The A2 obstruction conjecture for reddening sequences

Let QQ be a quiver of rank at least 44, and let [A2][A_2] denote the finite-type A2A_2 quiver. Say that [A2][A_2] embeds into the mutation class of QQ when it occurs there under the paper's embedding notion. A reddening sequence is a mutation sequence with the usual reddening condition, and the coframed quiver is the framed quiver obtained by reversing the framing arrows. A2 obstruction conjecture. If [A2][A_2] does not embed into the mutation class of QQ, then every reddening sequence for QQ produces the coframed quiver. This is supported in the paper by the stated results for abundant acyclic quivers and keys. The conjecture addresses whether the absence of an A2A_2 configuration forces every reddening sequence to have trivial associated permutation; no resolution is supplied.

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Tucker J. Ervin and Scott Neville, “Mutation Cycles from Reddening Sequences”, arXiv:2504.06573 (2025).

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