Homotopy Theory of Higher Categories: From Segal Categories to n-Categories and Beyond

Homotopy Theory of Higher Categories: From Segal Categories to n-Categories and Beyond 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. Autor: Carlos (Universite de Nice Simpson Wydawnictwo: Cambridge University Press Rok wydania: 2011 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 652 Wymiary: 16.1 x 23.2 x 3.8 cm Ilustracje: 35 Line drawings, unspecified Język: angielski ISBN: 9780521516952