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Globular set

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In category theory, a branch of mathematics, a globular set is a higher-dimensional generalization of a directed graph. Precisely, it is a sequence of sets equipped with pairs of functions such that

(Equivalently, it is a presheaf on the category of “globes”.) The letters "s", "t" stand for "source" and "target" and one imagines consists of directed edges at level n.

A variant of the notion was used by Grothendieck to introduce the notion of an ∞-groupoid. Extending Grothendieck's work,[1] gave a definition of a weak ∞-category in terms of globular sets.

References

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  1. ^ Maltsiniotis, G (13 September 2010). "Grothendieck ∞-groupoids and still another definition of ∞-categories". arXiv:1009.2331 [18D05, 18G55, 55P15, 55Q05 18C10, 18D05, 18G55, 55P15, 55Q05].

Further reading

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  • Dimitri Ara. On the homotopy theory of Grothendieck ∞ -groupoids. J. Pure Appl. Algebra, 217(7):1237–1278, 2013, arXiv:1206.2941 .
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