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The chain replacement of a poset flow

Combinatorics 2026-07-13 v1 Algebraic Topology Category Theory

Abstract

We introduce the chain replacement of a poset flow: it is obtained by considering the simplicial nerves of the posets of strictly increasing chains in the given poset, ordered by refinement. It maps finite posets to q-cofibrant flows and inclusions of finite posets to q-cofibrations. Using the combinatorial properties of the chain replacement, we prove that pushouts along the chain replacement of an order-reflecting inclusion of finite posets preserve spaces of execution paths. By introducing the Hurewicz model structure on flows (or H-model structure), we deduce the same property for any q-cofibrant replacement of an order-reflecting inclusion of finite posets.

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@article{arxiv.2607.11639,
  title  = {The chain replacement of a poset flow},
  author = {Philippe Gaucher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.11639},
  year   = {2026}
}

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21 pages