An affine almost positive roots model
Abstract
We generalize the almost positive roots model for cluster algebras from finite type to a uniform finite/affine type model. We define the almost positive Schur roots and a compatibility degree, given by a formula that is new even in finite type. The clusters define a complete fan . Equivalently, every vector has a unique cluster expansion. We give a piecewise linear isomorphism from the subfan of induced by real roots to the -vector fan of the associated cluster algebra. We show that is the set of denominator vectors of the associated acyclic cluster algebra and conjecture that the compatibility degree also describes denominator vectors for non-acyclic initial seeds. We extend results on exchangeability of roots to the affine case.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1707.00340,
title = {An affine almost positive roots model},
author = {Nathan Reading and Salvatore Stella},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.00340},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
45 pages. *Version 4 addresses concerns from a referee * Version 3 corrects typesetting errors caused by the order of packages in the preamble * Version 2 is a major revision and contains only the results concerning the affine almost positive roots model; the discussion on orbits of coxeter elements is now arXiv:1808.05090