Mastering Category Definitions in Homotopy Type Theory (HoTT) π
Explore James Cranch's insights on effectively defining categories in HoTT, based on his presentation at the 2014 Homotopy Type Theory Workshop at Oxford. Learn best practices and common pitfalls in this foundational topic.

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On 10 Nov 2014, at Homotopy Type Theory Workshop (7-10 Nov 2014, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)
Abstract: Work of Ahrens, Kapulkin and Shulman gives a convincing definition of 1-categories inside homotopy type theory. It's certainly natural to ask for much more: a full theory of (infty,1)-categories.
I'll describe a fragment of such a theory, where our categories are those which differ in a finitary way from the (infty,1)-category of types. This fragment contains some handy examples (including all 1-categories), but also fails to capture some pretty crucial examples (such as most (infty,1)-categories of structured types). I'll discuss the strengths and limitations, and hopefully describe some further aspirations
Abstract: Work of Ahrens, Kapulkin and Shulman gives a convincing definition of 1-categories inside homotopy type theory. It's certainly natural to ask for much more: a full theory of (infty,1)-categories.
I'll describe a fragment of such a theory, where our categories are those which differ in a finitary way from the (infty,1)-category of types. This fragment contains some handy examples (including all 1-categories), but also fails to capture some pretty crucial examples (such as most (infty,1)-categories of structured types). I'll discuss the strengths and limitations, and hopefully describe some further aspirations
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