Configurations in abelian categories. I. Basic properties and moduli stacks

dc.creatorJoyce, Dominic
dc.date2003-12-09
dc.date2006-03-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:35:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:35:51Z
dc.descriptionThis is the first in a series of papers math.AG/0503029, math.AG/0410267, math.AG/0410268 on "configurations" in an abelian category A. Given a finite partially ordered set (I,<), an (I,<)-configuration (σ,ι,π) is a finite collection of objects σ(J) and morphisms ι(J,K) or π(J,K) : σ(J) --> σ(K) satisfying some axioms, where J,K are subsets of I. Configurations describe how an object X in A decomposes into subobjects, and are especially useful for studying stability conditions on A. This paper defines and motivates the idea of configurations, and explains some natural operations upon them -- subconfigurations, quotient configurations, refinements, improvements and substitution. Then we study moduli spaces of (I,<)-configurations in A, using the theory of Artin stacks. We prove well-behaved moduli stacks exist when A is an abelian category of coherent sheaves or vector bundles on a projective K-scheme P, or of representations of a quiver Q. We define many natural 1-morphisms between the moduli stacks, some of which are representable or of finite type. The sequels will apply these results to construct and study infinite-dimensional algebras associated to a quiver Q, and to define systems of invariants of a projective K-scheme P that "count" (semi)stable coherent sheaves and satisfy interesting identities.
dc.description56 pages, LaTeX. (v6) Minor changes, now in final form
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0312190
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0312190
dc.identifierAdvances in Mathematics 203 (2006), 194-255.
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/99920
dc.subjectAlgebraic Geometry
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectCategory Theory
dc.titleConfigurations in abelian categories. I. Basic properties and moduli stacks
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