Dendroidal sets

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Abstract: We introduce the concept of a dendroidal set. This is a generalization of the notion of a simplicial set, specially suited to the study of operads in the context of homotopy theory. We define a category of trees, which extends the category Delta used in simplicial sets, whose presheaf category is the category of dendroidal sets. We show that there is a closed monoidal structure on dendroidal sets which is closely related to the Boardman-Vogt tensor product of operads. Furthermore we show that each operad in a suitable model category has a coherent homotopy nerve which is a dendroidal set, extending another construction of Boardman and Vogt. There is also a notion of an inner Kan dendroidal set which is closely related to simplicial Kan complexes. Finally, we briefly indicate the theory of dendroidal objects and outline several of the applications and further theory of dendroidal sets.


The authors introduce the concept of dendroidal set, which is a generalization of the notion of a simplicial set. They first introduce a category of trees \(\Omega\), then define a dendroidal set as a presheaf on \(\Omega\). By considering any non negative integer \(n\) as a linear tree, the simplicial category \(\Delta\) is embedded in \(\Omega\). Thus, a dendroidal set is a generalization of a simplicial set since a simplicial set is a presheaf on \(\Delta\). From the definition, one can easily guess that the concept of dendroidal set is suited for the study of (coloured) operads. The authors show that there is a closed monoidal structure on the category of dendroidal sets which is closely related to the Boardman-Vogt tensor product of operads. Furthermore, it is proved that each operad in a suitable model category has a coherent homotopy nerve which is a dendroidal set. The authors also define a notion of inner Kan dendroidal set, which is closely related to the simplicial Kan complex. Finally, the theory of dendroidal objects in more general monoidal categories is discussed.




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