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Theorem A for marked 2-categories

Algebraic Topology 2020-04-14 v2 Category Theory

Abstract

In this work, we prove a generalization of Quillen's Theorem A to 2-categories equipped with a special set of morphisms which we think of as weak equivalences, providing sufficient conditions for a 2-functor to induce an equivalence on (,1)(\infty,1)-localizations. When restricted to 1-categories with all morphisms marked, our theorem retrieves the classical Theorem A of Quillen. We additionally state and provide evidence for a new conjecture: the cofinality conjecture, which describes the relation between a conjectural theory of marked (,2)(\infty,2)-colimits and our generalization of Theorem A.

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@article{arxiv.2002.12817,
  title  = {Theorem A for marked 2-categories},
  author = {Fernando Abellán García and Walker H. Stern},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.12817},
  year   = {2020}
}

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36 pages

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