Spahn Monads and the Barr-Beck Theorem (Rev #1)

3.1 (,1)(\infty,1)-Categories of Endofunctors

Definition (relative nerve)

Let II be a category, let f:JsSetf:J\to sSet be a functor. The nerve of II relative ff denoted by N f(I)N_f(I) is defined as follows: Let JJ be a finite linear order, the a map Δ JN f(I)\Delta^J\to N_f(I) consists of:

  1. a functor s:JIs:J\to I

  2. for every nonempty subset J JJ^\prime\subset J having a maximal element j j^\prime, a map τ(J ):Δ Jf(σ(j ))\tau(J^\prime):\Delta^{J}\to f(\sigma(j^\prime)).

  3. satisfying properties.

mapping simplex: Let ϕ:A 0A 1A n\phi:A^0\leftarrow A^1\leftarrow \dots\leftarrow A^n be a composable sequence of maps of simplicial sets. The mapping simplex of ϕ\phi is denoted by M(ϕ)M(\phi).

Definition (composition monoidal structure)

Let MM be a simplicial set. Let End (M):=N E(Δ op)End^{\otimes}(M):=N_E(\Delta^{op}) and End ¯(M)\overline{End^\otimes}(M).

Let now MM be a (,1)(\infty,1)-category.

  1. The map p:End (M)N(Δ) opp:End^{\otimes}(M)\to N(\Delta)^{op} determines a monoidal structure on the (,1)(\infty,1)-category Fun(M,M)End [1] (M)Fun(M,M)\simeq End^\otimes_{[1]}(M).

  2. The map q:End ¯End (M)q:\overline{End^\otimes}\to End^\otimes(M) exhibits MEnd [0] ¯(M)M\simeq \overline{End^\otimes_{[0]}}(M) as left tensored over Fun(M,M)Fun(M,M).

This monoidal structure on Fun(M,M)Fun(M,M) is called the composition monoidal structure.

Definition

Let MM be an (,1)(\infty,1)-category. Then a monad on MM is defined to an algebra object in Fun(M,M)Fun(M,M)

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