Thomason cohomology and Quillen's Theorem A

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Main Authors: Kirtisoglu, Mehmet, Yalcin, Ergun
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author Kirtisoglu, Mehmet
Yalcin, Ergun
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Yalcin, Ergun
contents Given a functor $φ: \mathcal{C} \to \mathcal{D}$ between two small categories, there is a homotopy equivalence $κ: hocolim _{\mathcal{D}} N(φ/-) \to N\mathcal{C}$ where $N(φ/-)$ is the functor which sends every object $d$ in $\mathcal{D}$ to the nerve of the comma category $φ/d$. We prove that the homotopy equivalence $κ$ induces an isomorphism on cohomology with coefficients in any coefficient system. As a consequence, we obtain a version of Quillen's Theorem A for the Thomason cohomology of categories. We also construct a spectral sequence for the Thomason cohomology of the Grothendieck construction $\int _{\mathcal{D}} F$ of a functor $F: \mathcal{D} \to Cat$ using the isomorphism in the main theorem.
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spellingShingle Thomason cohomology and Quillen's Theorem A
Kirtisoglu, Mehmet
Yalcin, Ergun
Algebraic Topology
Category Theory
Primary: 18G90, Secondary: 55U10, 18G30, 18G35, 18G40
Given a functor $φ: \mathcal{C} \to \mathcal{D}$ between two small categories, there is a homotopy equivalence $κ: hocolim _{\mathcal{D}} N(φ/-) \to N\mathcal{C}$ where $N(φ/-)$ is the functor which sends every object $d$ in $\mathcal{D}$ to the nerve of the comma category $φ/d$. We prove that the homotopy equivalence $κ$ induces an isomorphism on cohomology with coefficients in any coefficient system. As a consequence, we obtain a version of Quillen's Theorem A for the Thomason cohomology of categories. We also construct a spectral sequence for the Thomason cohomology of the Grothendieck construction $\int _{\mathcal{D}} F$ of a functor $F: \mathcal{D} \to Cat$ using the isomorphism in the main theorem.
title Thomason cohomology and Quillen's Theorem A
topic Algebraic Topology
Category Theory
Primary: 18G90, Secondary: 55U10, 18G30, 18G35, 18G40
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14659