A mutation invariant for skew-symmetrizable matrices
Combinatorics
2026-02-04 v1 Representation Theory
Abstract
Matrix mutation of skew-symmetrizable matrices is foundational in cluster algebra theory. Effective mutation invariants are essential for determining whether two matrices lie in the same mutation class. Casals~\cite{Casals} introduced a binary mutation invariant for skew-symmetric matrices. In this paper, we extend Casals' construction to the skew-symmetrizable setting. When the skew-symmetrizer is pairwise coprime, we obtain two distinct extensions of this invariant.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.03194,
title = {A mutation invariant for skew-symmetrizable matrices},
author = {Min Huang and Qiling Ma},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.03194},
year = {2026}
}