Gorenstein algebras of finite Cohen-Macaulay type

An Artin algebra A is said to be CM-finite if there are only finitely many isomorphism classes of indecomposable finitely generated Gorenstein-projective A-modules. Inspired by Auslander's idea on representation dimension, we prove that for 2?n<∞, A is a CM-finite n-Gorenstein algebra if and only if there is a resolving Gorenstein-projective A-module E such that gl.dimEndAop(E)?n.     

The grothendieck group of the category of modules of finite projective dimension over certain weakly triangular algebras

In this paper we study the category of finitely generated modules of finite projective dimension over a class of weakly triangular algebras, which includes the algebras whose idempotent ideals have finite projective dimension. In particular, we prove that the relations given by the (relative) almost split sequences generate the group of all relations for the Grothendieck group of P ^<∞(Λ) if and only if P ^<∞(Λ) is of finite type. A similar statement is known to hold for the category of all finitely generated modules over an artin algebra, and was proven by C.M.Butler and M. Auslander ( [B] and [A]).     

Hopf Extensions of CM-finite Artin Algebras

Let H be a finite-dimensional Hopf algebra over a field k, and A a left $H\mbox{-}$ module $k\mbox{-}$ algebra. We show that A#H is a CM-finite algebra if and only if A is a CM-finite algebra preserving global dimension of their relative Auslander algebras when A/A ^H is an $H^{*}\mbox{-}$ Galois extension and A#H/A is separable. As application, we describe all the finitely-generated Gorenstein-projective modules over a triangular matrix artin algebra $\Lambda=\left(\begin{smallmatrix} A^{H}& A\\ 0&A\#H \end{smallmatrix}\right)$ , and obtain a criteria for Λ being Gorenstein. We also show that Hopf extensions can induce recollements between categories $A\#H\mbox{-}{\rm Mod}$ and $A^{H}\mbox{-}{\rm Mod}$ .     

Periodic resolutions and self-injective algebras of finite type

We say that an algebra A is periodic if it has a periodic projective resolution as an (A,A)-bimodule. We show that any self-injective algebra of finite representation type is periodic. To prove this, we first apply the theory of smash products to show that for a finite Galois covering B→A, B is periodic if and only if A is. In addition, when A has finite representation type, we build upon results of Buchweitz to show that periodicity passes between A and its stable Auslander algebra. Finally, we use Asashiba’s classification of the derived equivalence classes of self-injective algebras of finite type to compute bounds for the periods of these algebras, and give an application to stable Calabi-Yau dimensions.     

Auslander–Reiten components with bounded short cycles

We study Auslander–Reiten components of an artin algebra with bounded short cycles, namely, there exists a bound for the depths of maps appearing on short cycles of non-zero non-invertible maps between modules in the given component. First, we give a number of combinatorial characterizations of almost acyclic Auslander–Reiten components. Then, we shall show that an Auslander–Reiten component with bounded short cycles is obtained, roughly speaking, by gluing the connecting components of finitely many tilted quotient algebras. In particular, the number of such components is finite and each of them is almost acyclic with only finitely many DTr-orbits. As an application, we show that an artin algebra is representation-finite if and only if its module category has bounded short cycles. This includes a well known result of Ringel’s, saying that a representation-directed algebra is representation-finite.     

Representation Dimension and Quasi-hereditary Algebras

We study Auslander's representation dimension of Artin algebras, which is by definition the minimal projective dimension of coherent functors on modules which are both generators and cogenerators. We show the following statements: (1) if an Artin algebra A is stably hereditary, then the representation dimension of A is at most 3. (2) If two Artin algebras are stably equivalent of Morita type, then they have the same representation dimension. Particularly, if two self-injective algebras are derived equivalent, then they have the same representation dimension. (3) Any incidence algebra of a finite partially ordered set over a field has finite representation dimension. Moreover, we use results on quasi-hereditary algebras to show that (4) the Auslander algebra of a Nakayama algebra has finite representation dimension.     

The representation dimension of domestic weakly symmetric algebras

Auslander’s representation dimension measures how far a finite dimensional algebra is away from being of finite representation type. In [1], M. Auslander proved that a finite dimensional algebra A is of finite representation type if and only if the representation dimension of A is at most 2. Recently, R. Rouquier proved that there are finite dimensional algebras of an arbitrarily large finite representation dimension. One of the exciting open problems is to show that all finite dimensional algebras of tame representation type have representation dimension at most 3. We prove that this is true for all domestic weakly symmetric algebras over algebraically closed fields having simply connected Galois coverings.     

Derived representation type and Gorenstein projective modules of an algebra under crossed product

Let H and its dual H* be finite dimensional semisimple Hopf algebras. In this paper, we firstly prove that the derived representation types of an algebra A and the crossed product algebra A#σH are coincident. This is an improvement of the conclusion about representation type of an algebra in Li and Zhang [Sci China Ser A, 2006, 50: 1-13]. Secondly, we give the relationship between Gorenstein projective modules over A and that over A#σH. Then, using this result, it is proven that A is a finite dimensional CM-finite Gorenstein algebra if and only if so is A#σH.     

Algebras determined by their supports

In this paper, we introduce and study a class of algebras which we call ada algebras. An artin algebra is ada if every indecomposable projective and every indecomposable injective module lies in the union of the left and the right parts of the module category. We describe the Auslander–Reiten components of an ada algebra which is not quasi-tilted, showing in particular that its representation theory is entirely contained in that of its left and right supports, which are both tilted algebras. Also, we prove that an ada algebra over an algebraically closed field is simply connected if and only if its first Hochschild cohomology group vanishes.     

Mutation of Auslander Generators for Selfinjective Algebras

Let Λ be an artin algebra with representation dimension equal to three and M an Auslander generator of Λ. We show how, under certain assumptions, we can mutate M to get a new Auslander generator whose endomorphism ring is derived equivalent to the endomorphism ring of M. We apply our results to selfinjective algebras with radical cube zero of infinite representation type, where we construct an infinite set of Auslander generators.     

Exact categories,big Cohen-Macaulay modules and finite representation type

One of the first remarkable results in the representation theory of artin algebras, due to Auslander and Ringel-Tachikawa, is the characterisation of when an artin algebra is representation-finite. In this paper, we investigate aspects of representation-finiteness in the general context of exact categories in the sense of Quillen. In this framework, we introduce “big objects” and prove an Auslander-type “splitting-big-objects” theorem. Our approach generalises and unifies the known results from the literature. As a further application of our methods, we extend the theorems of Auslander and Ringel-Tachikawa to arbitrary dimension, i.e. we characterise when a Cohen-Macaulay order over a complete regular local ring is of finite representation type.     

Affine cellular algebras

Graham and Lehrer have defined cellular algebras and developed a theory that allows in particular to classify simple representations of finite dimensional cellular algebras. Many classes of finite dimensional algebras, including various Hecke algebras and diagram algebras, have been shown to be cellular, and the theory due to Graham and Lehrer successfully has been applied to these algebras.We will extend the framework of cellular algebras to algebras that need not be finite dimensional over a field. Affine Hecke algebras of type A and infinite dimensional diagram algebras like the affine Temperley–Lieb algebras are shown to be examples of our definition. The isomorphism classes of simple representations of affine cellular algebras are shown to be parameterised by the complement of finitely many subvarieties in a finite disjoint union of affine varieties. In this way, representation theory of non-commutative algebras is linked with commutative algebra. Moreover, conditions on the cell chain are identified that force the algebra to have finite global cohomological dimension and its derived category to admit a stratification; these conditions are shown to be satisfied for the affine Hecke algebra of type A if the quantum parameter is not a root of the Poincaré polynomial.     

Covering functors without groups

Coverings in the representation theory of algebras were introduced for the Auslander–Reiten quiver of a representation-finite algebra in [Ch. Riedtmann, Algebren, Darstellungsköcher, Überlagerungen und zurüch, Comment. Math. Helv. 55 (1980) 199–224] and later for finite-dimensional algebras in [K. Bongartz, P. Gabriel, Covering spaces in representation theory, Invent. Math. 65 (3) (1982) 331–378; P. Gabriel, The universal cover of a representation-finite algebra, in: Proc. Representation Theory I, Puebla, 1980, in: Lecture Notes in Math., vol. 903, Springer, 1981, pp. 68–105; R. Martínez-Villa, J.A. de la Peña, The universal cover of a quiver with relations, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 30 (3) (1983) 277–292]. The best understood class of covering functors is that of Galois covering functors $F:A\to B$ determined by the action of a group of automorphisms of A. In this work we introduce the balanced covering functors which include the Galois class and for which classical Galois covering-type results still hold. For instance, if $F:A\to B$ is a balanced covering functor, where A and B are linear categories over an algebraically closed field, and B is tame, then A is tame.     

Finitely Related Clones and Algebras with Cube Terms

Aichinger et al. (2011) have proved that every finite algebra with a cube-term (equivalently, with a parallelogram-term; equivalently, having few subpowers) is finitely related. Thus finite algebras with cube terms are inherently finitely related??every expansion of the algebra by adding more operations is finitely related. In this paper, we show that conversely, if A is a finite idempotent algebra and every idempotent expansion of A is finitely related, then A has a cube-term. We present further characterizations of the class of finite idempotent algebras having cube-terms, one of which yields, for idempotent algebras with finitely many basic operations and a fixed finite universe A, a polynomial-time algorithm for determining if the algebra has a cube-term. We also determine the maximal non-finitely related idempotent clones over A. The number of these clones is finite.     

Representation Theory of Artin Algebras I

This is the first of a series of papers dealing with the representation theory of artin algebras, where by an artin algebra we mean an artin ring having the property that its center is an artin ring and λ is a finitely generated module over its center. The over all purpose of this paper is to develop terminology and background material which will be used in the rest of the papers in the series. While it is undoubtedly true that much of this material can be found in the literature or easily deduced from results already in the literature, the particular development presented here appears to be new and is especially well suited as a foundation for the papers to come.     

Self-injective Right Artinian Rings and Igusa Todorov Functions

We show that a right artinian ring R is right self-injective if and only if ψ(M)?=?0 (or equivalently ?(M)?=?0) for all finitely generated right R-modules M, where ψ, $\phi :\!\!\!\! \mod R \to \mathbb N$ are functions defined by Igusa and Todorov. In particular, an artin algebra Λ is self-injective if and only if ?(M)?=?0 for all finitely generated right Λ-modules M.     

Auslander correspondence

We study Auslander correspondence from the viewpoint of higher-dimensional analogue of Auslander-Reiten theory [O. Iyama, Higher dimensional Auslander-Reiten theory on maximal orthogonal subcategories, Adv. Math. 210 (1) (2007) 22-50 (this issue)] on maximal orthogonal subcategories. We give homological characterizations of higher dimensional analogue of Auslander algebras in terms of global dimension, Auslander-type conditions and so on. Especially we give an answer to a question of M. Artin [M. Artin, Maximal orders of global dimension and Krull dimension two, Invent. Math. 84 (1) (1986) 195-222]. They are also closely related to Auslander's representation dimension of Artin algebras [M. Auslander, Representation dimension of Artin algebras, in: Lecture Notes, Queen Mary College, London, 1971] and Van den Bergh's non-commutative crepant resolutions of Gorenstein singularities [M. Van den Bergh, Non-commutative crepant resolutions, in: The Legacy of Niels Henrik Abel, Springer, Berlin, 2004, pp. 749-770].     

On the finitistic dimension conjecture II: Related to finite global dimension

In this paper, we study the finitistic dimensions of artin algebras by establishing a relationship between the global dimensions of the given algebras, on the one hand, and the finitistic dimensions of their subalgebras, on the other hand. This is a continuation of the project in [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 193 (2004) 287-305]. For an artin algebra A we denote by gl.dim(A), fin.dim(A) and rep.dim(A) the global dimension, finitistic dimension and representation dimension of A, respectively. The Jacobson radical of A is denoted by rad(A). The main results in the paper are as follows: Let B be a subalgebra of an artin algebra A such that rad(B) is a left ideal in A. Then (1) if gl.dim(A)?4 and rad(A)=rad(B)A, then fin.dim(B)<∞. (2) If rep.dim(A)?3, then fin.dim(B)<∞. The results are applied to pullbacks of algebras over semi-simple algebras. Moreover, we have also the following dual statement: (3) Let ?:B?A be a surjective homomorphism between two algebras B and A. Suppose that the kernel of ? is contained in the socle of the right B-module B_B. If gl.dim(A)?4, or rep.dim(A)?3, then fin.dim(B)<∞. Finally, we provide a class of algebras with representation dimension at most three: (4) If A is stably hereditary and rad(B) is an ideal in A, then rep.dim(B)?3.