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Homological Methods, Representation Theory, and Cluster Algebras

  • Underscores cluster algebras—one of the most important highlights of today's mathematical landscape
  • Addressed to graduate students, young researchers, and research mathematicians
  • Assumes minimal previous knowledge from readers while still taking them deeply into theory

Part of the book series: CRM Short Courses (CRMSC)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Cluster Algebras from Surfaces

    • Ralf Schiffler
    Pages 65-99
  3. Cluster Characters

    • Pierre-Guy Plamondon
    Pages 101-125
  4. A Course on Cluster Tilted Algebras

    • Ibrahim Assem
    Pages 127-176
  5. Brauer Graph Algebras

    • Sibylle Schroll
    Pages 177-223

About this book

This text presents six mini-courses, all devoted to interactions between representation theory of algebras, homological algebra, and the new ever-expanding theory of cluster algebras. The interplay between the topics discussed in this text will continue to grow and this collection of courses stands as a partial testimony to this new development. The courses are useful for any mathematician who would like to learn more about this rapidly developing field; the primary aim is to engage graduate students and young researchers. Prerequisites include knowledge of some noncommutative algebra or homological algebra. Homological algebra has always been considered as one of the main tools in the study of finite-dimensional algebras. The strong relationship with cluster algebras is more recent and has quickly established itself as one of the important highlights of today’s mathematical landscape. This connection has been fruitful to both areas—representation theory provides a categorification of cluster algebras, while the study of cluster algebras provides representation theory with new objects of study.

The six mini-courses comprising this text were delivered March 7–18, 2016 at a CIMPA (Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées) research school held at the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina. This research school was dedicated to the founder of the Argentinian research group in representation theory, M.I. Platzeck.




The courses held were:


  • Advanced homological algebra
  • Introduction to the representation theory of algebras
  • Auslander-Reiten theory for algebras of infinite representation type
  • Cluster algebras arising from surfaces
  • Cluster tilted algebras
  • Cluster characters
  • Introduction to K-theory
  • Brauer graph algebras and applications to cluster algebras

Editors and Affiliations

  • Département de Mathématiques, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada

    Ibrahim Assem

  • Centro Marplatense de Investigaciones Matemáticas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    Sonia Trepode

About the editors

Ibrahim Assem is professor of mathematics at the University of Sherbrooke. Professor Assem’s research interest is in representation theory. He is a member of the Research Group on Algebra Representation Theory from the combined institutions: University of Sherbrooke and Bishop’s University.

Sonia Trepode is professor of mathematics at the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Homological Methods, Representation Theory, and Cluster Algebras

  • Editors: Ibrahim Assem, Sonia Trepode

  • Series Title: CRM Short Courses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74585-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74584-8Published: 27 April 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09029-6Published: 22 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74585-5Published: 18 April 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2522-5200

  • Series E-ISSN: 2522-5219

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 223

  • Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Category Theory, Homological Algebra, Commutative Rings and Algebras, Combinatorics

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