Representation Theory Of Quivers Research Articles

Bigraded Betti numbers and generalized persistence diagrams

Commutative diagrams of vector spaces and linear maps over Z2\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$\\mathbb {Z}^2$$\\end{document} are objects of interest in topological data analysis (TDA) where this type of diagrams are called 2-parameter persistence modules. Given that quiver representation theory tells us that such diagrams are of wild type, studying informative invariants of a 2-parameter persistence module M is of central importance in TDA. One of such invariants is the generalized rank invariant, recently introduced by Kim and Mémoli. Via the Möbius inversion of the generalized rank invariant of M, we obtain a collection of connected subsets I⊂Z2\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$I\\subset \\mathbb {Z}^2$$\\end{document} with signed multiplicities. This collection generalizes the well known notion of persistence barcode of a persistence module over R\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$\\mathbb {R}$$\\end{document} from TDA. In this paper we show that the bigraded Betti numbers of M, a classical algebraic invariant of M, are obtained by counting the corner points of these subsets Is. Along the way, we verify that an invariant of 2-parameter persistence modules called the interval decomposable approximation (introduced by Asashiba et al.) also encodes the bigraded Betti numbers in a similar fashion. We also show that the aforementioned results are optimal in the sense that they cannot be extended to d-parameter persistence modules for d≥3\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$d \\ge 3$$\\end{document}.

Representation Theory of Quivers and Finite-Dimensional Algebras

This workshop was about the representation theory of quivers and finite-dimensional (associative) algebras, and links to other areas of mathematics, including other areas of representation theory, homological algebra, cluster algebras, algebraic geometry and singularity theory. Particularly active topics included \tau -tilting theory, algebras arising from surface triangulations and the study of exact categories and their generalizations.

Representations of free products of semisimple algebras via quivers

We use quiver representation theory and King's notion of stable representations to study the (finite dimensional) representations of free products of semi-simple associative K-algebras over an algebraically closed field K. We obtain numerical criteria giving necessary conditions for a module over such a free product to be simple and prove that these conditions are sufficient for modules in general position. We also prove that modules in general position are always semisimple, although non-semisimple modules always exist when the algebra is infinite dimensional. With essentially a single exception, all module categories are strictly wild; moreover these categories admit no bounds on the dimensions of simple modules. We use quiver moduli spaces to derive a closed formula for the number of parameters needed to describe all simple modules in a given dimension. As a special case, we apply our results to free products of finite groups, and recover the representation theory of the projective modular group PSL2(Z) (strictly wild) and of the infinite dihedral group (tame).

Neural Teleportation

In this paper, we explore a process called neural teleportation, a mathematical consequence of applying quiver representation theory to neural networks. Neural teleportation teleports a network to a new position in the weight space and preserves its function. This phenomenon comes directly from the definitions of representation theory applied to neural networks and it turns out to be a very simple operation that has remarkable properties. We shed light on the surprising and counter-intuitive consequences neural teleportation has on the loss landscape. In particular, we show that teleportation can be used to explore loss level curves, that it changes the local loss landscape, sharpens global minima and boosts back-propagated gradients at any moment during the learning process.

Double generalized majorization and diagrammatics

In this paper we show that the generalized majorization of partitions of integers has a surprising completing-squares property. Together with the previously obtained transitivity-like property, this enables a compelling diagrammatical interpretation.Apart from purely combinatorial interest, the main result has applications in matrix completion problems, and representation theory of quivers.

A Friendly Introduction to Path Algebras and Quiver Representations

We give an elementary introduction to the theory of quiver representations, which is the foundation of a dynamic area of research. Relying only on basic concepts from linear and abstract algebra, we construct the path algebra of a quiver, and illustrate the notion of the representation type of a finite-dimensional algebra.

The Representation Theory of Neural Networks

In this work, we show that neural networks can be represented via the mathematical theory of quiver representations. More specifically, we prove that a neural network is a quiver representation with activation functions, a mathematical object that we represent using a network quiver. Furthermore, we show that network quivers gently adapt to common neural network concepts such as fully connected layers, convolution operations, residual connections, batch normalization, pooling operations and even randomly wired neural networks. We show that this mathematical representation is by no means an approximation of what neural networks are as it exactly matches reality. This interpretation is algebraic and can be studied with algebraic methods. We also provide a quiver representation model to understand how a neural network creates representations from the data. We show that a neural network saves the data as quiver representations, and maps it to a geometrical space called the moduli space, which is given in terms of the underlying oriented graph of the network, i.e., its quiver. This results as a consequence of our defined objects and of understanding how the neural network computes a prediction in a combinatorial and algebraic way. Overall, representing neural networks through the quiver representation theory leads to 9 consequences and 4 inquiries for future research that we believe are of great interest to better understand what neural networks are and how they work.

Combinatorics of Nahm sums, quiver resultants and the K-theoretic condition

Algebraic Nahm equations, considered in the paper, are polynomial equations, governing the q → 1 limit of the q-hypergeometric Nahm sums. They make an appearance in various fields: hyperbolic geometry, knot theory, quiver representation theory, topological strings and conformal field theory. In this paper we focus primarily on Nahm sums and Nahm equations that arise in relation with symmetric quivers. For a large class of them, we prove that quiver A-polynomials — specialized resultants of the Nahm equations, are tempered (the so-called K-theoretic condition). This implies that they are quantizable. Moreover, we find that their face polynomials obey a remarkable combinatorial pattern. We use the machinery of initial forms and mixed polyhedral decompositions to investigate the edges of the Newton polytope. We show that this condition holds for the diagonal quivers with adjacency matrix C = diag(α, α, . . . , α), α ≥ 2, and provide several checks for non-diagonal quivers. Our conjecture is that the K-theoretic condition holds for all symmetric quivers.

Representation Theory of Quivers and Finite Dimensional Algebras

Methods and results from the representation theory of quivers and finite dimensional algebras have led to many interactions with other areas of mathematics. Such areas include the theory of Lie algebras and quantum groups, commutative algebra, algebraic geometry and topology, and in particular the theory of cluster algebras. The aim of this workshop was to further develop such interactions and to stimulate progress in the representation theory of algebras.

Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Matrix Normal Models via Quiver Representations

We study the log-likelihood function and maximum likelihood estimate (MLE) for the matrix normal model for both real and complex models. We describe the exact number of samples needed to achieve (almost surely) three conditions, namely a bounded log-likelihood function, existence of MLEs, and uniqueness of MLEs. As a consequence, we observe that almost sure boundedness of the log-likelihood function guarantees almost sure existence of an MLE, thereby proving a conjecture of Drton, Kuriki, and Hoff [Existence and Uniqueness of the Kronecker Covariance MLE, preprint, arXiv:2003.06024, 2020]. The main tools we use are from the theory of quiver representations, in particular, results of Kac, King, and Schofield on canonical decomposition and stability.

Strange duality on [formula omitted] via quiver representations

We study Le Potier's strange duality conjecture on P2. We focus on the strange duality map SDcnr,d which involves the moduli space of rank r sheaves with trivial first Chern class and second Chern class n, and the moduli space of 1-dimensional sheaves with determinant OP2(d) and Euler characteristic 0. By using tools in quiver representation theory, we show that SDcnr,d is an isomorphism for r=n or r=n−1 or d≤3, and in general SDcnr,d is injective for any n≥r>0 and d>0.

Quiver Representations, Group Characters, and Prime Graphs of Finite Groups

We develop a general theory of quiver representations $\mathcal{F}$ which is motivated by investigating group representations in different characteristics simultaneously. A feature of $\mathcal{F}$ is to assign to each vertex $a$ of the quiver a finite set $\mathcal{F}_{a}$. This result provides a uniform explanation of many objects in group character theory. Furthermore, we give a characterization of when the prime graph $\Gamma(G)$ of a finite group $G$ is disconnected by using group characters. And then, this result on $\Gamma(G)$ can be rephrased in terms of certain quiver representations.

Existence of Richardson elements for seaweed Lie algebras of finite type

Seaweed Lie algebras are a natural generalisation of parabolic subalgebras of reductive Lie algebras. The well-known Richardson Theorem says that the adjoint action of a parabolic group has a dense open orbit in the nilpotent radical of its Lie algebra \cite{richardson}. We call elements in the open orbit Richardson elements. In \cite{JSY} together with Yu, we generalized Richardson's Theorem and showed that Richardson elements exist for seaweed Lie algebras of type $\mathbb{A}$. Using GAP, we checked that Richardson elements exist for all exceptional simple Lie algebras except $\mathbb{E}_8$, where we found a counterexample. In this paper, we complete the story on Richardson elements for seaweeds of finite type, by showing that they exist for any seaweed Lie algebra of type $\mathbb{B}$, $\mathbb{C}$ and $\mathbb{D}$. By decomposing a seaweed into a sum of subalgebras and analysing their stabilisers, we obtain a sufficient condition for the existence of Richarson elements. The sufficient condition is then verified using quiver representation theory. More precisely, using the categorical construction of Richardson elements in type $\mathbb{A}$, we prove that the sufficient condition is satisfied for all seaweeds of type $\mathbb{B}$, $\mathbb{C}$ and $\mathbb{D}$, except in two special cases, where we give a directproof.

Topological strings, strips and quivers

We find a direct relation between quiver representation theory and open topological string theory on a class of toric Calabi-Yau manifolds without compact four-cycles, also referred to as strip geometries. We show that various quantities that characterize open topological string theory on these manifolds, such as partition functions, Gromov-Witten invariants, or open BPS invariants, can be expressed in terms of characteristics of the moduli space of representations of the corresponding quiver. This has various deep consequences; in particular, expressing open BPS invariants in terms of motivic Donaldson-Thomas invariants, immediately proves integrality of the former ones. Taking advantage of the relation to quivers we also derive explicit expressions for classical open BPS invariants for an arbitrary strip geometry, which lead to a large set of number theoretic integrality statements. Furthermore, for a specific framing, open topological string partition functions for strip geometries take form of generalized q-hypergeometric functions, which leads to a novel representation of these functions in terms of quantum dilogarithms and integral invariants. We also study quantum curves and A-polynomials associated to quivers, various limits thereof, and their specializations relevant for strip geometries. The relation between toric manifolds and quivers can be regarded as a generalization of the knots-quivers correspondence to more general Calabi-Yau geometries.

Donaldson-Thomas invariants, torus knots, and lattice paths

In this paper we find and explore the correspondence between quivers, torus knots, and combinatorics of counting paths. Our first result pertains to quiver representation theory -- we find explicit formulae for classical generating functions and Donaldson-Thomas invariants of an arbitrary symmetric quiver. We then focus on quivers corresponding to $(r,s)$ torus knots and show that their classical generating functions, in the extremal limit and framing $rs$, are generating functions of lattice paths under the line of the slope $r/s$. Generating functions of such paths satisfy extremal A-polynomial equations, which immediately follows after representing them in terms of the Duchon grammar. Moreover, these extremal A-polynomial equations encode Donaldson-Thomas invariants, which provides an interesting example of algebraicity of generating functions of these invariants. We also find a quantum generalization of these statements, i.e. a relation between motivic quiver generating functions, quantum extremal knot invariants, and $q$-weighted path counting. Finally, in the case of the unknot, we generalize this correspondence to the full HOMFLY-PT invariants and counting of Schr\"oder paths.

Reflection Functor in the Representation Theory of Preprojective Algebras for Quivers and Integrable Systems

A brief overview of the representation theory of quivers and the associated (deformed) preprojective algebras, as well as of the theories of moduli spaces of these algebras, quiver varieties and a reflection functor, is given. It is proven that a bijection between moduli spaces (in particular, between quiver varieties), which is induced by a reflection function, is the isomorphism of symplectic affine varieties. The Hamiltonian systems on quiver varieties are defined, and the application of a reflection functor to them is described. The review of [1], concerning the case of a cyclic quiver is given, and a role of the reflection functor in this case is clarified. The “spin” integrable generalizations of Calogero–Moser systems and their application to the KP hierarchy generalizations are described.

Canonical decomposition and quiver representations over finite field

ABSTRACTGiven a quiver Q, let MQ(α,q) be the number of isomorphism classes of representations of Q over the finite field 𝔽q with dimension vector α, and let be the canonical decomposition of α. We establish a relationship between polynomials MQ(α,q) and when Q is a tame quiver. This is based on some methods in the representation theory of quivers and algebraic combinatorics.

Feigin's map revisited

The aim of this note is to understand the injectivity of Feigin's map Fw by representation theory of quivers, where w is the word of a reduced expression of the longest element of a finite Weyl group. This is achieved by the Ringel–Hall algebra approach and a careful studying of a well-known total order on the category of finite-dimensional representations of a valued quiver of finite type. As a byproduct, we also generalize Reineke's construction of monomial bases to non-simply-laced cases.

Representation Theory of Quivers and Finite Dimensional Algebras

Methods and results from the representation theory of quivers and finite dimensional algebras have led to many interactions with other areas of mathematics. Such areas include the theory of Lie algebras and quantum groups, commutative algebra, algebraic geometry and topology, and in particular the theory of cluster algebras. The aim of this workshop was to further develop such interactions and to stimulate progress in the representation theory of algebras.

Abstract tilting theory for quivers and related categories

We generalize the construction of reflection functors from classical representation theory of quivers to arbitrary small categories with freely attached sinks or sources. These reflection morphisms are shown to induce equivalences between the corresponding representation theories with values in arbitrary stable homotopy theories, including representations over fields, rings or schemes as well as differential-graded and spectral representations. Specializing to representations over a field and to specific shapes, this recovers derived equivalences of Happel for finite, acyclic quivers. However, even over a field our main result leads to new derived equivalences for example for not necessarily finite or acyclic quivers. The results obtained here rely on a careful analysis of the compatibility of gluing constructions for small categories with homotopy Kan extensions and homotopical epimorphisms, as well as on a study of the combinatorics of amalgamations of categories.