Positivity for quantum cluster algebras (Q1698032)
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Positivity for quantum cluster algebras (English)
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21 February 2018
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In the paper under review, the author proves the famous positivity conjecture for quantum cluster algebras associated to quivers. In turn, this also proves the positivity conjecture for skew-symmetric commutative cluster algebras (previously proved by \textit{K. Lee} and \textit{R. Schiffler} [Ann. Math. (2) 182, No. 1, 73--125 (2015; Zbl 1350.13024)]). The proof of the conjecture presented by the author is difficult and beautiful at the same time as it involves a large variety of techniques including Donaldson-Thomas theory, mixed Hodge modules, vanishing cycle cohomology, additive categorification of cluster algebras and Bridgeland stability conditions, among others. In particular, the whole argument relies on a remarkable relation that exists between Donaldson-Thomas theory and (quantum) cluster mutation previously developed by \textit{M. Kontsevich} and \textit{Y. Soibelman} [Commun. Number Theory Phys. 5, No. 2, 231--352 (2011; Zbl 1248.14060)], \textit{K. Nagao} [Duke Math. J. 162, No. 7, 1313--1367 (2013; Zbl 1375.14150)], \textit{B. Davison} and \textit{S. Meinhardt} [Geom. Topol. 19, No. 5, 2535--2555 (2015; Zbl 1430.14105)]. We highlight two important points of the proof: firstly, recall that a potential on a quiver \(Q\) is an infinite sum of cyclic words on \(Q\). A potential is algebraic if it is in fact a finite sum. After mutation, an algebraic potential might be transformed into a non-algebraic potential. This is a technical difficulty from the perspective of Donaldson-Thomas theory. In this paper the author presents a remedy for this situation. Secondly, the coefficients of the generators of a quantum cluster algebra sit inside a quantum space \(\mathrm{A}_Q\) (see Section 2.1 of the article under review). The author argues that theory of monodromic Hodge structures developed by Kontsevich-Soibelman allows to categorify \(\hat{\mathrm{A}}_Q\) (a completed version of the quantum space \(\mathrm{A}_Q\)). To prove this the author introduces an integration map from the Grothendieck group of monodromic mixed Hodge structures over the space of dimension vectors to \(\hat{\mathrm{A}}_Q\). This allows to deduce the quantum positivity conjecture from statements about monodromic Hodge modules (for details see Section 3.3 of the article under review).
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quantum cluster algebras
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positivity
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Donaldson-Thomas invariants
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Jacobi algebras
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categorification
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