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Homotopy Type Theory For Dummies

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HITs<br />

Higher inductive types<br />

There are other ways to obtain higher types in HoTT.<br />

A higher inductive type has not only constructors for elements but<br />

also for equalities.<br />

A simple example is S 1 : <strong>Type</strong><br />

base : S 1<br />

loop : base = base<br />

S 1 homotopically behaves like the circle.<br />

Indeed we can embedd i : Z into φ(i) : base = base:<br />

i<br />

↦→loop n<br />

0 ↦→refl<br />

− n<br />

↦→(loop −1 ) n<br />

Thorsten Altenkirch (Nottingham) Edinburgh 13 October 30, 2013 21 / 29

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