Free duals and a new universal property for stable equivariant homotopy theory

arXiv2302.04207MaRDI QIDQ6425865FDOQ6425865

Authors: Tim Campion 

Publication date: 8 February 2023

Abstract: We study the left adjoint $mathbbD$ to the forgetful functor from the $infty$-category of symmetric monoidal $infty$-categories with duals and finite colimits to the $infty$-category of symmetric monoidal $infty$-categories with finite colimits, and related free constructions. The main result is that $mathbbDmathcalC$ always splits as the product of 3 factors, each characterized by a certain universal property. As an application, we show that, for any compact Lie group $G$, the $infty$-category of genuine $G$-spectra is obtained from the $infty$-category of Bredon (emph{a.k.a} ``naive") $G$-spectra by freely adjoining duals for compact objects, while respecting colimits.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Duality in algebraic topology (55M05) Braided monoidal categories and ribbon categories (18M15) ((infty,1))-categories (quasi-categories, Segal spaces, etc.); (infty)-topoi, stable (infty)-categories (18N60)

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