Covariant Model Structures and Simplicial Localization

In this paper we prove that for any simplicial set $B$, there is a Quillen equivalence between the covariant model structure on $\mathbf{S}\mathrm{/}B$ and a certain localization of the projective model structure on the category of simplicial presheaves on the simplex category $\mathrm{\Delta }\mathrm{/}B$ of $B$. We extend this result to give a new Quillen equivalence between this covariant model structure and the projective model structure on the category of simplicial presheaves on the simplicial category $\mathfrak{C}[B]$. We study the relationship with Lurie’s straightening theorem. Along the way we prove some results on localizations of simplicial categories and quasi-categories.