Accumulation points of real Schur roots (Q738904)

Let \(k\) be an algebraically closed field and \(Q\) be an acyclic quiver with \(n\) vertices. It is known (see [\textit{V. G. Kac}, Invent. Math. 56, No. 1, 57--92 (1980; Zbl 0427.17001); Lect. Notes Math. 996, 74--108 (1983; Zbl 0534.14004)]) that the set of dimension vectors of indecomposable representations of \(Q\) over \(k\) coincides with the set of positive roots of the root system associated to the underlying graph \(\overline{Q}\) of \(Q\). In particular, the real roots form a special subset of the set of all positive roots and the representation theory attached to these roots is well understood. Moreover, in a root system associated to \(\overline{Q}\) the real roots always accumulate to the hypersurface defined by the Tits form of \(Q\). In the paper under review the author studies the accumulation points of real Schur roots of \(Q\). Recall that the real Schur roots are the real roots that correspond to the exceptional representations, which are the indecomposable representations without self-extensions. Let us mention that the exceptional representations play an important role in tilting theory and in the theory of cluster algebras. The main theorem states that an isotropic Schur root is a rational accumulation point of real Schur roots. Moreover, a rational accumulation point of real Schur roots has canonical decomposition involving only pairwise orthogonal isotropic Schur roots. The author also gives a complete description of all accumulation points (rational and irrational) of real Schur roots for quivers of weakly hyperbolic type.