The Physical Mathematics of Segal Topoi and Strings
Abstract
We introduce a notion of dynamics in the setting of Segal topos, by considering the Segal category of stacks on a Segal category L(Comm( as our system, and by regarding objects of as its states. We develop the notion of quantum state in this setting and construct local and global flows of such states. In this formalism, strings are given by equivalences between elements of commutative monoids of , a base symmetric monoidal model category. The connection with standard string theory is made, and with M-theory in particular.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2204.13786,
title = {The Physical Mathematics of Segal Topoi and Strings},
author = {Renaud Gauthier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.13786},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
35 pages. The notation for higher states has been streamlined. The discussion of states has been clarified with a more formal development. The section on generalized categories has been extended. v3: flows are defined by colimits, not limits, an obvious mistake. Appropriate modifications are made whenever needed. This changes in no way the main results