Simplicial complexes and tilting theory for Brauer tree algebras

Abstract

We study 2-term tilting complexes of Brauer tree algebras in terms of simplicial complexes. We show the symmetry and convexity of the simplicial complexes as lattice polytopes. Via a geometric interpretation of derived equivalences, we show that the $f$-vector of simplicial complexes of Brauer tree algebras only depends the number of the edges of the Brauer trees and hence it is a derived invariant. In particular, this result implies that the number of 2-term tilting complexes, which is in bijection with support $\tau$-tilting modules, is a derived invariant. Moreover, we apply our result to the enumeration problem of Coxeter-biCatalan combinatorics.