Proposition 9.4.3.1. Let $\kappa \leq \lambda $ be regular cardinals and let $U: \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}\rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a right fibration of $\infty $-categories. Assume that $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-cocomplete and that $U$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-finitary. If $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated, then $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ is also $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated. Moreover, an object $X \in \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact if and only if $U(X)$ is a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$.
9.4.3 Compact Generation of Oriented Fiber Products
We now study some closure properties of compactly generated $\infty $-categories. Our starting point is the following:
Proof. Since $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated, it is an $\operatorname{Ind}_{\kappa }^{\lambda }$-completion of the full subcategory $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_0 \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ spanned by the $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact objects. Applying Proposition 9.3.1.16, we conclude that $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ is an $\operatorname{Ind}_{\kappa }^{\lambda }$-completion of the full subcategory $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}_0 = U^{-1}(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_0 )$. It follows that $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated, and that an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact if and only if it is a retract of an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}_0$ (Lemma 9.4.1.18). We conclude by observing that the full subcategory $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}_0 \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ is closed under the formation of retracts, since it is the inverse image of a full subcategory $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_0 \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ which is closed under retracts (Remark 9.2.5.18). $\square$
Corollary 9.4.3.2 (Compact Generation of Slice $\infty $-Categories). Let $\kappa \leq \lambda $ be regular cardinals and let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated $\infty $-category. Then, for every diagram $F: K \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$, the slice $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{ / F }$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated. Moreover, an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{/F}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact if and only if its image in $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact.
Proof. It follows from Corollary 7.1.4.22 that the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{/F}$ admits $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-filtered colimits which are preserved by the right fibration $U: \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{/F} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$, so the desired result is a special case of Proposition 9.4.3.1. $\square$
Example 9.4.3.3. Let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a compactly generated $\infty $-category. Then, for every object $C \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$, the slice $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{/C}$ is compactly generated. Moreover, an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{/C}$ is compact if and only if its image in the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is compact.
Proposition 9.4.3.1 has a counterpart for coslice $\infty $-categories (Corollary 9.4.3.7), which requires somewhat stronger hypotheses. We will obtain it from the following more general result:
Theorem 9.4.3.4. Let $\kappa \leq \lambda $ be regular cardinals and let $F_{-}: \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ and $F_{+}: \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be functors of $\infty $-categories satisfying the following conditions:
The $\infty $-categories $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ and $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ are $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated.
The $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-cocomplete.
The functor $F_{-}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact and the functor $F_{+}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-finitary.
Then:
The oriented fiber product $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \vec{\times }_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated.
An object $(C_{-}, C_{+}, u)$ of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \vec{\times }_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact if and only if $C_{-}$ is a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ and $C_{+}$ is a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$.
Warning 9.4.3.5. In the situation of Theorem 9.4.3.4, the homotopy fiber product $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \times _{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}}^{\mathrm{h}} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ need not be $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated (even if we make the additional assumption that $F_{+}$ preserves $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact objects). We will return to this point in ยง9.4.4.
We will give the proof of Theorem 9.4.3.4 at the end of this section. First, let us collect some consequences.
Corollary 9.4.3.6. Let $\kappa $ be a small regular cardinal, let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$, $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$, and $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be $\kappa $-compactly generated $\infty $-categories, let $F_{-}: \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a $\kappa $-compact functor, and let $F_{+}: \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a $\kappa $-finitary functor. Then the oriented fiber product $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \vec{\times }_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is $\kappa $-compactly generated. Moreover, an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \vec{\times }_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is $\kappa $-compact if and only if its images in $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ and $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ are $\kappa $-compact.
Proof. Apply Theorem 9.4.3.4 in the special case where $\lambda = \operatorname{\Omega }$ is a strongly inaccessible cardinal. $\square$
Proof of Theorem 9.4.3.4. Apply Corollary 9.4.3.6 in the special case $\kappa = \aleph _0$. $\square$
Corollary 9.4.3.7 (Compact Generation of Coslice $\infty $-Categories). Let $\kappa \leq \lambda $ be regular cardinals, let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated $\infty $-category, and let $F: K \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a $\kappa $-small diagram which carries each vertex of $K$ to a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$. Then the coslice $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{F/}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated. Moreover, an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{F/}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact if and only if its image in $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact.
Proof. It follows from Proposition 7.1.8.3 that the diagonal functor is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-finitary. Our assumption that $F$ carries each vertex of $K$ to a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ guarantees that $F$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact when viewed as an object of the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{Fun}(K, \operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ (Proposition 9.2.8.9). Applying Theorem 9.4.3.4, we conclude that the oriented fiber product $\{ F\} \vec{\times }_{ \operatorname{Fun}(K, \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) } \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated, and that an object of $\{ F\} \vec{\times }_{ \operatorname{Fun}(K, \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) } \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact if and only if its image in $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact. The desired result now follows from the equivalence $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{F/} \hookrightarrow \{ F\} \vec{\times }_{ \operatorname{Fun}(K, \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) } \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ supplied by Theorem 4.6.4.19. $\square$
Example 9.4.3.8. Let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a compactly generated $\infty $-category. Then, for every compact object $C \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$, the coslice $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{C/}$ is compactly generated. Moreover, an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{C/}$ is compact if and only if its image in the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is compact.
Corollary 9.4.3.9. Let $\kappa \leq \lambda $ be regular cardinals, let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated $\infty $-category, and let $(Q, \leq )$ be a finite partially ordered set. Then the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{Fun}( \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(Q), \operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ is $(\kappa , \lambda )$-compactly generated. Moreover, an object $F \in \operatorname{Fun}( \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(Q), \operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact if and only if, for each $q \in Q$, the object $F(q) \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact.
Proof. We proceed by induction on the number of elements of $Q$. If $Q$ is empty, the result is clear. Otherwise, we can choose a maximal element $q \in Q$. Set
so that Example 4.6.4.10 supplies an equivalence of $\infty $-categories
The desired result now follows by combining our inductive hypothesis with Theorem 9.4.3.4. $\square$
Example 9.4.3.10. Let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a compactly generated $\infty $-category. Then, for every finite partially ordered set, the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{Fun}( \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(Q), \operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ is compactly generated. Moreover, an object $F \in \operatorname{Fun}( \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(Q), \operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ is compact if and only if, for each object $q \in Q$, the image $F(q)$ is a compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$.
Warning 9.4.3.11. The conclusion of Example 9.4.3.8 is not necessarily true if we replace $\operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(Q)$ by a general finite simplicial set (for example, it can fail for the simplicial circle $\Delta ^1 / \operatorname{\partial \Delta }^1$: see Warning 9.2.9.3).
Corollary 9.4.3.12. Let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ and $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ be compactly generated $\infty $-categories. Then the product $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \times \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is also compactly generated. Moreover, an object $(C_{-}, C_{+}) \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \times \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is compact if and only if $C_{-}$ is a compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ and $C_{+}$ is a compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$.
Proof. Apply Theorem 9.4.3.4 in the special case $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}= \Delta ^0$. $\square$
For later use, we record an infinitary version of Corollary 9.4.3.12.
Proposition 9.4.3.13. Let $\kappa \trianglelefteq \lambda $ be regular cardinals and let $\{ \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{i} \} _{i \in I}$ be a collection of $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated $\infty $-categories indexed by a $\kappa $-small set $I$. Then the product $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}= \prod _{i \in I} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{i}$ is also a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated $\infty $-category. Moreover, an object $\{ C_ i \} _{i \in I} \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact if and only if each $C_ i$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact as an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{i}$.
Proof. For each $i \in I$, let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0}_{i}$ be the full subcategory of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{i}$ spanned by the $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact objects. Set $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0} = \prod _{i \in I} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0}_{i}$, which we regard as a full subcategory of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$. Since $I$ is $\kappa $-small, Proposition 9.2.8.6 guarantees that every object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact when viewed as an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$. To show that $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated, it will suffice to show that every object $C \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ can be realized as the colimit of $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-filtered diagram in $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0}$.
Write $C = \{ C_ i \} _{i \in I}$. For each $i \in I$, the assumption $\kappa \trianglelefteq \lambda $ guarantees that $C_ i$ can be realized as the colimit of a diagram $F_{i}: \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(A_ i) \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0}_{i}$, where $(A_ i, \leq )$ is a $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-directed partially ordered set (Remark 9.4.1.10). Set $A = \prod _{i \in I} A_ i$, so that the collection $\{ F_ i \} _{i \in I}$ determines a product functor $F: \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(A) \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0}$. Beware that $A$ need not be $\lambda $-small. However, the disjoint union $X = \coprod _{i \in I} A_ i$ is $\lambda $-small. Applying our assumption $\kappa \trianglelefteq \lambda $, we deduce that there is a collection of $\kappa $-small subsets $\{ X_ j \subseteq X \} _{j \in J}$ indexed by a $\lambda $-small set $J$, having the property that every $\kappa $-small subset of $X$ is contained in some $X_ j$. For every pair of indices $i \in I$, $j \in J$, the intersection $A_ i \cap X_ j$ is $\kappa $-small, and therefore admits an upper bound $b_{i,j} \in A_{i}$. For each $j \in J$, we can regard the tuple $\{ b_{i,j} \} _{i \in I}$ as an element $b_ j \in A$. Then $B = \{ b_ j \} _{j \in J}$ is a $\lambda $-small subset of $A$. By construction, every $\kappa $-small subset of $A$ has an upper bound in $B$, so that $B$ is $\kappa $-directed. Moreover, for each $i \in I$, the composite map $B \hookrightarrow A \twoheadrightarrow A_{i}$ satisfies the criterion of Example 9.1.4.10, and therefore induces a right cofinal functor $\operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(B) \rightarrow \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(A_ i)$. Applying Corollary 7.2.2.11, we deduce that $C_ i$ is a colimit of the diagram
\[ \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(B) \hookrightarrow \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(A) \xrightarrow {F} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0}_ i. \]Invoking Example 7.1.3.11, we see that $C = \{ C_ i \} _{i \in I}$ is a colimit of the $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-filtered diagram $\operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(B) \hookrightarrow \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(A) \xrightarrow { \prod _{i \in I} F_ i } \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0}$.
We complete the proof by observing that if the object $C \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact, then it is a retract of $F(b)$ for some $b \in B$, and therefore also belongs to $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{0}$. $\square$
Corollary 9.4.3.14. Let $\kappa $ be a small regular cardinal and let $\{ \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_ i \} _{i \in I}$ be a collection of $\infty $-categories indexed by a $\kappa $-small set $I$. If each $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{i}$ is $\kappa $-compactly generated, then the product $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}= \prod _{i \in I} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{i}$ is also $\kappa $-compactly generated. Moreover, an object $\{ C_{i} \} _{i \in I} \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is $\kappa $-compact if and only if each $C_ i$ is $\kappa $-compact as an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{i}$.
Proof. Apply Proposition 9.4.3.13 in the special case where $\lambda = \operatorname{\Omega }$ is a strongly inaccessible cardinal. $\square$
We now turn to the proof of Theorem 9.4.3.4. To address set-theoretic technicalities, we will need the following observation:
Lemma 9.4.3.15. Let $\lambda $ be an uncountable regular cardinal, let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a $\lambda $-small simplicial set, and let $U: \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}\rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a left fibration of simplicial sets. Assume that $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ is weakly contractible. Then there is a weakly contractible $\lambda $-small subset $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}' \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ such that $U|_{ \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}' }$ is also a left fibration.
Proof. If $K$ and $L$ are subsets of $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$, let us write $K \Subset L$ if $K$ is contained in $L$ and the following addition conditions are satisfied:
- $(a)$
For $0 \leq i < n$, every lifting problem
\[ \xymatrix@R =50pt@C=50pt{ \Lambda ^{n}_{i} \ar [r]^-{\sigma _0} \ar [d] & \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}\ar [d]^{ U } \\ \Delta ^ n \ar [r] \ar@ {-->}[ur]^{\sigma } & \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \]having the property that $\sigma _0$ factors through $K$ admits a solution, where the $n$-simplex $\sigma $ is contained in $L$.
- $(b)$
For every finite simplicial subset $K_0 \subseteq K$, the composite map $K_0 \hookrightarrow L \hookrightarrow \operatorname{Ex}^{\infty }(L)$ is nullhomotopic.
If $K$ is $\lambda $-small, then the collection of finite simplicial subsets $K_0 \subseteq K$ and the collection of all lifting problems of the above form are both $\lambda $-small. We can then use our assumptions that $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ is weakly contractible and that $U$ is a left fibration to choose a $\lambda $-small subset $L \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$ satisfying $K \Subset L$. Applying this observation repeatedly, we can choose a sequence of $\lambda $-small sets
\[ \emptyset = K(0) \Subset K(1) \Subset K(2) \Subset K(3) \Subset \cdots \]The union $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}' = \bigcup _{n \geq 0} K(n)$ then has the desired properties. $\square$
Proof of Theorem 9.4.3.4. Let $\kappa \leq \lambda $ be regular cardinals and let $F_{-}: \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ and $F_{+}: \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be functors of $\infty $-categories which satisfy conditions $(a)$, $(b)$, and $(c)$ of Theorem 9.4.3.4. Let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$ be the oriented fiber product $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \vec{\times }_{ \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ and let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{0}$ denote the full subcategory of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$ spanned by those objects $(C_{-}, C_{+}, u)$ where $C_{-}$ is a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ and $C_{+}$ is a $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$. Proposition 7.1.9.4 guarantees that the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-cocomplete. Let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1} \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$ be the smallest full subcategory which contains $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{0}$ and is closed under $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-filtered colimits. Note that every object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{0}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact when viewed as an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$ (Proposition 9.2.8.3), and therefore also as an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1}$. Applying Proposition 9.3.2.3, we conclude that the inclusion functor $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{0} \hookrightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1}$ exhibits $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1}$ as an $\operatorname{Ind}_{\kappa }^{\lambda }$-completion of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{0}$. It follows that the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated, and that an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact if and only if it a retract of an object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{0}$ (Lemma 9.4.1.18). Since $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{0}$ is closed under retracts (Remark 9.2.5.18), every such retract is already contained in $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{0}$. We will complete the proof by showing that $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1} = \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$.
Let us say that an object $C_{-} \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ is good if, for every object $C_{+} \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ and every morphism $u: F_{-}(C_{-} ) \rightarrow F_{+}( C_{+} )$, the triple $( C_{-}, C_{+}, u)$ belongs to the full subcategory $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1} \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$. We wish to show that every object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ is good. Since $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated, it will suffice to prove the following:
- $(a)$
The collection of good objects of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ is closed under $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-filtered colimits.
- $(b)$
Every $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ is good.
We first prove $(a)$. Suppose we are given a $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-filtered $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{J}}$ and a colimit diagram $G_{-}: \operatorname{\mathcal{J}}^{\triangleright } \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ which carries each object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{J}}$ to a good object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$; we wish to show that the object $C_{-} = G_{-}(P)$ is also good, where $P$ denotes the cone point of $\operatorname{\mathcal{J}}^{\triangleright }$. Fix a morphism $u: F_{-}( C_{-} ) \rightarrow F_{+}(C_{+} )$ as above. Since the projection map $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \vec{\times }_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \{ C_{+} \} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ is a right fibration and the inclusion map $\{ P\} \hookrightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{J}}^{\triangleright }$ is right anodyne (Example 4.3.7.11), we can lift $G_{-}$ to a diagram $G_{\pm }: \operatorname{\mathcal{J}}^{\triangleright } \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$ such that $G_{\pm }( P ) = (C_{-}, C_{+}, u)$ and the composition $\operatorname{\mathcal{J}}^{\triangleright } \xrightarrow {G_{\pm } } \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm } \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is the constant functor taking the value $C_{+}$. Applying Lemma 7.1.9.3, we see that $G_{\pm }$ is a colimit diagram in the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$. By construction, the restriction $G_{\pm }|_{ \operatorname{\mathcal{J}}}$ factors through $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1}$, so that $G_{\pm }(P) = (C_{-}, C_{+}, u)$ also belongs to $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1}$.
We now prove $(b)$. For the remainder of the proof, we fix an object $C_{-} \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ which is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact; we wish to show that $C_{-}$ is good. Let us say that an object $C_{+} \in \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is good if, for every morphism $u: F_{-}( C_{-} ) \rightarrow F_{+}( C_{+} )$ in the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$, the triple $C_{\pm } = ( C_{-}, C_{+}, u)$ is contained in $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1}$. Note that, if $C_{+}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact, then this condition is automatic (since $C_{\pm }$ is an object of the subcategory $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{0} \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1}$). Using our assumption that $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compactly generated, we are reduced to proving the following:
- $(c)$
The collection of good objects of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is closed under $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-filtered colimits.
Fix a $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-filtered $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{K}}$ and a colimit diagram $H: \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}^{\triangleright } \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ carrying each object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{K}}$ to a good object of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$; we wish to show that $C_{+} = H(Q)$ is also good, where $Q \in \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}^{\triangleright }$ denotes the cone point. Set $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}= \{ C_{-} \} \vec{\times }_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}$ and $\overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}} = \{ C_{-} \} \vec{\times }_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}^{\triangleright }$, so that projection onto the second factors determines left fibrations
\[ U: \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}\rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}\quad \quad \overline{U}: \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}} \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}^{\triangleright }. \]Fix an uncountable cardinal $\mu $ of cofinality $\geq \lambda $ such that $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is locally $\mu $-small, so that the left fibration $\overline{U}$ admits a covariant transport representation given by the composition
\[ \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}^{\triangleright } \xrightarrow {H} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+} \xrightarrow {F_{+}} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}\xrightarrow { \operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}}( F_{-}(C_{-}), \bullet ) } \operatorname{\mathcal{S}}_{< \mu } \]Since the functor $F_{+}$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-finitely and the object $F_{-}(C_{-} )$ is $(\kappa ,\lambda )$-compact, this composite functor is a colimit diagram in $\operatorname{\mathcal{S}}_{< \mu }$. Applying Corollary 7.4.3.14, we see that the inclusion map $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}\hookrightarrow \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}}$ is a weak homotopy equivalence.
Fix a morphism $u: F_{-}(C_{-} ) \rightarrow F_{+}(C_{+} )$ in the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$; we wish to show that the triple $C_{\pm } = (C_{-}, C_{+}, u)$ belongs to the full subcategory $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }^{1} \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$. Let us regard the triple $(C_{-}, Q, u)$ as an object $\widetilde{Q} \in \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}}$ satisfying $\overline{U}( \widetilde{Q} ) = Q$. Since $\overline{U}$ is a left fibration, the induced map
\[ \overline{V}: \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} } \rightarrow \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}} \times _{ \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}^{\triangleright } } ( \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}^{\triangleright } )_{ / Q } \simeq \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}} \]is a Kan fibration (Proposition 4.3.7.2). Set $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} } = \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}\times _{ \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}} } \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} }$ so that projection onto the second factor induces Kan fibration $V: \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} } \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}$. Note that the $\infty $-category $\overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} }$ has a final object (Proposition 4.6.7.23) and is therefore weakly contractible (Corollary 4.6.7.26). It follows from Corollary 3.3.7.4 that the inclusion map $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} } \hookrightarrow \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} }$ is also a weak homotopy equivalence, so that the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} }$ is weakly contractible. Applying Lemma 9.4.3.15 to the left fibration $(U \circ V): \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} } \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}$, we can choose a weakly contractible $\lambda $-small subset $\operatorname{\mathcal{K}}' \subseteq \operatorname{\mathcal{E}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} }$ for which the restriction $(U \circ V)|_{ \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}' }: \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}' \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}$ is a left fibration. Applying Corollary 9.1.5.14 (and Remark 9.1.3.7), we conclude that $\operatorname{\mathcal{K}}'$ is a $\kappa $-filtered $\infty $-category and that the functor $T = (U \circ V)|_{ \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}' }$ is right cofinal. The composition
\[ \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}'^{\triangleright } \hookrightarrow \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}}_{ / \widetilde{Q} }^{\triangleright } \rightarrow \overline{\operatorname{\mathcal{E}}} = \{ C_{-} \} \vec{\times }_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}^{\triangleright } \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-} \vec{\times }_{\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}} \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+} \]determines a diagram $H': \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}'^{\triangleright } \rightarrow \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$, whose image in $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{-}$ is the constant diagram taking the value $C_{-}$ and whose image in $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{+}$ is given by the composition $H \circ T^{\triangleright }$. Applying Corollary 7.2.2.3 and Lemma 7.1.9.3, we deduce that $H'$ is a colimit diagram in the $\infty $-category $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}_{\pm }$ Our assumptionon $H$ guarantees that $H'|_{ \operatorname{\mathcal{K}}'}$ factors through the full subcategory $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{1}_{\pm }$. Since $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{1}_{\pm }$ is closed under $\lambda $-small $\kappa $-filtered colimits, we conclude that the object $C_{\pm } = (C_{-}, C_{+}, u)$ also belong to $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{1}_{\pm }$. $\square$