On spherical representations of quivers and generalized complexes

For any quiverQ we consider spherical representationsV ofQ such that the isomorphism class ofV is a spherical variety. We suggest an approach for classifying such representations for anyQ and obtain a classification forQ being an equioriented Dynkin diagramA _n. In particular, all complexes are spherical representations. We introduce a category of representations that we call generalized complexes and classify spherical generalized complexes. For the quivers that we call crumbly we prove that any spherical generalized complex has a polynomial algebra of covariants on the closure of its isomorphism class.Partially supported by INTAS-OPEN grant 97-1570 and RFFI grant 98-01-00598.