The Nori-Hilbert scheme is not smooth for 2-Calabi-Yau algebras (Q740107)

Summary: Let \(k\) be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero and let \(A\) be a finitely generated \(k\)-algebra. The Nori-Hilbert scheme of \(A\), \(\mathrm{Hilb}^n_A\), parameterizes left ideals of codimension \(n\) in \(A\). It is well known that \(\mathrm{Hilb}^n_A\) is smooth when \(A\) is formally smooth. { }In this paper we will study \(\mathrm{Hilb}^n_A\) for 2-Calabi-Yau algebras. Important examples include the group algebra of the fundamental group of a compact orientable surface of genus \(g\), and preprojective algebras. For the former, we show that the Nori-Hilbert scheme is smooth only for \(n=1\), while for the latter we show that a component of \(\mathrm{Hilb}^n_A\) containing a simple representation is smooth if and only if it only contains simple representations. Under certain conditions, we generalize this last statement to arbitrary 2-Calabi-Yau algebras.