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On quiver representations over $\mathbb{F}_1$

Representation Theory 2021-08-10 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

We study the category Rep(Q,F1)\textrm{Rep}(Q,\mathbb{F}_1) of representations of a quiver QQ over "the field with one element", denoted by F1\mathbb{F}_1, and the Hall algebra of Rep(Q,F1)\textrm{Rep}(Q,\mathbb{F}_1). Representations of QQ over F1\mathbb{F}_1 often reflect combinatorics of those over Fq\mathbb{F}_q, but show some subtleties - for example, we prove that a connected quiver QQ is of finite representation type over F1\mathbb{F}_1 if and only if QQ is a tree. Then, to each representation V\mathbb{V} of QQ over F1\mathbb{F}_1 we associate a coefficient quiver ΓV\Gamma_\mathbb{V} possessing the same information as V\mathbb{V}. This allows us to translate representations over F1\mathbb{F}_1 purely in terms of combinatorics of associated coefficient quivers. We also explore the growth of indecomposable representations of QQ over F1\mathbb{F}_1 - there are also similarities to representations over a field, but with some subtle differences. Finally, we link the Hall algebra of the category of nilpotent representations of an nn-loop quiver over F1\mathbb{F}_1 with the Hopf algebra of skew shapes introduced by Szczesny.

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@article{arxiv.2008.11304,
  title  = {On quiver representations over $\mathbb{F}_1$},
  author = {Jaiung Jun and Alex Sistko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.11304},
  year   = {2021}
}

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29 pages; updated to reflect revisions; to appear in Algebras and Representation Theory

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