Higher weak (co)limits, adjoint functor theorems, and higher Brown representability (Q2169326)

Adjoint functor theorems (AFT's) typically characterize left (resp. right) adjoint functors which are defined on suitable cocomplete (resp. complete) categories. A different type of adjoint functor theorem arises in the context of Brown representability. Important examples of such categories, which satisfy Brown representability, include the homotopy categories of presentable stable \(\infty\)-categories. These categories admit small coproducts, but only weak pushouts in general. \par The authors prove general adjoint functor theorems for weakly (co)complete \(n\)-categories. This class of \(n\)-categories includes the homotopy \(n\)-categories of (co)complete \(\infty\)-categories, so these \(n\)-categories do not admit all small (co)limits in general. Furthermore, Brown representability for (homotopy) \(n\)-categories is introduced and a Brown representability theorem for localizations of compactly generated \(n\)-categories is proved. This class of \(n\)-categories includes the homotopy \(n\)-categories of presentable \(\infty\)-categories if \(n\ge 2\), and the homotopy \(n\)-categories of presentable stable \(\infty\)-categories for any \(n\ge 1\).