Directedness in type theory
Speaker:
Michael Warren, HRL Laboratories
Date and Time:
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
The types in Martin-Löf type theory have, by virtue of the identity types, the structure of ∞-groupoids, as shown by van den Berg and Garner, and Lumsdaine. However, there are many higher-dimensional categorical structures which are not groupoidal. In this talk we will discuss such structures in the context of type theory. In particular, we will describe a type theory in which types form (∞, ∞)-categories.