Number the source vertices and the sink , and write for the arrows. The only basis paths are . Using standard matrix units, define
The relations , orthogonality of the vertex idempotents, and agree exactly with multiplication of these matrix units. The map is therefore an algebra homomorphism, and its images form a basis of the algebra
This is an explicit isomorphism of the path algebra of the subspace quiver with a -dimensional triangular matrix algebra.
Three-subspace quiver 2026-10-06
The subspace quiver with three sources reduces to the problem of three subspaces in one vector space. The three-subspace decomposition gives eleven indecomposables with vertex dimensions at most one, and one exceptional indecomposable of the three-subspace quiver.