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Why did Voevodsky consider categories "posets in the next dimension", and groupoids the correct generalisation of sets?
Earlier today, I stumbled upon this article written by V. Voevodsky about the "philosophy" behind the Univalent Foundations program. I had read it before around the time of his passing, and one ...
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Why study orbifolds? [closed]
Question is as in the title.
Why study orbifolds?
I study orbifolds as locally compact Hausdorff spaces $X$ having an orbifold structure, i.e., there exists an orbifold groupoid (proper foliatio. ...