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Introduced by Maurice Auslander and Idun Reiten (1975).
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Auslander-Reiten theory
Today it means: The study of the representation theory of Artinian rings using techniques such as Auslander-Reiten sequences (almost split sequences) and Auslander-Reiten quivers. Full definition →