Proposition 3.4.2.11 (011A)

Proposition 3.4.2.11. Suppose we are given a commutative diagram of simplicial sets

3.48

\begin{equation} \label{diagram:homotopy-pushout-square1} \begin{gathered} \xymatrix@R =50pt@C=50pt{ A \ar [r]^-{f_0} \ar [d] & A_{0} \ar [d] \\ A_{1} \ar [r] & A_{01}, } \end{gathered} \end{equation}

where $f_0$ is a monomorphism. Then (3.48) is a homotopy pushout square if and only if the induced map $A_0 \coprod _{A} A_1 \rightarrow A_{01}$ is a weak homotopy equivalence.

Proof. For every Kan complex $X$, we obtain a commutative diagram of simplicial sets

3.49

\begin{equation} \label{diagram:pushout-lemma2} \begin{gathered} \xymatrix@R =50pt@C=50pt{ \operatorname{Fun}(A,X) & \operatorname{Fun}(A_0,X) \ar [l]_{u} \\ \operatorname{Fun}(A_1,X) \ar [u] & \operatorname{Fun}(A_{01},X), \ar [l] \ar [u] } \end{gathered} \end{equation}

where $u$ is a Kan fibration (Corollary 3.1.3.3). It follows that the diagram (3.49) is a homotopy pullback square if and only if the induced map

\[ \operatorname{Fun}(A_{01}, X) \rightarrow \operatorname{Fun}(A_0,X) \times _{ \operatorname{Fun}(A,X)} \operatorname{Fun}(A_1,X) \simeq \operatorname{Fun}( A_0 \coprod _{A} A_1, X) \]

is a weak homotopy equivalence (Example 3.4.1.3). Consequently, the diagram (3.48) is a homotopy pushout square if and only if, for every Kan complex $X$, the induced map $\operatorname{Fun}(A_{01}, X) \rightarrow \operatorname{Fun}( A_0 \coprod _{A} A_1, X)$ is a homotopy equivalence of Kan complexes. By virtue of Proposition 3.1.6.17, this is equivalent to the requirement that the morphism $A_0 \coprod _{A} A_1 \rightarrow A$ is a weak homotopy equivalence. $\square$