Let $A=A\_n$ be the algebra of upper triangular matrices over a field $K$ with $n$ simple modules.
It is a nice result that there are $C\_{n+1}=1,2,5,14,...$ (Catalan numbers for $n \geq 1$) tilting $A\_n$-modules, where a tilting module $T$ is a module with $n$ indecomposable summands (we assume all modules are basic) and projective dimension 1 and $Ext^{1}(T,T)=0$.
Let $J$ be the Jacobson radical of $A\_n$ and $B\_{n,l}:=A\_n /J^l$ for some $n-1 \geq l \geq 2$. 


Computer experiments with small n and l suggest the following generalisation:


The number of tilting $B\_{n,l}$ modules equals $C\_l$.


Is this true? If yes, there should be a simple reason, which I do not see at the moment. 


If no, what is the correct number of $B\_{n,l}-$tilting modules?


My guess goes as follows: Let $e$ be the idempotent of $B=B\_{n,l}$ such that $eB$ is minimal faithful projective-injective. Then $eB$ is a summand of any $B$-tilting module. Thus any tilting module is of the form $T=eB \oplus X$ and $X$ corresponds to a tilting-module of $B/BeB$ (why?) which can be identified with $A\_{l-1}$. Thus there are as many tilting $B$-modules as $A\_{l-1}$ tilting modules which is $C\_l$.



Number of tilting modules
Let $e$ be the idempotent in $B$ such that $Be$ is the direct sum of the $n-l$ indecomposable projective-injectives *which do not have projective proper submodules*.


Then the two-sided ideal $BeB=Be$ is projective as a left $B$-module, so $B \to B/BeB$ is a homological epimorphism, see for instance 


*Koenig, Steffen; Nagase, Hiroshi*, [**Hochschild cohomology and stratifying ideals.**](http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpaa.2008.10.012), J. Pure Appl. Algebra 213, No. 5, 886-891 (2009). [ZBL1181.16009](https://zbmath.org/?q=an:1181.16009). 


This means that $\operatorname{Ext}^\*\_{B/BeB}(M,N) \cong \operatorname{Ext}^\*\_B(M,N)$ for all $B/BeB$-modules $M$ and $N$. We also have an isomorphism of algebras $B/BeB \cong A\_l$.



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> Claim: If $X$ is a tilting $B/BeB$-module, then $Be \oplus X$ is a
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Proof: Suppose $X$ is tiling $B/BeB$-module, and let $T=Be \oplus X$.


1) $X$ has $l$ indecomposable summands, so $T=Be \oplus X$ has $n$ indecomposable summands. 


2) For $n \geq 2$, we have $$\operatorname{Ext}^n\_B(T,B) \cong \operatorname{Ext}^n\_B(X,B/BeB) \cong \operatorname{Ext}^n\_{B/BeB}(X,B/BeB)=0,$$ so the projective dimension of $T$ is at most $1$.


3) $\operatorname{Ext}^1\_B(T,T) \cong \operatorname{Ext}^1\_B(X,X) \cong \operatorname{Ext}^1\_{B/BeB}(X,X)=0. $ 



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> Claim: There are no other tilting $B$-modules.
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Proof: Suppose $T=Be \oplus Y$ is a tilting $B$-module and $Y$ has an indecomposable direct summand $Y'$ with $(BeB)Y' \neq 0$. Let $f \colon P(Y') \to Y'$ be the projective cover. Then $P(Y')$ is an indecomposable direct summand of $Be$, so $\ker f$ is not projective. Hence the projective dimension of $Y'$ is at least $2$. Contradiction.


Conclusion: The number of tilting $B$-modules is equal to the number of tilting $A\_l$-modules.


