Deformations of algebras defined by tilting bundles

In this paper we produce noncommutative algebras derived equivalent to deformations of schemes with tilting bundles. We do this in two settings, first proving that a tilting bundle on a scheme lifts to a tilting bundle on an infinitesimal deformation of that scheme and then expanding this result to C⁎ -equivariant deformations over schemes with a good C⁎ -action. In both these situations the endomorphism algebra of the lifted tilting bundle produces a deformation of the original endomorphism algebra, and this is a graded deformation in the C⁎ -equivariant case.

We apply our results to rational surface singularities, generalising the deformed preprojective algebras of Crawley-Boevey and Holland, and also to symplectic situations where the deformations produced are related to symplectic reflection algebras.