Let k be an algebraically closed field of positive characteristic, and let W be the ring of infinite Witt vectors over k. Suppose G is a finite group and B is a block of kG of infinite tame representation type. We find all finitely generated kG-modules V that belong to B and whose endomorphism ring is isomorphic to k and determine the universal deformation ring R(G,V) for each of these modules.
Let $mathbf{k}$ be an algebraically closed field, and let $Lambda$ be a finite dimensional $mathbf{k}$-algebra. We prove that if $Lambda$ is a Gorenstein algebra, then every finitely generated Cohen-Macaulay $Lambda$-module $V$ whose stable endomorphism ring is isomorphic to $mathbf{k}$ has a universal deformation ring $R(Lambda,V)$, which is a complete local commutative Noetherian $mathbf{k}$-algebra with residue field $mathbf{k}$, and which is also stable under taking syzygies. We investigate a particular non-self-injective Gorenstein algebra $Lambda_0$, which is of infinite global dimension and which has exactly three isomorphism classes of finitely generated indecomposable Cohen-Macaulay $Lambda_0$-modules $V$ whose stable endomorphism ring is isomorphic to $mathbf{k}$. We prove that in this situation, $R(Lambda_0,V)$ is isomorphic either to $mathbf{k}$ or to $mathbf{k}[[t]]/(t^2)$.
Let k be an algebraically closed field of characteristic 2, and let W be the ring of infinite Witt vectors over k. Suppose G is a finite group and B is a block of kG with a dihedral defect group D such that there are precisely two isomorphism classes of simple B-modules. We determine the universal deformation ring R(G,V) for every finitely generated kG-module V which belongs to B and whose stable endomorphism ring is isomorphic to k. The description by Erdmann of the quiver and relations of the basic algebra of B is usually only determined up to a certain parameter c which is either 0 or 1. We show that R(G,V) is isomorphic to a subquotient ring of WD for all V as above if and only if c=0, giving an answer to a question raised by the first author and Chinburg in this case. Moreover, we prove that c=0 if and only if B is Morita equivalent to a principal block.
Let $mathbf{k}$ be field of arbitrary characteristic and let $Lambda$ be a finite dimensional $mathbf{k}$-algebra. From results previously obtained by F.M Bleher and the author, it follows that if $V^bullet$ is an object of the bounded derived category $mathcal{D}^b(Lambdatextup{-mod})$ of $Lambda$, then $V^bullet$ has a well-defined versal deformation ring $R(Lambda, V^bullet)$, which is complete local commutative Noetherian $mathbf{k}$-algebra with residue field $mathbf{k}$, and which is universal provided that $textup{Hom}_{mathcal{D}^b(Lambdatextup{-mod})}(V^bullet, V^bullet)=mathbf{k}$. Let $mathcal{D}_textup{sg}(Lambdatextup{-mod})$ denote the singularity category of $Lambda$ and assume that $V^bullet$ is a bounded complex whose terms are all finitely generated Gorenstein projective left $Lambda$-modules. In this article we prove that if $textup{Hom}_{mathcal{D}_textup{sg}(Lambdatextup{-mod})}(V^bullet, V^bullet)=mathbf{k}$, then the versal deformation ring $R(Lambda, V^bullet)$ is universal. We also prove that certain singular equivalences of Morita type (as introduced by X. W. Chen and L. G. Sun) preserve the isomorphism class of versal deformation rings of bounded complexes whose terms are finitely generated Gorenstein projective $Lambda$-modules.
Let $Lambda$ be a finite-dimensional algebra over a fixed algebraically closed field $mathbf{k}$ of arbitrary characteristic, and let $V$ be a finitely generated $Lambda$-module. It follows from results previously obtained by F.M. Bleher and the third author that $V$ has a well-defined versal deformation ring $R(Lambda, V)$, which is a complete local commutative Noetherian $mathbf{k}$-algebra with residue field $mathbf{k}$. The third author also proved that if $Lambda$ is a Gorenstein $mathbf{k}$-algebra and $V$ is a Cohen-Macaulay $Lambda$-module whose stable endomorphism ring is isomorphic to $mathbf{k}$, then $R(Lambda, V)$ is universal. In this article we prove that the isomorphism class of a versal deformation ring is preserved under singular equivalence of Morita type between Gorenstein $mathbf{k}$-algebras.
Let $mathbf{k}$ be a field of arbitrary characteristic, let $Lambda$ be a Gorenstein $mathbf{k}$-algebra, and let $V$ be an indecomposable finitely generated non-projective Gorenstein-projective left $Lambda$-module whose stable endomorphism ring is isomorphic to $mathbf{k}$. In this article, we prove that the universal deformation rings $R(Lambda,V)$ and $R(Lambda,Omega_Lambda V)$ are isomorphic, where $Omega_Lambda V$ denotes the first syzygy of $V$ as a left $Lambda$-module. We also prove the following result. Assume that $Gamma$ is another Gorenstein $mathbf{k}$-algebra such that there exists $ell geq 0$ and a pair of bimodules $({_Gamma}X_Lambda, {_Lambda}Y_Gamma)$ that induces a singular equivalence of Morita type with level $ell$ (as introduced by Z. Wang). Then the left $Gamma$-module $Xotimes_Lambda V$ is also Gorenstein-projective and the universal deformation rings $R(Gamma, Xotimes_Lambda V)$ and $R(Lambda, V)$ are isomorphic.