The structure and homological properties of generalized standard Auslander-Reiten components (Q1630084)

The authors study the structure of special components of the Auslander-Reiten quiver $\Gamma_R= \Gamma\pmod R$ (viewed as translation quiver) of an Artin algebra $R$, i.e., an Artinian ring that is a finitely generated module over a commutative Artinian ring $K$. Here, mod $R$ is the category of finitely generated right $R$-modules. \par A description of the structure and main homological properties of an arbitrary generalized standard Auslander-Reiten component $\mathcal C$ in $\Gamma_R$ in the sense of \textit{A. Skowroński} [J. Math. Soc. Japan 46, No. 3, 517--543 (1994; Zbl 0828.16011)] is given in the paper. Among others it is proved that for all, but finitely many, indecomposable $R$-modules $M$ in such a generalized standard component $\mathcal C$ the Euler characteristic $\chi_R(M) = \sum_{m=0}^\infty (-1)^m\text{length}_K \operatorname{Ext}_R^m(M,M)$ is well defined and $\chi_R(M) = \text{length}_K\operatorname{Hom}_R (M,M) - \text{length}_K\operatorname{Ext}_R^1(M,M)$ is non-negative. A constructive criterion for an infinite Auslander-Reiten component $\mathcal C$ in $\Gamma_R$ to be a generalized standard is given in the paper. Also, the authors obtain a solution of a long standing open problem concerning the structure of Artin algebras $R$ that admit a separating family of Auslander-Reiten components in $\Gamma_R$.