D' ⟶ C ⊗ D on tensor-product complexes is again a quasi-isomorphism. Freeness of the source ensures that tensoring preserves homology, which is the key ingredient for the Künneth isomorphism in algebraic topology.