Some infinitely generated non-projective modules over path algebras and their extensions under Martin's axiom

Abstract

In this paper it is proved that, when $Q$ is a quiver that admits some closure, for any algebraically closed field $K$ and any finite dimensional $K$-linear representation $\mathcal{X}$ of $Q$, if ${\rm Ext}^1_{KQ}(\mathcal{X}, KQ) = 0$ then $\mathcal{X}$ is projective. In contrast, we show that if $Q$ is a specific quiver of the type above, then there is an infinitely generated non-projective $KQ$-module $M_{\omega_1}$ such that, when $K$ is a countable field, $\mathbf{MA}_{\aleph_1}$ (Martin's axiom for $\aleph_1$ many dense sets, which is a combinatorial axiom in set theory) implies that ${\rm Ext}^1_{KQ}(M_{\omega_1}, KQ) = 0$.