Discrete homotopy hypothesis for n-types
Algebraic Topology
2026-02-24 v1 Combinatorics
Category Theory
Abstract
We show that discrete and classical homotopy theories are equivalent after localizing at n-equivalences for any non-negative integer n. By constructing an explicit homotopy inverse to the graph nerve functor associating an n-fibrant cubical set to a graph, we are also able to give explicit computations of several previously unknown discrete homotopy groups of boundaries of cubes and suspensions of cycles.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.19293,
title = {Discrete homotopy hypothesis for n-types},
author = {Daniel Carranza and Chris Kapulkin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.19293},
year = {2026}
}
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67 pages; comments welcome!