Reddening Sequences for Banff Quivers and the Class 𝘗

Abstract

We show that a reddening sequence exists for any quiver that is Banff. Our proof is combinatorial and relies on the triangular extension construction for quivers. The other facts needed are that the existence of a reddening sequence is mutation invariant and passes to induced subquivers. Banff quivers define locally acyclic cluster algebras, which are known to coincide with their upper cluster algebras. The existence of reddening sequences for these quivers is consistent with a conjectural relationship between the existence of a reddening sequence and a cluster algebra's equality with its upper cluster algebra. Our result completes a verification of the conjecture for Banff quivers. We also prove that a certain subclass of quivers within the class 𝘗 defines locally acyclic cluster algebras.