On the loop space of a 2-category

DOI10.1016/J.JPAA.2011.05.001MaRDI QIDQ659891zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Matias L. del Hoyo

Publication date 24 January 2012

Published in Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.1300

zbMATH Keywords

classifying spaceloop space2-categorylax functor

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Simplicial sets and complexes in algebraic topology (55U10) Loop spaces (55P35)

Abstract: Every small category $C$ has a classifying space $BC$ associated in a natural way. This construction can be extended to other contexts and set up a fruitful interaction between categorical structures and homotopy types. In this paper we study the classifying space $B_{2}C$ of a 2-category $C$ and prove that, under certain conditions, the loop space $Omeg{a}_c{B}_{2}C$ can be recovered up to homotopy from the endomorphisms of a given object. We also present several subsidiary results that we develop to prove our main theorem.

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