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Groups generated by two twists along spherical sequences

Representation Theory 2019-11-28 v2 Algebraic Geometry Category Theory K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

We describe all groups that can be generated by two twists along spherical sequences in an enhanced triangulated category. It will be shown that with one exception such a group is isomorphic to an abelian group generated by not more than two elements, the free group on two generators or the braid group of one of the types A2A_2, B2B_2 and G2G_2 factorized by a central subgroup. The last mentioned subgroup can be nontrivial only if some specific linear relation between length and sphericity holds. The mentioned exception can occur when one has two spherical sequences of length 33 and sphericity 22. In this case the group generated by the corresponding two spherical twists can be isomorphic to the nontrivial central extension of the symmetric group on three elements by the infinite cyclic group. Also we will apply this result to give a presentation of the derived Picard group of selfinjective algebras of the type D4D_4 with torsion 33 by generators and relations.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1901.10904,
  title  = {Groups generated by two twists along spherical sequences},
  author = {Yury Volkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.10904},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

One small mistake in the definition of a spherical twist is corrected

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