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Some properties of the theory of n-categories

Category Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let LnL_n denote the Dwyer-Kan localization of the category of weak n-categories divided by the n-equivalences. We propose a list of properties that this simplicial category is likely to have, and conjecture that these properties characterize LnL_n up to equivalence. We show, using these properties, how to obtain the morphism n1n-1-categories between two points in an object of LnL_n and how to obtain the composition map between the morphism objects.

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@article{arxiv.math/0110273,
  title  = {Some properties of the theory of n-categories},
  author = {Carlos Simpson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0110273},
  year   = {2007}
}