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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.

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@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!

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