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An Elementary Illustrated Introduction to Simplicial Sets

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An Elementary Illustrated Introduction to Simplicial Sets
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Publisher: arXiv.org
Number of pages: 58

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This is an expository introduction to simplicial sets and simplicial homotopy theory with particular focus on relating the combinatorial aspects of the theory to their geometric/topological origins. It is intended to be accessible to students familiar with just the fundamentals of algebraic topology.

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