Timeline for What is the motivation for infinity category theory?
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| Jul 16, 2023 at 18:49 | comment | added | Z. M | The term "$\infty$-categories" is usually referring to $(\infty,1)$-categories, i.e. all $k$-cells are invertible for $k>1$. General 2-categories are way more complicated due to the non-invertibility of 2-cells. | |
| Jul 16, 2023 at 2:28 | comment | added | lambda | Now we just need to find a good motivation for $(\infty-1)$-categories! | |
| Jul 15, 2023 at 22:27 | history | answered | Alexander Shamov | CC BY-SA 4.0 |