We associate to a bound quiver (Q,I) a CW-complex which we denote by B(Q,I), and call the classifying space of (Q,I). We show that the fundamental group of B(Q,I) is isomorphic to the fundamental group of (Q,I). Moreover, we show that this construction behaves well with respect to coverings. On the other hand, we study the (co)homology groups of B(Q,I), and compare them with the simplicial and the Hochschild (co)homology groups of the algebra A=kQ/I. More precisely, we give sufficient conditions for these groups to be isomorphic. This generalizes a theorem due to Gerstenhaber and Schack.
This is a survey article for "Handbook of Linear Algebra", 2nd ed., Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2014. An informal introduction to representations of quivers and finite dimensional algebras from a linear algebraist's point of view is given. The notion of quiver representations is extended to representations of mixed graphs, which permits one to study systems of linear mappings and bilinear or sesquilinear forms. The problem of classifying such systems is reduced to the problem of classifying systems of linear mappings.
A unitary (Euclidean) representation of a quiver is given by assigning to each vertex a unitary (Euclidean) vector space and to each arrow a linear mapping of the corresponding vector spaces. We recall an algorithm for reducing the matrices of a unitary representation to canonical form, give a certain description of the representations in canonical form, and reduce the problem of classifying Euclidean representations to the problem of classifying unitary representations. We also describe the set of dimensions of all indecomposable unitary (Euclidean) representations of a quiver and establish t…
In representation theory, the problem of classifying pairs of matrices up to simultaneous similarity is used as a measure of complexity; classification problems containing it are called wild problems. We show in an explicit form that this problem contains all classification matrix problems given by quivers or posets. Then we prove that it does not contain (but is contained in) the problem of classifying three-valent tensors. Hence, all wild classification problems given by quivers or posets have the same complexity; moreover, a solution of any one of these problems implies a solution of each o…
In this paper we describe the twisted Hall algebra of bound quiver with small homological dimension. The description is given in the terms of the quadratic form associated with the corresponding bound quiver.
We use recent results on matrix semi-invariants to give degree bounds on generators for the ring of semi-invariants for quivers with no oriented cycles.
Let $Γ^{n}$ be the cone of an $(n-1)$-complete algebra over an algebraically closed field $k$. In this paper, we prove that if the bound quiver $(Q_{n},ρ_{n})$ of $Γ^{n}$ is a truncation from the bound McKay quiver $(Q_{G},ρ_{G})$ of a finite subgroup $G$ of $GL(n,k)$, the bound quiver $(Q_{n+1}, ρ_{n+1})$ of $Γ^{n+1}$, the cone of $Γ^{n}$, is a truncation from the bound McKay quiver $(Q_{\widetilde{G}},ρ_{\widetilde{G}})$ of $\widetilde{G}$, where $\widetilde{G}\cong G\times \mathbb{Z}_{m}$ for some $m\in \mathbb{N}$.
It is well known that the ring of polynomial invariants of a reductive group is finitely generated. However, it is difficult to give strong upper bounds on the degrees of the generators, especially over fields of positive characteristic. In this paper, we make use of the theory of good filtrations along with recent results on the null cone to provide polynomial bounds for matrix semi-invariants in arbitrary characteristic, and consequently for matrix invariants. Our results generalize to invariants and semi-invariants of quivers.
This work is the sequel to Continuous Quivers of Type A (I). In this paper we define the Auslander-Reiten space of a continuous type $A$ quiver, which generalizes the Auslander-Reiten quiver of type $A_n$ quivers. We prove that extensions, kernels, and cokernels of representations of type $A_{\mathbb R}$ can be described by lines and rectangles in a way analogous to representations of type $A_n$. We provide a similar description for distinguished triangles in the bounded derived category whose first and third terms are indecomposable. Furthermore, we provide a complete classification of Auslan…
Let $Λ$ be a finite dimensional algebra over an algebraically closed field. Criteria are given which characterize existence of a fine or coarse moduli space classifying, up to isomorphism, the representations of $Λ$ with fixed dimension $d$ and fixed squarefree top $T$. Next to providing a complete theoretical picture, some of these equivalent conditions are readily checkable from quiver and relations. In case of existence of a moduli space -- unexpectedly frequent in light of the stringency of fine classification -- this space is always projective and, in fact, arises as a closed subvariety $…
Let $\Bbbk$ be a field, $G$ a group, and $(Q, I)$ a bound quiver. A map $W\colon Q_1 \to G$ is called a $G$-weight on $Q$, which defines a $G$-graded $\Bbbk$-category $\Bbbk(Q, W)$, and $W$ is called homogeneous if $I$ is a homogeneous ideal of the $G$-graded $\Bbbk$-category $\Bbbk(Q, W)$. Then we have a $G$-graded $\Bbbk$-category $\Bbbk(Q, I, W):= \Bbbk(Q, W)/I$. We can then form a smash product $\Bbbk(Q, I, W)\# G$ of $\Bbbk(Q, I, W)$ and $G$, which canonically defines a Galois covering $\Bbbk(Q, I, W)\# G \to \Bbbk(Q, I)$ with group $G$ (we will see that all such Galois coverings to $\Bbb…
We provide a formula for the change of the dimension of the first Hoch\-schild cohomology vector space of bound quiver algebras when adding new arrows. For this purpose we show that there exists a short exact sequence which relates the first cohomology vector spaces of the algebras to the first relative cohomology. Moreover, we show that the first Hochschild homologies are isomorphic when adding new arrows.
We describe how the Hochschild (co)homology of a bound quiver algebra changes when adding or deleting arrows to the quiver. The main tools are relative Hochschild (co)homology, the Jacobi-Zariski long exact sequence obtained by A. Kaygun and a one step relative projective resolution of a tensor algebra.
We introduce two new distances for zigzag persistence modules. The first uses Auslander-Reiten quiver theory, and the second is an extension of the classical interleaving distance. Both are defined over completely general orientations of the $\mathbb{A}_n$ quiver. We compare the first distance to the block distance introduced by M. Botnan and M. Lesnick and obtain the full set of sharp Lipschitz bounds between the two (as bottleneck distances) over pure zigzag orientations. The final portion of the paper presents sharp Lipschitz bounds necessary for the extended interleaving distance to domina…
We construct Mori Dream Spaces as fine moduli spaces of representations of bound quivers, thereby extending results of Craw--Smith \cite{CrawSmith} beyond the toric case. Any collection of effective line bundles $\mathscr{L}=(\mathscr{O}_X, L_1,..., L_r)$ on a Mori Dream Space $X$ defines a bound quiver of sections and a map from $X$ to a toric quiver variety $|\mathscr{L}|$ called the multigraded linear series. We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for this map to be a closed immersion and, under additional assumptions on $\mathscr{L}$, the image realises $X$ as the fine moduli space…
We consider the bound quiver algebras whose ordinary quiver is that of a canonical algebra. We determine which of those algebras are hereditary, tilted, quasitilted, weakly shod or laura algebras.
We present combinatorial upper bounds on dimensions of certain imaginary root spaces for symmetric Kac-Moody algebras. These come from the realization of the corresponding infinity-crystal using quiver varieties. The framework is general, but we only work out specifics in rank two. In that case we give explicit bounds. These turn out to be quite accurate, and in many cases exact, even for some fairly large roots.
Let $Q$ be an acyclic quiver, it is classical that certain truncations of the translation quiver $\mathbb Z Q$ appear in the Auslander-Reiten quiver of the path algebra $kQ$. The stable $n$-translation quiver $\mathbb Z|_{n-1} Q$ is introduced as a generalization of the $\mathbb Z Q$ construction in studying higher representation theory of algebras for an acyclic bound quiver $Q$. In this paper, we find conditions for a Hom-finite Krull-Schmidt $k$-category to be realized as the bound path category of a convex full subquiver of an stable $n$-translation quiver.We show that for $n$-slice algebr…
The spectral radius of matrix, also known as Frobenius-Perron dimension, is a useful tool for studying linear algebras and plays an important role in the classification of the representation categories of algebras. In this paper, we study the Frobenius-Perron theory of the representation categories of bound quiver algebras containing loops, find a way to calculate the Frobenius-Perron dimension of these algebras when they satisfy the commutativity condition of loops. As an application, we prove that the Frobenius-Perron dimension of the representation category of a modified ADE bounded quiver …
Torus fixed points of quiver moduli spaces are given by stable representations of the universal (abelian) covering quiver. As far as the Kronecker quiver is concerned they can be described by stable representations of certain bipartite quivers coming along with a stable colouring. By use of the glueing method it is possible to construct a huge class of such quivers implying a lower bound for the Euler characteristic. For certain roots it is even possible to construct all torus fixed points.
We investigate representations of *-algebras associated with posets. Unitarizable representations of the corresponding (bound) quivers (which are polystable representations for some appropriately chosen slope function) give rise to representations of these algebras. Considering posets which correspond to unbound quivers this leads to an ADE-classification which describes the unitarization behaviour of their representations. Considering posets which correspond to bound quivers, it is possible to construct unitarizable representations starting with polystable representations of related unbound q…
This paper proves that every projective toric variety is the fine moduli space for stable representations of an appropriate bound quiver. To accomplish this, we study the quiver $Q$ with relations $R$ corresponding to the finite-dimensional algebra $\bigl(\bigoplus_{i=0}^{r} L_i \bigr)$ where $\mathcal{L} := (\mathscr{O}_X,L_1, ...c, L_r)$ is a list of line bundles on a projective toric variety $X$. The quiver $Q$ defines a smooth projective toric variety, called the multilinear series $|\mathcal{L}|$, and a map $X \to |\mathcal{L}|$. We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the indu…
We study indecomposable representations of quivers on separable infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces by bounded operators. We consider a complement of Gabriel's theorem for these representations. Let $Γ$ be a finite, connected quiver. If its underlying undirected graph contains one of extended Dynkin diagrams $\tilde{A_n} (n \geq 0)$, $\tilde{D_n} (n \geq 4)$, $\tilde{E_6}$,$\tilde{E_7}$ and $\tilde{E_8}$, then there exists an indecomposable representation of $Γ$ on separable infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.
For any moduli space of stable representations of quivers, certain smooth varieties, compactifying projective space fibrations over the moduli space, are constructed. The boundary of this compactification is analyzed. Explicit formulas for the Betti numbers of the smooth models are derived. In the case of moduli of simple representations, explicit cell decompositions of the smooth models are constructed.
This article is based on my lecture notes from summer schools at the Universities of Utah (June 2007) and Warwick (September 2007). We provide an introduction to explicit methods in the study of moduli spaces of quiver representations and derived categories arising in toric geometry. The first main goal is to present the noncommutative geometric approach to semiprojective toric varieties via quivers. To achieve this, we use geometric invariant theory to construct both semiprojective toric varieties and moduli spaces of quiver representations. The second main goal builds on the first by present…
We give a moduli-theoretic treatment of the existence and properties of moduli spaces of semistable quiver representations, avoiding methods from geometric invariant theory. Using the existence criteria of Alper--Halpern-Leistner--Heinloth, we show that for many stability functions, the stack of semistable representations admits an adequate moduli space, and prove that this moduli space is proper over the moduli space of semisimple representations. We construct a natural determinantal line bundle that descends to a semiample line bundle on the moduli space and provide new effective bounds for …
An upper bound on degrees of elements of a minimal generating system for invariants of quivers of dimension (2,...,2) is established over a field of arbitrary characteristic and its precision is estimated. The proof is based on the reduction to the problem of description of maximal paths satisfying certain condition.
We study fundamental group of the exchange graphs for the bounded derived category D(Q) of a Dynkin quiver Q and the finite-dimensional derived category D(Γ_N Q) of the Calabi-Yau-N Ginzburg algebra associated to Q. In the case of D(Q), we prove that its space of stability conditions (in the sense of Bridgeland) is simply connected; as applications, we show that its Donanldson-Thomas invariant can be calculated via a quantum dilogarithm function on exchange graphs. In the case of D(Γ_N Q), we show that faithfulness of the Seidel-Thomas braid group action (which is known for Q of type A or N = …
We study the subregular $J$-ring $J_C$ of a Coxeter system $(W,S)$, a subring of Lusztig's $J$-ring. We prove that $J_C$ is isomorphic to a quotient of the path algebra of the double quiver of $(W,S)$ by a suitable ideal that we associate to a family of Chebyshev polynomials. As applications, we use quiver representations to study the category mod-$A_K$ of finite dimensional right modules of the algebra $A_K=K\otimes_\Z J_C$ over an algebraically closed field $K$ of characteristic zero. Our results include classifications of Coxeter systems for which mod-$A_K$ is semisimple, has finitely many …
The aim of this paper is to study the space of stability conditions on the bounded derived category of nilpotent modules over the preprojective algebra associated with a quiver without loops. We describe this space as a covering space of some open set determined by the root system of the Kac-Moody Lie algebra associated with the quiver.
For a complex Lie group G and a prime number p, Totaro had conjectured that the dimension of the singular cohomology with Z/p-coefficients of classifying space of G is bounded above by that of the de Rham cohomology of the classifying stack of (the split form of) G in characteristic p. This conjecture was recently proven by Kubrak--Prikhodko. In this note, we give a shorter proof.
We give a lower bound of the cochain type level of the diagonal map on the classifying space of a Lie group by using the ghostness of a shriek map. Moreover, in a derived category, we discuss the triviality of the shriek map which induces the loop product on the classifying space of a Lie group.
