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Lemma 3. Suppose π’ž~\tilde{\mathcal{C}} is a semistrict 3-category with one object, and let (π’ž,βŠ—,i)(\mathcal{C},\otimes,i) be defined as above. Then π’ž\mathcal{C} is a 2-category, βŠ—:π’žβŠ—Gπ’žβ†’π’ž\otimes\colon\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}\to\mathcal{C} and i:β„β†’π’ži\colon\mathcal{I}\to\mathcal{C} are 2-functors, and the following diagrams commute:

  1. (1)

    Associativity:

    π’žβŠ—Gπ’žβŠ—Gπ’ž{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}}π’žβŠ—Gπ’ž{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}}π’žβŠ—Gπ’ž{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}}π’ž{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}}βŠ—βŠ—Gπ’ž\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\otimes\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}}π’žβŠ—GβŠ—\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}\otimes}βŠ—\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\otimes}βŠ—\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\otimes}
  2. (2)

    Unit law:

    β„βŠ—Gπ’ž{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{I}\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}}π’žβŠ—Gπ’ž{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}}π’ž{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}}iβŠ—Gπ’ž\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces i\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}}β‰…\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\cong}βŠ—\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\otimes}β€ƒβ€ƒβ€ƒπ’žβŠ—Gℐ{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{I}}π’žβŠ—Gπ’ž{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}\mathcal{C}}π’ž{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}}π’žβŠ—Gi\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\mathcal{C}\otimes_{\rm G}i}β‰…\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\cong}βŠ—\scriptstyle{\lx@inpgf@ignorespaces\otimes}

Conversely, for any (π’ž,βŠ—,i)(\mathcal{C},\otimes,i) with these properties, there is a unique semistrict 3-category π’ž~\tilde{\mathcal{C}} with one object from which (π’ž,βŠ—,i)(\mathcal{C},\otimes,i) arises as above.

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Proof. This is a straightforward consequence of the definition of semistrict 3-categories as categories enriched over 2​𝖒𝖺𝗍2\mathsf{Cat} with its Gray tensor product. ∎

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John C. Baez, Martin Neuchl

Original source: arXiv:q-alg/9511013v2