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If Y is closed subset of X, do anyone know what is the mapping from $H_{c}^k(X,\mathbb{Z})$ to $H_{c}^k(Y,\mathbb{Z})$ ? Is it differ if X is an open subset of Y.

$H_{c}^k$ is a cohomology with compact support.

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The inclusion $Y\to X$ induces a morphism of chain complexes $h: C_*(Y)\to C_*(X)$ and, hence, a morphism of cochain complexes $h^*: C^*(X)\to C^*(Y)$. Now, the inclusion $Y\to X$ is a proper map (here we use that $Y$ is closed: a closed subset of a compact is compact!). Thus, $h^*$ sends compactly supported cochains to compactly supported cochains; hence, by restriction, we obtain a morphism $$ h': C_c^*(X)\to C^*_c(Y). $$ As any morphism of chain complexes, $h'$ will induce homomorphisms of homology groups $$ H^*_c(X):=H_*(C_c^*(X))\to H_*(C^*_c(Y))=:H^*_c(Y). $$ That's all.

Moishe Kohan
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