On the loop space of a 2-category

DOI10.1016/J.JPAA.2011.05.001zbMATH Open1250.55003arXiv1005.1300OpenAlexW2068612250MaRDI QIDQ659891FDOQ659891

Authors: Matias L. del Hoyo 

Publication date: 24 January 2012

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

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.

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

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zbMATH Keywords

classifying spaceloop space2-categorylax functor

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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