The discrete homotopy hypothesis for directed graphs
Algebraic Topology
2026-05-07 v1 Combinatorics
Category Theory
Abstract
We develop a homotopy theory of directed graphs based on cubical homotopy groups, also referred to as A-groups or reduced GLMY homotopy groups. Localizing the category of directed graphs at morphisms that induce isomorphisms on these groups yields an -category, which we denote by . Our main result shows that is equivalent to the -category of spaces.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.04959,
title = {The discrete homotopy hypothesis for directed graphs},
author = {Briony Eldridge and Sergei O. Ivanov and Xiaomeng Xu and Shing-Tung Yau and Mengmeng Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.04959},
year = {2026}
}