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Comonadic Coalgebras and Bousfield Localization

Algebraic Topology 2025-05-28 v3 Category Theory K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

For a model category, we prove that taking the category of coalgebras over a comonad commutes with left Bousfield localization in a suitable sense. Then we prove a general existence result for the left-induced model structure on the category of coalgebras over a comonad in a left Bousfield localization. Next we provide several equivalent characterizations of when a left Bousfield localization preserves coalgebras over a comonad. These results are illustrated with many applications in chain complexes, (localized) spectra, the stable module category, and simplicial settings.

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@article{arxiv.1805.11536,
  title  = {Comonadic Coalgebras and Bousfield Localization},
  author = {David White and Donald Yau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.11536},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Version 3 contains updates in response to a referee report

R2 v1 2026-06-23T02:12:10.529Z