Based algebras and standard bases for quasi-hereditary algebras (Q4211098)

Motivated by some developments on \(q\)-Schur algebras and the notion of cellular algebras defined by \textit{J. J. Graham} and \textit{G. I. Lehrer} [Invent. Math. 123, No. 1, 1-34 (1996; Zbl 0853.20029)], the authors introduce the notion of standardly based algebras, which is a generalisation of that of cellular algebras. This notion is obtained by removing the existence of an involution from the axioms of cellular algebras. It turns out that the class of standardly based algebras is a very large class of algebras, in fact, if one assumes that the ground field \(k\) is perfect, then each finite dimensional \(k\)-algebra belongs to this class. The authors develop in detail the basic representation theory of standardly based algebras and discuss some applications to certain important algebras. As one of the main results it is proved that an algebra over a commutative local noetherian ring of finite rank is split quasi-hereditary if and only if it is standardly fully-based. Using their results, they provide an elementary proof of the fact that non-semisimple split symmetric algebras are never quasi-hereditary. (Another elementary proof of this fact is that non-semisimple weakly symmetric algebras including symmetric algebras have no non-zero heredity ideals at all as mentioned in the reviewer's paper [Can. J. Math. 44, No. 3, 665-672 (1992; Zbl 0776.20003)].) In their paper the authors give also other applications of their results to \(q\)-Schur algebras and discuss some relations with cellular algebras.