English

Equipping weak equivalences with algebraic structure

Category Theory 2022-01-31 v3 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

We investigate the extent to which the weak equivalences in a model category can be equipped with algebraic structure. We prove, for instance, that there exists a monad T such that a morphism of topological spaces admits T-algebra structure if and only it is a weak homotopy equivalence. Likewise for quasi-isomorphisms and many other examples. The basic trick is to consider injectivity in arrow categories. Using algebraic injectivity and cone injectivity we obtain general results about the extent to which the weak equivalences in a combinatorial model category can be equipped with algebraic structure.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1712.02523,
  title  = {Equipping weak equivalences with algebraic structure},
  author = {John Bourke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.02523},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

27 pages. Expanded introduction. Minor changes. To appear in Mathematische Zeitschrift

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