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Coxeter groups and quiver representations

Representation Theory 2018-03-13 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

In this expository note, I showcase the relevance of Coxeter groups to quiver representations. I discuss (1) real and imaginary roots, (2) reflection functors, and (3) torsion free classes and c-sortable elements. The first two topics are classical, while the third is a more recent development. I show that torsion free classes in rep Q containing finitely many indecomposables correspond bijectively to c-sortable elements in the corresponding Weyl group. This was first established in Dynkin type by Ingalls and Thomas; it was shown in general by Amiot, Iyama, Reiten, and Todorov. The proof in this note is elementary, essentially following the argument of Ingalls and Thomas, but without the assumption that Q is Dynkin.

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@article{arxiv.1803.04044,
  title  = {Coxeter groups and quiver representations},
  author = {Hugh Thomas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.04044},
  year   = {2018}
}

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13 pages

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