Abstract
This paper studies bijective linear maps that preserve products equal to the vertices on path algebras over a field. These maps are fully characterized on path algebras associated with connected finite acyclic quivers.
Acknowledgements
The authors express their sincere gratitude to the referees for their substantial and insightful comments, which significantly helped us improve the final presentation of this article.
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