Representation theory of 2-groups on Kapranov and Voevodsky's 2-vector spaces

Advances in Mathematics

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-92

  Elgueta, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 categories; 2 groups (categorical groups); 2 vector spaces; Representations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247244048     PISSN: 00018708     EISSN: 10902082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aim.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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