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Virtual mutations of weighted surface algebras

Representation Theory 2020-08-27 v2

Abstract

The finite-dimensional symmetric algebras over an algebraically closed field, based on surface triangulations, motivated by the theory of cluster algebras, have been extensively investigated and applied. In particular, the weighted surface algebras and their deformations were introduced and studied in [16]-[20], and it was shown that all these algebras, except few singular cases, are symmetric tame periodic algebras of period 44. In this article, using the general form of a weighted surface algebra from [19], we introduce and study so called virtual mutations of weighted surface algebras, which constitute a new large class of symmetric tame periodic algebras of period 44. We prove that all these algebras are derived equivalent but not isomorphic to weighted surface algebras. We associate such algebras to any triangulated surface, first taking blow-ups of a family of edges to 22-triangle discs, and then virtual mutations of their weighted surface algebras. The results of this paper form an essential step towards a classification of all tame symmetric periodic algebras.

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@article{arxiv.2006.13075,
  title  = {Virtual mutations of weighted surface algebras},
  author = {Thorsten Holm and Andrzej Skowroński and Adam Skowyrski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.13075},
  year   = {2020}
}
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