The Eckmann-Hilton argument and higher operads

Advances in Mathematics

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 334-385

  Batanin, M A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cartesian monad; n Category; Operad

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448934537     PISSN: 00018708     EISSN: 10902082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aim.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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