Skew group algebras of piecewise hereditary algebras are piecewise hereditary. (Q958124)

A finite dimensional algebra \(A\) over an algebraically closed field \(k\) is called piecewise hereditary of type \(\mathcal H\) if it is derived equivalent to a connected hereditary Abelian \(k\)-category \(\mathcal H\). Piecewise hereditary algebras, introduced by \textit{D. Happel, I. Reiten, S. Smalø} [Arch. Math. 66, No. 3, 182-186 (1996; Zbl 0865.16009)], have been the subject of intensive research recently. The action of a group \(G\) on the Artinian algebra \(A\) induces an action on the category \(\text{mod\,}A\) of finite dimensional \(A\)-modules and an action on the derived category \(D^b\) of bounded complexes over \(\text{mod\,}A\). The authors extend the results of the paper above by Happel et al., and as the main result of the present paper prove that if the characteristic of the field \(k\) does not divide the order of the finite group \(G\) and \(A\) is a finite dimensional piecewise hereditary algebra of type \(\mathcal H\), and if \(\mathcal H=\text{mod\,}H\) for some hereditary algebra \(H\) then there exists a hereditary algebra \(H'\) such that the skew group algebra \(AG\) is piecewise hereditary of type \(\text{mod\,}H'\); moreover, if \(\mathcal H\) is the category of coherent sheaves on a weighted projective line then the skew group algebra \(AG\) is also piecewise hereditary.