Homotopy Type Theory (paperback)

Homotopy Type Theory (paperback)Homotopy type theory is a new branch of mathematics that combines aspects of several different fields in a surprising way. It is based on a recently discovered connection between homotopy theory and type theory. It touches on topics as seemingly distant as the homotopy groups of spheres, the algorithms for type checking, and the definition of weak groupoids. Homotopy type theory offers a new univalent foundation of mathematics, in which a central role

Homotopy type theory is a new branch of mathematics that combines aspects of several different fields in a surprising way. It is based on a recently discovered connection between homotopy theory and type theory. It touches on topics as seemingly distant as the homotopy groups of spheres, the algorithms for type checking, and the definition of weak °-groupoids. Homotopy type theory offers a new ÒunivalentÓ foundation of mathematics, in which a central role is played by VoevodskyÕs univalence axiom and higher inductive types. The present book is intended as a first systematic exposition of the basics of univalent foundations, and a collection of examples of this new style of reasoning Ñ but without requiring the reader to know or learn any formal logic, or to use any computer proof assistant. We believe that univalent foundations will eventually become a viable alternative to set theory as the Òimplicit foundationÓ for the unformalized mathematics done by most mathematicians.