The Algebra of Categorical Spectra

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Main Author: Masuda, Naruki
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author Masuda, Naruki
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contents Categorical spectra are spectrum objects in pointed $(\infty,\infty)$-categories: sequences $(X_n)$ equipped with equivalences $X_n\simeq ΩX_{n+1}$. This thesis develops foundations for categorical spectra and constructs their tensor product, the stabilized analogue of the lax Gray tensor product of $(\infty,\infty)$-categories. We use this tensor product to study stability phenomena, expressed as the coincidence of certain finite weighted colimits and limits. As an application, we give a precise categorical derivation of the cobordism hypothesis with singularities from the ordinary cobordism hypothesis, making rigorous a sketch of Lurie.
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spellingShingle The Algebra of Categorical Spectra
Masuda, Naruki
Algebraic Topology
Category Theory
Categorical spectra are spectrum objects in pointed $(\infty,\infty)$-categories: sequences $(X_n)$ equipped with equivalences $X_n\simeq ΩX_{n+1}$. This thesis develops foundations for categorical spectra and constructs their tensor product, the stabilized analogue of the lax Gray tensor product of $(\infty,\infty)$-categories. We use this tensor product to study stability phenomena, expressed as the coincidence of certain finite weighted colimits and limits. As an application, we give a precise categorical derivation of the cobordism hypothesis with singularities from the ordinary cobordism hypothesis, making rigorous a sketch of Lurie.
title The Algebra of Categorical Spectra
topic Algebraic Topology
Category Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.03114