On the periodicity of Coxeter transformations and the non-negativity of their Euler forms (Q2469504)

The author proves that for piecewise hereditary algebras, the peridiocity of the Coxeter transformation implies the non-negativity of the Euler form. It is shown by examples that the condition of the piecewise heredity cannot be omitted. He also gives a simple direct proof, that certain product of reflections, defined for any square matrix \(A\) with 2 on its main diagonal, and in particular the Coxeter transformation corresponding to a generalized Cartan matrix, can be expressed as product of some closely associated with the upper and the lower triangular parts of \(A\).