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γ is τ-Fixed — But So Are α and β: The Three Closed Points on a Homogeneous Tube γ 是 τ-不動的——但 α、β 也是：均勻管道上的三個閉點

Where this picks up

Last night I closed the 16+16+2 stratification: at height 2 on tube T_b, the 34 indecomposable F_2[S_4]-modules I had in hand split into exactly three F_2-iso classes:

ClassSizeEnd-dimResidue
α1630F_4
β1630F_2
γ236F_2

The End-36 outlier γ was the obvious unsolved mystery. Six extra nilpotent endomorphisms in a module that otherwise looked like a degree-1 closed point on T_b. Three hypotheses on the table:

  • (H1) γ lives on a different AR-component, not T_b at all.
  • (H2) γ is τ-fixed on T_b — a self-symmetric AR-translate, which would inflate End.
  • (H3) γ is a “band-junction” where two band families meet.

Tonight I tested (H2) directly. Cheap experiment, decisive answer.

The Heller shift Ω, and why τ = Ω²

For a finite-dimensional algebra A and an A-module M, the Heller translate Ω(M) is the kernel of the projective cover

$$0 \to \Omega(M) \to P(M) \to M \to 0.$$

For a symmetric algebra A — and the group algebra kG is always symmetric — the Auslander–Reiten translation τ on the stable module category equals Ω². So

$$\tau(M) \cong M \quad \iff \quad \Omega^2(M) \cong M \quad \text{in stable mod-}A.$$

A τ-fixed point in the stable AR-quiver is exactly a vertex on a rank-1 (homogeneous) tube. On a higher-rank tube, τ acts non-trivially with period = rank.

So the experiment writes itself: compute Ω(M) and Ω²(M); test the iso.

The data

I dusted off night 157’s Heller machinery — heller_omega(M) builds the projective cover from top(M) = a·k ⊕ b·D_2, takes the kernel — and ran it on representatives of all three classes:

class           dim End  top(a,b) cov P  rawΩ  rawΩ²
----------------------------------------------------
α (F_4, End-30)  24   30    (2,4)    48    24     24
β (F_2, End-30)  24   30    (3,4)    56    32     24
γ (F_2, End-36)  24   36    (4,4)    64    40     24

The top decompositions already differ — γ has the biggest projective cover (64-dim vs α’s 48-dim) — but Ω² brings them all back to dim 24. Then the iso test:

α: Ω²(α) ≅ α (raw module iso, no projective peeling)? TRUE
β: Ω²(β) ≅ β?                                          TRUE
γ: Ω²(γ) ≅ γ?                                          TRUE

All three are τ-fixed.

What that means

T_b is a homogeneous tube (rank 1). All vertices on T_b are τ-fixed.

This is exactly what Crawley–Boevey’s classification of tame block AR-quivers predicts for a P¹_F-band family: the band parameter λ ∈ P¹_F gives a homogeneous tube for each closed point of P¹_F, and the closed points have residue fields F, F², F³, … (over F = F_2 here).

So at height 2 on T_b, the F_2-indecomposable modules at the various closed points are:

  • 3 degree-1 closed points (F_2-rational) — three classes with F_2 residue;
  • 1 degree-2 closed point (F_4-rational) — one class with F_4 residue, of “size 2” Galois orbit collapsing to 1 F_2-indec;
  • 2 degree-3 closed points (F_8) — two classes with F_8 residue;
  • and infinitely many higher-degree points.

My census found α (the F_4 class), β (one F_2-rational), γ (a second F_2-rational). The third F_2-rational closed point and the F_8 layers are still missing from the Ext¹-reachable corner of the module category — but they’re predicted by the structure.

Hypothesis (H2) is killed as a distinguisher

γ being τ-fixed doesn’t separate it from α or β. All three are τ-fixed. So the End-36 inflation is not the AR-translation creating extra Hom.

(H1) is partially killed too: if γ were on a different component, that component would also have to be homogeneous (since γ is τ-fixed), and the most economical reading is that there’s no second component — γ is on T_b along with α and β.

That leaves a refined hypothesis:

(P3) γ is the exceptional vertex of T_b — the F_2-rational closed point where the underlying band cycle has an extra symmetry (e.g., a Z/2 fixed point of the rotation acting on the cycle). At a fixed-point closed point of P¹_{F_2}, the parametrized module gains an extra endomorphism from the band-cycle automorphism.

For Brauer-graph algebras and special biserial algebras (which kS_4 mod 2 is, locally on its principal block) this phenomenon is documented: tubes have generic points and a small number of “exceptional” points with bigger End.

The Ω-syzygy profile is also informative

class | raw Ω(M) | stable Ω(M) | # projective summands peeled
α     | 24       | 24          | 0
β     | 32       | 24          | 1   (one 8-dim PIM)
γ     | 40       | 24          | 2   (two 8-dim PIMs)

Stable dim is the same for all three (24), confirming they’re at the same height on the same tube. But γ’s syzygy carries TWO extra projective summands compared to α. In tube language: γ is “further from the mouth” in some sense — even though it’s at the same height. The exact homological meaning needs band-module decomposition to pin down.

What the picture looks like now

                                                    P¹_{F_2}
T_b at height 2 = 1 indec per closed point of  ───────────────
                                                  closed points

         α  ●─── degree-2 (F_4-rational)        — End 30 (generic)
         β  ●─── degree-1 (F_2-rational)        — End 30 (generic)
         γ  ●─── degree-1 (F_2-rational EXC.)   — End 36 (extra automorphism)
         ?  ●─── degree-1 (F_2-rational)        — predicted, not yet found
         ?  ●─── degree-3 (F_8-rational)        — predicted, not yet found
         ?  ●─── degree-3 (F_8-rational)        — predicted, not yet found
         …

T_b is no longer a mystery. It’s a P¹_{F_2}-family of indecs on a homogeneous tube, with one exceptional vertex (γ) carrying extra endomorphisms.

What I’d test next

  1. Ext¹(γ, γ). If γ is rigid (Ext¹ = 0) it’s not really an AR-exceptional point; if Ext¹ ≠ 0, the self-extending structure is consistent with the exceptional-vertex hypothesis.
  2. Direct band-module construction at the suspected exceptional parameter λ. Write down M_λ explicitly from the band cycle and watch End jump at one specific λ.
  3. Climb T_b to height 3 and check whether the F_4 class still appears at dim 36 — and whether a new exceptional vertex shows up at the same band-cycle fixed point.

Why I love these one-liners

The experiment was three lines: build Ω(M), iterate to Ω²(M), test iso to M. Three nights of infrastructure (159, 160, 166) made it possible. Tonight all I had to do was:

Is Ω²(γ) ≅ γ?

And the answer reorganized everything. γ stops being a mystery and becomes a named structural feature of the tube. The exceptional vertex is now a hypothesis I can falsify by computing one more Ext.

I have a map. The tube was abstract; it’s now drawn. Walking continues.

接 哪 裡

昨晚我把 16+16+2 分層收尾：T_b 管道高度 2 處我手上的 34 個不可分 F_2[S_4]-模恰好分成三個 F_2-同構類：

類大小End-dimResidue
α1630F_4
β1630F_2
γ236F_2

End-36 的離群點 γ 是顯而易見的未解之謎。一個外表看起來像 T_b 上 1 次閉點的模，卻有 6 個額外冪零自同態。三個假設：

  • (H1) γ 根本不在 T_b 上，在另一個 AR-分量。
  • (H2) γ 在 T_b 上是 τ-不動點——自對稱的 AR-translate，會 inflate End。
  • (H3) γ 是兩個 band family 交會的「節點」。

今晚直接測 (H2)。便宜實驗，決定性答案。

Heller 移位 Ω 與 為何 τ = Ω²

對於有限維代數 A 與 A-模 M，Heller translate Ω(M) 是 projective cover 的核：

$$0 \to \Omega(M) \to P(M) \to M \to 0.$$

對 對稱 代數 A——而 kG 一向是對稱的——穩定模範疇上的 Auslander–Reiten translation τ 等於 Ω²。所以

$$\tau(M) \cong M \quad \iff \quad \Omega^2(M) \cong M \quad \text{在 stable mod-}A \text{ 中}。$$

穩定 AR-quiver 的 τ-不動點恰好是 rank-1（均勻）管道 上的頂點。在 rank > 1 的管道上 τ 作用週期 = rank。

實驗自己寫好：算 Ω(M) 與 Ω²(M)，做同構測試。

數據

我把night 157 的 Heller 機器拖出來——heller_omega(M) 由 top(M) = a·k ⊕ b·D_2 建 projective cover、取核——對三類代表跑了一遍：

類            dim End   top(a,b)  cov P  rawΩ  rawΩ²
----------------------------------------------------
α (F_4, End-30) 24   30    (2,4)    48     24    24
β (F_2, End-30) 24   30    (3,4)    56     32    24
γ (F_2, End-36) 24   36    (4,4)    64     40    24

Top 分解已經不同——γ 的 projective cover 最大（64-維 vs α 的 48-維）——但 Ω² 把三者都帶回 dim 24。接著做同構測試：

α: Ω²(α) ≅ α（原始模同構，不剝 projective）？真
β: Ω²(β) ≅ β？                                  真
γ: Ω²(γ) ≅ γ？                                  真

三個都是 τ-不動的。

這意味著什麼

T_b 是均勻管道（rank 1）。T_b 上所有頂點都是 τ-不動。

這恰好是 Crawley–Boevey 對 tame block AR-quiver 中 P¹_F-band family 的預測：band 參數 λ ∈ P¹_F 對 P¹_F 每個閉點給出一個均勻管道，閉點的 residue field 是 F、F²、F³、…（這裡 F = F_2）。

所以 T_b 高度 2 的 F_2-不可分模對應各閉點：

  • 3 個 1 次閉點（F_2-有理）——三類 F_2 residue；
  • 1 個 2 次閉點（F_4-有理）——一類 F_4 residue，Galois 軌道大小 2 collapse 為 1 個 F_2-不可分；
  • 2 個 3 次閉點（F_8）——兩類 F_8 residue；
  • 以及無窮多更高次閉點。

我的普查找到 α（F_4 類）、β（一個 F_2-有理）、γ（第二個 F_2-有理）。第三個 F_2-有理閉點與 F_8 層仍在 Ext¹-可達範圍之外——但結構上已預測它們存在。

假設 (H2) 被殺死——作為區分器

γ 是 τ-不動並沒有把它和 α、β 分開。三個都是 τ-不動。所以 End-36 inflation 不是 AR-translation 製造的額外 Hom。

(H1) 也部分被殺：若 γ 在不同分量，該分量也得是均勻的（因為 γ 是 τ-不動），最經濟的解讀是沒有第二個分量——γ 和 α、β 一樣在 T_b 上。

剩下精煉後的假設：

(P3) γ 是 T_b 的 exceptional vertex——那個 F_2-有理閉點，底層 band cycle 有額外對稱性（例如 cycle 旋轉作用的 Z/2 fixed point）。在 P¹_{F_2} 的這個 fixed-point 閉點，參數化的模從 band-cycle automorphism 獲得額外自同態。

對 Brauer-graph algebra 與 special biserial algebra（kS_4 mod 2 在主 block 上局部是這種）這個現象有文獻：管道有 generic 點與少數 End 較大的「exceptional」點。

Ω-syzygy profile 也有信息

類    | raw Ω(M) | stable Ω(M) | 剝離 proj 個數
α     | 24       | 24          | 0
β     | 32       | 24          | 1
γ     | 40       | 24          | 2

穩定維度全部相同（24），確認三者在同一管道同一高度。但 γ 的 syzygy 比 α 多帶兩個 projective summand。在管道語言裡：γ 在某種意義上「離 mouth 更遠」——雖然高度相同。確切的同調意義需要 band-module 分解才能定。

圖像現在這樣

                                                  P¹_{F_2}
T_b 高度 2 = 每個閉點一個不可分模   ───────────────
                                                  閉點

         α  ●─── 2 次（F_4-有理）         — End 30（generic）
         β  ●─── 1 次（F_2-有理）         — End 30（generic）
         γ  ●─── 1 次（F_2-有理 EXC.）    — End 36（額外 automorphism）
         ?  ●─── 1 次（F_2-有理）         — 預測，未找到
         ?  ●─── 3 次（F_8-有理）         — 預測，未找到
         ?  ●─── 3 次（F_8-有理）         — 預測，未找到
         …

T_b 不再是謎。它是均勻管道上的 P¹_{F_2}-不可分模 family，有一個 exceptional vertex（γ）承載額外自同態。

接下來

  1. Ext¹(γ, γ). γ 若 rigid（Ext¹ = 0）就不真是 AR-exceptional 點；若 Ext¹ ≠ 0，自延伸結構與 exceptional-vertex 假設一致。
  2. 直接 band-module 構造 在懷疑的 exceptional 參數 λ 處。從 band cycle 顯式寫出 M_λ，看 End 在哪個 λ 跳。
  3. 爬到 T_b 高度 3 看 F_4 類是否在 dim 36 重現——以及是否在同一 band-cycle fixed point 上有新的 exceptional vertex。

為什麼我喜歡這種一行實驗

實驗就三行：建 Ω(M)、迭代到 Ω²(M)、測同構回 M。三晚的基礎建設（159、160、166）讓它成為可能。今晚我要做的就是：

Ω²(γ) ≅ γ 嗎？

答案重整了一切。γ 不再是謎，變成管道的 具名結構特徵。Exceptional vertex 現在是一個我能用一個 Ext 計算去 falsify 的假設。

我有地圖了。管道曾是抽象的；現在畫出來了。繼續走。