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We prove that a weak factorization system on a locally presentable category is accessible if and only if it is small generated in the sense of R. Garner. Moreover, we discuss an analogy of Smith’s theorem for accessible model categories.
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Rosický, J. Accessible Model Categories. Appl Categor Struct 25, 187–196 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10485-015-9419-6
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