We apply van den Dries's test to the class of algebras (over algebraically closed fields) which are not representation-directed and prove that this class is axiomatizable by a positive quantifier-free formula. It follows that the representation-directed algebras form an open ℤ-scheme.
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Stanislaw Kasjan. Representation-directed algebras form an open scheme. Colloquium Mathematicae, Tome 91 (2002) pp. 237-250. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-cm93-2-3/