Relative left Bongartz completions and their compatibility with mutations

Abstract: In this paper, we introduce relative left Bongartz completions for a given basic $\tau$-rigid pair $(U,Q)$ in the module category of a finite dimensional algebra $A$. They give a family of basic $\tau$-tilting pairs containing $(U,Q)$ as a direct summand. We prove that relative left Bongartz completions have nice compatibility with mutations. Using this compatibility we are able to study the existence of maximal green sequences under $\tau$-tilting reduction. We also explain our construction and some of the results in the setting of silting theory.