For and we let
Let be (generally infinite dimensional) graded vector space. When a coproduct is defined on and it is coassociative , i.e.
then is called a coalgebra .
A linear operator raising the degree of by one is called coderivation when
is satisfied. Here, for , the sign is defined through this operation where the on denotes the degree of .
Let be a graded vector space and be its tensor coalgebra. An -algebra is a coalgebra with a coderivation which satisfies
Let R be a commutative ring. An isotropy ring is generated by as a free . Define the multiplication on the generators by
and extend the definition to the rest of the elements of by linearity.