Representation dimension of extensions of hereditary algebras

We show that if H is a hereditary finite dimensional algebra, M is a finitely generated H-module and B is a semisimple subalgebra of End_H(M)^op, then the representation dimension of is less than or equal to 3 whenever one of the following conditions holds: (i) H is of finite representation type; (ii) H is tame and M is a direct sum of regular and preprojective modules; (iii) M has no self-extensions.     

Semiorderings and stability index under field extensions

We study the behavior of orderings, semiorderings, and the stability index under field extensions.     

Skew group algebras of piecewise hereditary algebras are piecewise hereditary

We show that the main results of Happel-Rickard-Schofield (1988) and Happel-Reiten-Smalø (1996) on piecewise hereditary algebras are coherent with the notion of group action on an algebra. Then, we take advantage of this compatibility and show that if G is a finite group acting on a piecewise hereditary algebra A over an algebraically closed field whose characteristic does not divide the order of G, then the resulting skew group algebra A[G] is also piecewise hereditary.     

Weakly isotropic quadratic forms under field extensions

For a field F of characteristic not 2, let ${\widehat{F}}$ denote the maximal dimension of anisotropic, weakly isotropic, non-degenerate quadratic forms over F. In this paper, we investigate the behavior of this invariant under field extensions.     

Transfer of quadratic forms and of quaternion algebras over quadratic field extensions

Two different proofs are given showing that a quaternion algebra Q defined over a quadratic étale extension K of a given field has a corestriction that is not a division algebra if and only if Q contains a quadratic algebra that is linearly disjoint from K. This is known in the case of a quadratic field extension in characteristic different from two. In the case where K is split, the statement recovers a well-known result on biquaternion algebras due to Albert and Draxl.     

Cluster-tilted algebras as trivial extensions

Given a finite-dimensional algebra C (over an algebraicallyclosed field) of global dimension at most two, we define itsrelation-extension algebra to be the trivial extension C Ext(DC,C) of C by the C–C-bimoduleExt(DC,C). We give a constructionfor the quiver of the relation-extension algebra in case thequiver of C has no oriented cycles. Our main result says thatan algebra is cluster-tilted if and only if there exists a tilted algebra C such that is isomorphic to the relation-extensionof C.     

Graded-division algebras and Galois extensions

Graded-division algebras are building blocks in the theory of finite-dimensional associative algebras graded by a group G. If G is abelian, they can be described, using a loop construction, in terms of central simple graded-division algebras.On the other hand, given a finite abelian group G, any central simple G-graded-division algebra over a field $\mathbb{F}$ is determined, thanks to a result of Picco and Platzeck, by its class in the (ordinary) Brauer group of $\mathbb{F}$ and the isomorphism class of a G-Galois extension of $\mathbb{F}$.This connection is used to classify the simple G-Galois extensions of $\mathbb{F}$ in terms of a Galois field extension $\mathbb{L}/\mathbb{F}$ with Galois group isomorphic to a quotient $G/K$ and an element in the quotient ${\mathrm{\text{Z}}}^2(K,{\mathbb{L}}^{\times })/{\mathrm{\text{B}}}^2(K,{\mathbb{F}}^{\times })$ subject to certain conditions. Non-simple G-Galois extensions are induced from simple T-Galois extensions for a subgroup T of G. We also classify finite-dimensional G-graded-division algebras and, as an application, finite G-graded-division rings.     

Ideal extensions of graph algebras

Let A and B be graph algebras. In this paper we present the notion of an ideal in a graph algebra and prove that an ideal extension of A by B always exists. We describe (up to isomorphism) all such extensions.