Starfish lemma via birational quasi-isomorphisms
Dmitriy Voloshyn
TL;DR
The paper develops a framework of birational quasi-isomorphisms between cluster structures of geometric type to transfer cluster-theoretic and algebraic properties across varieties. It axiomatizes these maps and proves a Starfish-lemma analogue that yields inclusions for upper cluster algebras and, under suitable conditions, equality with coordinate rings. A key contribution is showing how a single birational quasi-isomorphism, and then a pair of complementary ones, allow one to deduce the coordinate-ring status of upper cluster algebras in complex settings (including Gekhtman–Shapiro–Vainshtein-type constructions and Poisson-compatible structures). The results provide a robust toolkit for establishing when upper cluster algebras realize coordinate rings of varieties and for transferring regularity, coprimality, and primeness properties across birationally related cluster structures.
Abstract
We study birational quasi-isomorphisms between normal Noetherian domains endowed with cluster structures of geometric type. We prove an analogue of the Starfish lemma that allows one to transfer various cluster and algebraic properties of one variety onto another. In particular, we develop tools for proving that an upper cluster algebra equals the given commutative ring.
