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The category of 3-computads is not cartesian closed

Category Theory 2008-06-17 v2

Abstract

We show, using Eckmann-Hilton argument, that the category of 3-computads is not cartesian closed. As a corollary we get that neither the category of all computads nor the category of n-computads, for n>2, do form locally cartesian closed categories, and hence elementary toposes.

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@article{arxiv.0710.5202,
  title  = {The category of 3-computads is not cartesian closed},
  author = {Mihaly Makkai and Marek Zawadowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.5202},
  year   = {2008}
}

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