Structures and Representations of Generalized Path Algebras

Abstract

It is shown that an algebra Λ can be lifted with nilpotent Jacobson radical r = r(Λ) and has a generalized matrix unit {e _ii } _I with each ē _ii in the center of $\bar \Lambda = \Lambda/r$ if Λ is isomorphic to a generalized path algebra with weak relations. Representations of the generalized path algebras are given. As a corollary, Λ is a finite algebra with non-zero unity element over a perfect field k (e.g., a field with characteristic zero or a finite field) if Λ is isomorphic to a generalized path algebra k (D, Ω, ρ) of finite directed graph with weak relations and dim < ∞; Λ is a generalized elementary algebra which can be lifted with nilpotent Jacobson radical and has a complete set of pairwise orthogonal idempotents if Λ is isomorphic to a path algebra with relations.