Combinatorial and accessible weak model categories

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Abstract: In a previous work, we have introduced a weakening of Quillen model categories called weak model categories. They still allow all the usual constructions of model category theory, but are easier to construct and are in some sense better behaved. In this paper we continue to develop their general theory by introducing combinatorial and accessible weak model categories. We give simple necessary and sufficient conditions under which such a weak model category can be extended into a left and/or right semi-model category. As an application, we recover Cisinski-Olschok theory and generalize it to weak and semi-model categories. We also provide general existence theorems for both left and right Bousfield localization of combinatorial and accessible weak model structures, which combined with the results above gives existence results for left and right Bousfield localization of combinatorial and accessible left and right semi-model categories, generalizing previous results of Barwick. Surprisingly,we show that any left or right Bousfield localization of an accessible or combinatorial Quillen model category always exists, without properness assumptions, and is simultaneously both a left and a right semi-model category, without necessarily being a Quillen model category itself.


The notion of weak model category was introduced by the author of this paper in [Theory Appl. Categ. 35, No. 24, 875--958 (2020; Zbl 1445.55013)]. This is a generalization of that of a Quillen model category. It consists essentially of a category endowed with classes of cofibrations and fibrations satisfying certain axioms involving cofibrations with cofibrant domain and fibrations with fibrant codomain. Moreover, it permits all the usual constructions of model category theory, which are easier to construct in this new setting. In the paper under review the author continues the development of this new notion by introducing combinatorial and accessible weak model categories. Through this context he provides a generalization of well known results of the theory of combinatorial Quillen model categories. Finally, the author briefly discusses the constructivity of some of the results of the paper.











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