Studying invariant theory of commutative polynomial rings has motivated many developments in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. For a finite group acting on a polynomial ring, the remarkable Chevalley-Shephard-Todd Theorem proves that the fixed subring is isomorphic to a polynomial ring if and only if the group is generated by pseudo-reflections. Another interesting question is to find properties of a fixed ring for a group action satisfying certain attributes. In recent years, progress was made in work of Jing, J{\o}rgensen, Kirkman, Kuzmanovich, Walton, Zhang, and others to extend the theory to regular algebras which are a noncommutative generalization of polynomial rings.
Naturally, the question arises if the theory generalizes further to non-connected noncommutative algebras. Our objects of study will be preprojective algebras which are certain factor algebras of path algebras corresponding to extended Dynkin diagrams of type $A$, $D$ or $E$. This dissertation answers the question what conditions need to be satisfied by the fixed ring in order to make a rich theory possible. Moreover, we give a sufficient condition on the finite group acting on a preprojective algebra to guarantee that the fixed ring has finite injective dimension and satisfies a generalized Gorenstein condition. Part of this result is the construction of a homological determinant of a non-connected algebra which turns out to be particularly nice for the examined preprojective algebras.
Cookie SettingseScholarship uses cookies to ensure you have the best experience on our website. You can manage which cookies you want us to use.Our Privacy Statement includes more details on the cookies we use and how we protect your privacy.