A strengthened $(\infty, n)$-categorical pasting theorem

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Main Author: Chanavat, Clémence
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author Chanavat, Clémence
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contents We extend Campion's pasting theorem for $(\infty, n)$-categories to a larger class of polygraphs, called the directed complexes with frame-acyclic molecules. It follows, for instance, that this pasting theorem applies to any polygraph presented by a semi-simplicial set, and that a large subclass of directed complexes with frame-acyclic molecules is compatible with the Gray tensor product. We also set up a comparison between directed complexes and Henry's regular polygraphs, and show that they coincide up to dimension $3$. As a corollary of our main results, the pasting theorem also applies to the class of regular $3$-polygraphs.
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spellingShingle A strengthened $(\infty, n)$-categorical pasting theorem
Chanavat, Clémence
Category Theory
Algebraic Topology
18N65, 18N30, 18N20
We extend Campion's pasting theorem for $(\infty, n)$-categories to a larger class of polygraphs, called the directed complexes with frame-acyclic molecules. It follows, for instance, that this pasting theorem applies to any polygraph presented by a semi-simplicial set, and that a large subclass of directed complexes with frame-acyclic molecules is compatible with the Gray tensor product. We also set up a comparison between directed complexes and Henry's regular polygraphs, and show that they coincide up to dimension $3$. As a corollary of our main results, the pasting theorem also applies to the class of regular $3$-polygraphs.
title A strengthened $(\infty, n)$-categorical pasting theorem
topic Category Theory
Algebraic Topology
18N65, 18N30, 18N20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.22242