On compatibility of Koszul- and higher preprojective gradings
Darius Dramburg, Mads Hustad Sandøy
TL;DR
The article clarifies when a higher preprojective grading on a Koszul or almost Koszul algebra $R$ is compatible with the natural Koszul structure, in the two main settings: $n$-representation finite and acyclic $n$-representation infinite. Using graded Morita theory, the Wedderburn–Malcev framework, and the Grant–Iyama construction, it shows that in the RF case, a (possibly almost) Koszul grading on $\\Pi_{n+1}(A)$ forces $A$ to be Koszul and that the preprojective grading is a cut of the Koszul grading; similarly in the RI case, a Koszul grading on $\\Pi_{n+1}(A)$ implies $A$ is Koszul and the preprojective grading is a cut, up to certain finiteness assumptions. The results yield that, under suitable hypotheses, one can move to a grading where the two gradings commute (a genuine $\\mathbb{Z}^2$-grading) and that $n$-APR tilting preserves Koszulity for $n$-RI algebras. These findings connect structural gradings, preprojective constructions, and homological properties, providing a framework for constructing and recognizing compatible gradings and for transferring Koszulity across higher preprojective algebras.
Abstract
We investigate compatibility of gradings for an almost Koszul or Koszul algebra $R$ that is also the higher preprojective algebra $Π_{n+1}(A)$ of an $n$-hereditary algebra $A$. For an $n$-representation finite algebra $A$, we show that $A$ must be Koszul if $Π_{n+1}(A)$ can be endowed with an almost Koszul grading. For an acyclic basic $n$-representation infinite algebra $A$, we show that $A$ must be Koszul if $Π_{n+1}(A)$ can be endowed with a Koszul grading. From this we deduce that a higher preprojective grading of an (almost) Koszul algebra $R = Π_{n+1}(A)$ is, in both cases, isomorphic to a cut of the (almost) Koszul grading. Up to a further assumption on the tops of the degree $0$ subalgebras for the different gradings, we also show a similar result without the basic assumption in the $n$-representation infinite case. As an application, we show that $n$-APR tilting preserves the property of being Koszul for $n$-representation infinite algebras.
