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Linear maps preserving products equal to vertices of a path algebra

  • Abderrahim Adrabi ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Driss Bennis and Brahim Fahid
Published/Copyright: October 28, 2025
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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.

MSC 2020: 16S50; 15A86; 17C27

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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Received: 2025-04-11
Revised: 2025-07-07
Accepted: 2025-08-06
Published Online: 2025-10-28

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