Generic variables in acyclic cluster algebras (Q616341)

For \(Q\) an acyclic quiver, the author defines a set \(G(Q)\) of Laurent polynomials, called generic variables, in the ring \(\mathbb{Z}[u^{\pm 1}]\) of Laurent polynomials containing the cluster algebra \(A(Q)\). In this paper the author proves that the set of generic variables contains the set \(M(Q)\) of cluster monomials, and they coincide if and only if \(Q\) is a Dynkin quiver. Moreover multiplicative properties of these generic variables are established and these properties allow to describe the set \(G(Q)\) for an affine quiver \(Q\). It is proved that for an affine quiver \(Q\), each character belong to the cluster algebra \(A(Q)\) so that the set of generic variables lies in the cluster algebra \(A(Q).\) For the case where \(Q\) is the Kronecker quiver, the generic variables form a \(\mathbb{Z}\)-basis of the cluster algebra \(A(Q)\) and this basis is compared with Sherman-Zelevinsky and Caldero-Zelevinsky bases.