Natural numbers from integers
Logic in Computer Science
2024-05-29 v1 Category Theory
Abstract
In homotopy type theory, a natural number type is freely generated by an element and an endomorphism. Similarly, an integer type is freely generated by an element and an automorphism. Using only dependent sums, identity types, extensional dependent products, and a type of two elements with large elimination, we construct a natural number type from an integer type. As a corollary, homotopy type theory with only , , , and finite colimits with descent (and no universes) admits a natural number type. This improves and simplifies a result by Rose.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2405.18388,
title = {Natural numbers from integers},
author = {Christian Sattler and David Wärn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.18388},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
9 pages. To appear in LiCS 2024