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Main Author: Chen, Kun
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22968
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author Chen, Kun
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contents We show that single-variable polynomial functors over the category $\mathcal{S}$ of infinity groupoids, as defined by Gepner-Haugseng-Kock, are exactly colimits of representable copresheaves indexed by infinity groupoid. This allows us to establish certain categorical properties of the $\infty$-category $Poly_{\mathcal{S}}$, in parallel with the case of the ordinary category $Poly$. We define the notion of polynomial comonad under the monoidal structure of $Poly_{\mathcal{S}}$ induced by composition of polynomials, and describe a construction toward exploring the connection between polynomial comonads and complete Segal spaces. This construction partially generalizes the classical one given in the proof of a theorem of Ahman-Uustalu.
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spellingShingle On polynomial functors and polynomial comonads over infinity groupoids
Chen, Kun
Algebraic Topology
18D35, 55P99
We show that single-variable polynomial functors over the category $\mathcal{S}$ of infinity groupoids, as defined by Gepner-Haugseng-Kock, are exactly colimits of representable copresheaves indexed by infinity groupoid. This allows us to establish certain categorical properties of the $\infty$-category $Poly_{\mathcal{S}}$, in parallel with the case of the ordinary category $Poly$. We define the notion of polynomial comonad under the monoidal structure of $Poly_{\mathcal{S}}$ induced by composition of polynomials, and describe a construction toward exploring the connection between polynomial comonads and complete Segal spaces. This construction partially generalizes the classical one given in the proof of a theorem of Ahman-Uustalu.
title On polynomial functors and polynomial comonads over infinity groupoids
topic Algebraic Topology
18D35, 55P99
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22968