Čech complexes for covers of small categories

preprint2015arXivOpen access

Abstract

We present a combinatorial analogue of the nerve theorem for covers of small categories, using the Grothendieck construction. We apply our result to prove the inclusion-exclusion principle for the Euler characteristic of a finite category.

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