Introduction to Cluster Algebras. Chapters 1-3
@article{Fomin2016IntroductionTC,
title={Introduction to Cluster Algebras. Chapters 1-3},
author={Sergey Fomin and Lauren K. Williams and Andrei Zelevinsky},
journal={arXiv: Combinatorics},
year={2016}
}This is a preliminary draft of Chapters 1-3 of our forthcoming textbook "Introduction to Cluster Algebras." This installment contains:
Chapter 1. Total positivity
Chapter 2. Mutations of quivers and matrices
Chapter 3. Clusters and seeds
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