Categorical Homotopy Theory
by Emily Riehl
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2014
Number of pages: 292
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This book develops abstract homotopy theory from the categorical perspective with a particular focus on examples. Emily Riehl discusses two competing perspectives by which one typically first encounters homotopy (co)limits ...
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