Abstract
We give bounds on the global dimension of a finite length, piecewise hereditary category in terms of quantitative connectivity properties of its graph of indecomposables. We use this to show that the global dimension of a finite-dimensional, piecewise hereditary algebra A cannot exceed 3 if A is an incidence algebra of a finite poset or more generally, a sincere algebra. This bound is tight.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2140-2145 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra |
Volume | 212 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Algebra and Number Theory