If E and F are reflexive sheaves of rank one, is their tensor product $E\otimes F$ reflexive? Thanks!
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3$\begingroup$ I am pretty sure that if you try to compute examples in which $E$ and $F$ are not invertible you will see the answer. $\endgroup$– AngeloApr 5, 2012 at 13:23
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$\begingroup$ For some generalizations to the commutative algebra setting, you could also try reading about symbolic powers of ideals. $\endgroup$– Karl SchwedeApr 5, 2012 at 14:03
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Let $R=k[[x,y]]/(xy)$ be the node and $I=(x,y)$ the maximal ideal. Then $I$ is reflexive of rank $1$, but the tensor product $I \otimes_{R} I$ is not reflexive. Indeed, the self-tensor product admits the nonzero torsion section $x \otimes y$.