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n-Groupoids and Stacky Groupoids

Differential Geometry 2024-04-23 v3 Category Theory

Abstract

We discuss two generalizations of Lie groupoids. One consists of Lie nn-groupoids defined as simplicial manifolds with trivial πkn+1\pi_{k\geq n+1}. The other consists of stacky Lie groupoids \cG\rraM\cG\rra M with \cG\cG a differentiable stack. We build a 1-1 correspondence between Lie 2-groupoids and stacky Lie groupoids up to a certain Morita equivalence. We prove this in a general set-up so that the statement is valid in both differential and topological categories. \Equivalences of higher groupoids in various categories are also described.

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@article{arxiv.0801.2057,
  title  = {n-Groupoids and Stacky Groupoids},
  author = {Chenchang Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.2057},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

45 pages, include other categories than a previous paper-- arXiv:math/0609420 [math.DG], edited version, typos removed, more details on axioms of stacky groupoids, modified on Cosk

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