The periodic table of n-categories II: degenerate tricategories
Cheng, Eugenia ; Gurski, Nick
Cahiers de Topologie et Géométrie Différentielle Catégoriques, Tome 52 (2011), p. 82-125 / Harvested from Numdam
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Cheng, Eugenia; Gurski, Nick. The periodic table of n-categories II: degenerate tricategories. Cahiers de Topologie et Géométrie Différentielle Catégoriques, Tome 52 (2011) pp. 82-125. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/CTGDC_2011__52_2_82_0/

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