The proper containment conjecture for identities of principal subalgebras

Let QQ be a finite PIPI but non-acyclic quiver, and let KQ≥1\mathbb{K}Q_{\operatorname{\geq 1}} denote its principal subalgebra generated by paths of positive length. Suppose there exists a vertex iQ0i\in Q_0 with no non-trivial path pp satisfying s(p)=t(p)=is(p)=t(p)=i.

Proper containment conjecture. The ideal of polynomial identities of the path algebra is properly contained in that of its principal subalgebra:

Id(KQ)Id(KQ1).\operatorname{Id}(\mathbb{K}Q)\subsetneq\operatorname{Id}(\mathbb{K}Q_{\geq 1}).

The conjecture proposes a general explanation for the examples in which the two identity ideals differ for finite PIPI but non-acyclic quivers. Its status is not established by the supplied text.

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Yihao Zheng and Shenglin Zhu, “Standard Polynomials for Principal Subalgebras KQ_1 of Path Algebras”, arXiv:2606.23024 (2026).

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