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Combinatorial Descent Data for Gerbes

K-Theory and Homology 2014-05-02 v3 Algebraic Geometry Algebraic Topology

Abstract

We consider descent data in cosimplicial crossed groupoids. This is a combinatorial abstraction of the descent data for gerbes in algebraic geometry. The main result is this: a weak equivalence between cosimplicial crossed groupoids induces a bijection on gauge equivalence classes of descent data.

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@article{arxiv.1109.1919,
  title  = {Combinatorial Descent Data for Gerbes},
  author = {Amnon Yekutieli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.1919},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

13 pages, 2 figures. Final version, to appear in J. Noncommutative Geometry

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