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algebra in an (infinity,1)-category

Context

Higher algebra

(,1)-Category theory

Contents

Idea

Recall that a monoid object or algebra object in a monoidal category C is the same as a lax monoidal functor

*C.* \to C \,.

This definition generalized to monoidal (∞,1)-categories and defines algebra objects for these.

Definition

For C a monoidal (∞,1)-category with monoidal structure determined by the (∞,1)-functor

p :C N(Δ) opp_\otimes : C^\otimes \to N(\Delta)^{op}

a monoid object of C is a lax monoidal (∞,1)-functor?

N(Δ) opC N(\Delta)^{op} \to C^\otimes

Examples

References

definition 1.1.14 in

An equivalent reformulation of commutative monoids in terms (∞,1)-algebraic theories is in

Revised on November 23, 2012 03:10:07 by Urs Schreiber (82.169.65.155)