This book introduces the notion of an effective Kan fibration, a new mathematical structure which can be used to study simplicial homotopy theory. The main motivation is to make simplicial homotopy theory suitable for homotopy type theory. Effective Kan fibrations are maps of simplicial sets equipped with a structured collection of chosen lifts that satisfy certain non-trivial properties. Here it is revealed that fundamental properties of ordinary Kan fibrations can be extended to explicit constructions on effective Kan fibrations. In particular, a constructive (explicit) proof is given that effective Kan fibrations are stable under push forward, or fibred exponentials. Further, it is shown that effective Kan fibrations are local, or completely determined by their fibres above representables, and the maps which can be equipped with the structure of an effective Kan fibration are precisely the ordinary Kan fibrations. Hence implicitly, both notions still describe the same homotopy theory. These new results solve an open problem in homotopy type theory and provide the first step toward giving a constructive account of Voevodsky’s model of univalent type theory in simplicial sets.
By:
Benno van den Berg, Eric Faber Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Country of Publication: Switzerland Edition: 1st ed. 2022 Volume: 2321 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Weight: 379g ISBN:9783031188992 ISBN 10: 3031188993 Series:Lecture Notes in Mathematics Pages: 230 Publication Date:10 December 2022 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active