On Lie algebras associated with representation-directed algebras

Let B be a representation-finite C-algebra. The Z-Lie algebra L(B) associated with B has been defined by Riedtmann in [Ch. Riedtmann, Lie algebras generated by indecomposables, J. Algebra 170 (1994) 526-546]. If B is representation-directed, there is another Z-Lie algebra associated with B defined by Ringel in [C.M. Ringel, Hall Algebras, vol. 26, Banach Center Publications, Warsaw, 1990, pp. 433-447] and denoted by K(B). We prove that the Lie algebras L(B) and K(B) are isomorphic for any representation-directed C-algebra B. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.