# Contents

## Definition

On a local topos/local (∞,1)-topos $\mathbf{H}$, hence with extra fully faithful right adjoint $coDisc$ to the global section geometric morphism $(Disc \dashv \Gamma)$, is canonically induced the idempotent comonad $\flat \coloneqq Disc\circ \Gamma$. This modality sends for instance pointed connected objects $\mathbf{B}G$ to coefficients $\flat \mathbf{B}G$ for flat principal ∞-connections, and may therefore be referred to as the flat modality. It is itself the left adjoint in an adjoint modality with the sharp modality $\sharp \coloneqq coDisc \circ \Gamma$. If $\mathbf{H}$ is in addition a cohesive (∞,1)-topos then it is also the right adjoint in an adjoint modality with the shape modality $\int$.

## Properties

### Relation to discrete and codiscrete objects

cohesion

tangent cohesion

differential cohesion

$\array{ && id &\dashv& id \\ && \vee && \vee \\ &\stackrel{fermionic}{}& \rightrightarrows &\dashv& \rightsquigarrow & \stackrel{bosonic}{} \\ && \bot && \bot \\ &\stackrel{bosonic}{} & \rightsquigarrow &\dashv& Rh & \stackrel{rheonomic}{} \\ && \vee && \vee \\ &\stackrel{reduced}{} & \Re &\dashv& \Im & \stackrel{infinitesimal}{} \\ && \bot && \bot \\ &\stackrel{infinitesimal}{}& \Im &\dashv& \& & \stackrel{\text{étale}}{} \\ && \vee && \vee \\ &\stackrel{cohesive}{}& ʃ &\dashv& \flat & \stackrel{discrete}{} \\ && \bot && \bot \\ &\stackrel{discrete}{}& \flat &\dashv& \sharp & \stackrel{continuous}{} \\ && \vee && \vee \\ && \emptyset &\dashv& \ast }$