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The Le Bruyn-Procesi theorem following Lusztig

Algebraic Geometry 2025-11-17 v4 Representation Theory

Abstract

For any quiver QQ and dimension vector vv, Le Bruyn-Procesi proved that the invariant ring for the action of the change of basis group on the space of representations Rep(Q,v)\text{Rep}(Q,v) is generated by the traces of matrix products associated to cycles in the quiver. Lusztig generalised this to allow for vertices where the group acts trivially. Here we provide a simple new proof of Lusztig's theorem and determine the relations between his algebra generators for any quiver with relations.

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@article{arxiv.2312.08527,
  title  = {The Le Bruyn-Procesi theorem following Lusztig},
  author = {Alastair Craw and Ryo Yamagishi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.08527},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

13 pages. This version includes only the algebraic content from the first half of the original submission; geometric results will follow in a separate posting