A strengthened $(\infty, n)$-categorical pasting theorem
Category Theory
2026-04-20 v2 Algebraic Topology
Abstract
We extend Campion's pasting theorem for -categories to a larger class of polygraphs, called the directed complexes with frame-acyclic molecules. It follows, for instance, that this pasting theorem applies to any polygraph presented by a semi-simplicial set, and that a large subclass of directed complexes with frame-acyclic molecules is compatible with the Gray tensor product. We also set up a comparison between directed complexes and Henry's regular polygraphs, and show that they coincide up to dimension . As a corollary of our main results, the pasting theorem also applies to the class of regular -polygraphs.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.22242,
title = {A strengthened $(\infty, n)$-categorical pasting theorem},
author = {Clémence Chanavat},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.22242},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
45 pages, added a corollary on the Gray tensor product, references, and corrected typos