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The study of higher categories is attracting growing interest for its many applications in topology, algebraic geometry, mathematical physics and category theory. Following an extensive discussion of many current approaches, Carlos Simpson explains the first concrete and workable theory of n-categories in detail.
Homotopy Theory of Higher Categories
From Segal Categories to n-Categories and Beyond
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652 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2011
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Summary
The study of higher categories is attracting growing interest for its many applications in topology, algebraic geometry, mathematical physics and category theory. In this highly readable book, Carlos Simpson develops a full set of homotopical algebra techniques and proposes a working theory of higher categories. Starting with a cohesive overview of the many different approaches currently used by researchers, the author proceeds with a detailed exposition of one of the most widely used techniq…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521516952 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0521516951 |
| Author: | Carlos Simpson |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 652 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 1.05kg |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 158mm x 38mm |
| Series: | New Mathematical Monographs |
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Carlos Simpson
Carlos Simpson is Directeur de Recherche in the CNRS in Toulouse and Nice, France.
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