Periodic Coxeter matrices and their associated quadratic forms (Q2566757)

The author generalizes results of \textit{J. A. de la Peña} [Linear Algebra Appl. 365, 135--142 (2003; Zbl 1019.15015)] and \textit{V. Dlab} and \textit{C. M. Ringel} [Mem. Am. Math. Soc. 173 (1976; Zbl 0332.16015)], for an artinian ring with regular Cartan matrix. The eigenvalues of a Coxeter matrix are studied and the relationship between the periodicity of a Coxeter matrix and the positivity or the non-negativity of a quadratic form is investigated. It is proved that a positive quadratic form induces a periodic Coxeter matrix. Since a non-negative quadratic form does not yield a periodic Coxeter matrix in general, weakly periodic matrices are introduced. (A square matrix \(M\) is said to be weakly periodic if \(M^ k - I\) is idempotent for some natural number \(k\).) The weak periodicity condition and the periodicity condition are characterized in terms of eigenvalues of a Coxeter matrix.