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   • CommentAuthorUrs
   • CommentTimeFeb 4th 2010
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownI am a bit unhappy with the present state of [[local system]]. This entry is lacking the good systematic [[nPOV]] story that would hold it together. (For instance at some point a local system is defined to be a locally constant sheaf with values in _vector spaces_ . This is something a secret blogger would do, but not worthy of an nLab. Certainly that's in practice an important specia case, but still just a very special case). But I don*t just want to restructure the entry without getting some feedback first. So I added now at the very end a section <a href="http://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/local+system#nPOV">A general picture</a> To my mind this should become, with due comments not to scare the 0-category theorists away, the second section after a _short_ and to-the-point Idea section. The current Idea section is too long (I guess I wrote it! :-) Give me some feedback please. If I see essential agreement, I will take care and polish the entry a bit, accordingly.

   I am a bit unhappy with the present state of local system. This entry is lacking the good systematic nPOV story that would hold it together.

   (For instance at some point a local system is defined to be a locally constant sheaf with values in vector spaces . This is something a secret blogger would do, but not worthy of an nLab. Certainly that's in practice an important specia case, but still just a very special case).

   But I don*t just want to restructure the entry without getting some feedback first. So I added now at the very end a section

   A general picture

   To my mind this should become, with due comments not to scare the 0-category theorists away, the second section after a short and to-the-point Idea section. The current Idea section is too long (I guess I wrote it! :-)

   Give me some feedback please. If I see essential agreement, I will take care and polish the entry a bit, accordingly.