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Barycentric Subdivision and Isomorphisms of Groupoids

Category Theory 2015-12-02 v2 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

Given groupoids G\mathscr G and H\mathscr H as well as an isomorphism Ψ:SdGSdH\Psi:\text{Sd}\,\mathscr G\cong\text{Sd}\,\mathscr H between subdivisions, we construct an isomorphism P:GHP:\mathscr G\cong\mathscr H. If Ψ\Psi equals SdF\text{Sd} F for some functor FF, then the constructed isomorphism PP is equal to FF. It follows that the restriction of Sd\text{Sd} to the category of groupoids is conservative. These results do not hold for arbitrary categories.

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@article{arxiv.1510.08026,
  title  = {Barycentric Subdivision and Isomorphisms of Groupoids},
  author = {Jasha Sommer-Simpson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.08026},
  year   = {2015}
}

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55 pages, written for the 2015 UChicago REU

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