Ivan Kobe: CaTT – The internal language of ω-categories
Date of publication: 3. 3. 2026
Mathematics and theoretical computing seminar
Thursday
5
March
Time:
10:15 - 12:00
Location:
Jadranska 21, učilnica 3.07
Abstract: We will present the type theory CaTT and show that the category of its set-theoretic models is equivalent to the category of Grothendieck-Maltsiniotis ω-categories. Having this type-theoretic handle on the internal language of ω-categories has several advantages: It significantly simplifies the definition of these objects, making it easier to prove results about them, and it offers a good framework for the development of synthetic category theory. If time permits, we will also discuss our ongoing effort to formalize CaTT in Agda.