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On the 1-homotopy type of Lie groupoids

Algebraic Topology 2009-08-23 v2 Category Theory

Abstract

We propose a notion of 1-homotopy for generalized maps. This notion generalizes those of natural transformation and ordinary homotopy for functors. The 1-homotopy type of a Lie groupoid is shown to be invariant under Morita equivalence. As an application we consider orbifolds as groupoids and study the notion of orbifold 1-homotopy type induced by a 1-homotopy between presentations of the orbifold maps.

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@article{arxiv.math/0612257,
  title  = {On the 1-homotopy type of Lie groupoids},
  author = {Hellen Colman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0612257},
  year   = {2009}
}

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27 pages