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Main Authors: Erdmann, Karin, Lim, Kay Jin
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.21619
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author Erdmann, Karin
Lim, Kay Jin
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Lim, Kay Jin
contents Schocker classified the representation type of the descent algebra of type $\mathbb{A}$ over any field of characteristic zero. In an earlier paper, the authors extended this classification for type $\mathbb{A}$ to fields of positive characteristic. In this paper, we complete the classification for all other types except for $\mathbb{E}_8$. The proof for type $\mathbb{B}$ is entirely theoretical, while some small cases in type $\mathbb{D}$ and the exceptional types require computer computation to determine their Ext-quivers.
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spellingShingle The Representation Type of the Descent Algebras
Erdmann, Karin
Lim, Kay Jin
Representation Theory
05E10, 16G60, 20F55
Schocker classified the representation type of the descent algebra of type $\mathbb{A}$ over any field of characteristic zero. In an earlier paper, the authors extended this classification for type $\mathbb{A}$ to fields of positive characteristic. In this paper, we complete the classification for all other types except for $\mathbb{E}_8$. The proof for type $\mathbb{B}$ is entirely theoretical, while some small cases in type $\mathbb{D}$ and the exceptional types require computer computation to determine their Ext-quivers.
title The Representation Type of the Descent Algebras
topic Representation Theory
05E10, 16G60, 20F55
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.21619