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On polynomial functors and polynomial comonads over infinity groupoids

Algebraic Topology 2026-02-02 v1

Abstract

We show that single-variable polynomial functors over the category S\mathcal{S} of infinity groupoids, as defined by Gepner-Haugseng-Kock, are exactly colimits of representable copresheaves indexed by infinity groupoid. This allows us to establish certain categorical properties of the \infty-category PolySPoly_{\mathcal{S}}, in parallel with the case of the ordinary category PolyPoly. We define the notion of polynomial comonad under the monoidal structure of PolySPoly_{\mathcal{S}} induced by composition of polynomials, and describe a construction toward exploring the connection between polynomial comonads and complete Segal spaces. This construction partially generalizes the classical one given in the proof of a theorem of Ahman-Uustalu.

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@article{arxiv.2601.22968,
  title  = {On polynomial functors and polynomial comonads over infinity groupoids},
  author = {Kun Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.22968},
  year   = {2026}
}

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23 pages, 1 figure, comments are welcome!

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