New hereditary and mutation-invariant properties arising from forks (Q6117421)

Summary: A hereditary property of quivers is a property preserved by restriction to any full subquiver. Similarly, a mutation-invariant property of quivers is a property preserved by mutation. Using forks, a class of quivers developed by \textit{M. Warkentin} [Exchange graphs via quiver mutation. Chemnitz: Technische Universität Chemnitz (Diss.) (2014)], we introduce a new hereditary and mutation-invariant property. We prove that a quiver being mutation-equivalent to a finite number of non-forks -- defined as having a finite forkless part -- is this new property, using only elementary methods. Additionally, we show that a more general property -- having a finite pre-forkless part -- is also a new hereditary and mutation-invariant property in much the same manner.