English

On rectification and enrichment of infinity properads

Algebraic Topology 2022-03-14 v3 Category Theory

Abstract

We develop a theory of infinity properads enriched in a general symmetric monoidal infinity category. These are defined as presheaves, satisfying a Segal condition and a Rezk completeness condition, over certain categories of graphs. In particular, we introduce a new category of level graphs which also allow us to give a framework for algebras over an enriched infinity properad. We show that one can vary the category of graphs without changing the underlying theory. We also show that infinity properads cannot always be rectified, indicating that a conjecture of the second author and Robertson is unlikely to hold. This stands in stark contrast to the situation for infinity operads, and we further demarcate these situations by examining the cases of infinity dioperads and infinity output properads. In both cases, we provide a rectification theorem that says that each up-to-homotopy object is equivalent to a strict one.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2007.00634,
  title  = {On rectification and enrichment of infinity properads},
  author = {Hongyi Chu and Philip Hackney},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.00634},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

96 pages. Minor updates to Definitions 2.2.10 and 2.2.11(1), Remark 2.2.16, and diagram on p. 30. A complete account of all changes in all versions is available at https://github.com/phck/infinity-properads

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