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Integral preimages of topologically noetherian, affine schemes
Let $A\to B$ be a ring homomorphism, $d\in \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ and let $C=\bigotimes^d_A B$ the $d$-fold tensor product of $B$ over $A$. Then $\mathfrak{S}_d$, the symmetric group of $d$ elements, ...
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When $x=\frac{u(f_i,g_j)}{v(f_i,g_j)}$ implies $x=\frac{u(f_i(x,0),g_j(x,0))}{v(f_i(x,0),g_j(x,0))}$ ($x=\frac{xy}{y}$ does not imply $x=\frac{0}{0}$)
Let $f_i=f_i(x,y), g_j=g_j(x,y) \in \mathbb{C}[x,y]$,
$1 \leq i \leq n$, $1 \leq j \leq m$, be such that
$f_i(x,0) \neq 0$ and $g_j(x,0)=0$.
Assume that $\mathbb{C}(f_1,\ldots,f_n,g_1,\ldots,g_m)=\...
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Description of prime ideals in $\operatorname{Spec}(\mathbb{Z}[x_1, \dots, x_n])$
Edit: This seems to be wrong, as pointed out by Will Sawin in the comments.
The prime ideals of $\mathbb{Z}$ and $\mathbb{Z}[x]$ are well-known. It is also not too hard to compute the underlying set ...
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Finite generation of certain graded sequences of ideals
Let $U\subset\mathbb{C}^n$ be an open set containing the origin $o$ and $Y\subset U$ a complex analytic subvariety of pure codimension $c$ with ideal sheaf $\mathcal{I}_Y$. Let $\frak{a}_{\bullet}=\{{\...
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Algorithm for finding generating sets of projective modules
Suppose $R$ is a (Dedekind) domain and $M$ is a projective module of constant rank over $R$. We know that $M$ is finitely generated over $R$. I'm wondering is there any algorithms to produce a (...
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Question about the sum of odd powers equation
Quite surprisingly the following question appears while studying the billiard dynamics.
Assume we have $2n$ real numbers: $ x_1, x_2,..., x_{2n}$.
Assume also that $S_k=0$ for any odd positive integer ...
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Prime ideal of $A[X_1,...,X_d]$
Let $A$ be a UFD domain, i.e. integral and for any height one prime
${\frak p}$ of $A$, we have ${\frak p} = (u_{\frak p})$ for some $u_{\frak p} \in A$.
Once and for all, we fix the algebraic ...
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Is there a "weak" fundamental theorem of algebra for matrices?
Let $R$ be the ring of complex $n\times n$ matrices, where $n>1$.
Does every nonconstant polynomial in $R[X]$ have a root in $R$?
Note: The "strong" fundamental theorem of algebra for ...
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Do étale coordinates give rise to a regular sequence of diagonal elements?
Fix an algebraic extension $k\subseteq K$ of fields of characteristic zero and consider a map of commutative rings $\phi\colon K\left[T_{1}^{\pm},\dots,T_{n}^{\pm}\right]\to A$ which is étale. Now ...
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Constructive treatment of Jacobson rings
Which result is closest to the classical
General Hilbert's Nullstellensatz: Finite type algebras over Jacobson rings are Jacobson.
and constructively true at the same time? And where can I find a ...
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What is interesting/useful about Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity?
What is interesting/useful about Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity?
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English translation of Borel-Serre's "Théorèmes de finitude en cohomologie galoisienne"?
Is there an English translation of this text, or at least some English language paper that proves the same results?
I especially need a proof of the following fact which is in this paper: Say $k$ is a ...
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Cancellation in polynomial composition
Let $k$ be a field. Suppose $P,Q,R\in k[x]$ satisfy $P\circ Q=P\circ R$. What can we conclude about $Q$ and $R$?
It may not be the case that $Q=R$; for example, if $P=x^2$, any polynomials $Q,R$ with $...
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Books one can read for 2nd course in Commutative Algebra ( Self Study)
I am a student who has completed master's but couldn't take admission to a PhD program due to some unfortunate reasons.
I have done 1 course in Commutative Algebra where I followed the book " ...
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Algebraic independence and substitution for quadratics
Let $f_{1},...,f_{n-1} \in \mathbb{F}[x_1,...,x_n]$ such that $\{ f_1,..., f_{n-1},x_n \}$ is algebraically independent over $\mathbb{F}$. Let $G \in \mathbb{F}[x_1,...,x_n,y_1,...,y_{n-1}]\...
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Picard group of almost module category
I am very new to the world of almost mathematics and I am curious about the following:
Fix an almost mathematics situation $(R,I)$ throughout. Very generally, the almost module category comes with a ...
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Is the derived support $\{x\in X\:|\: \mathsf{L}x^* M\neq 0\}$ closed?
Let $X$ be a scheme and consider an object $M$ of its derived category $\mathsf{D}_\text{qc}(X)$, defined as the full subcategory of $\mathsf{D}(\textsf{Mod}(\mathcal{O}_X))$ consisting of the ...
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Are open $\mathbb{G}_m$-invariant subschemes of an affine scheme precisely the homogeneous radical ideals of its coordinate ring?
This question is certainly not research level and in fact quite elementary which is why I asked it on math.stackexchange before: math.stackexchange. However it doesn't seem to get much attention there ...
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When can $RHom^\bullet_{A}(B/I^k\overset{L}{\otimes}_B A, A)$ be computed using formal completions?
Let $\varphi:B\to A$ be a ring homomorphism between Noetherian rings. Let $I\subset B$ be an ideal. Let $B^{\wedge}=\varprojlim_n B/I^n$ be the $I$-adic completion of $B$, and $A^{\wedge}=\...
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A very specific quotient of a determinantal variety
I'm interesting in knowing whether a certain variety defined by maximal minors is irreducible. The specific construction is as follows: let $n \geq 2$ and let $R = \mathbb{C}[a_1,b_1,c_1,d_1,e_1,f_1,...
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Normalization and ordinary double points
Let $X$ and $Y$ be two integral projective complex varieties and $f:X\to Y$ be a finite morphism. I assume that
(1) $X$ is smooth,
(2) $f$ is the normalization morphism of $Y$, and
(3) each fiber of $...
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Relation between minimality and algebraic independence for binomials?
$\DeclareMathOperator\supp{supp}$Given $f_1,...,f_n \in \mathbb{F}[x_1,...,x_n]$ such that
$f_1 = x_1 + q_1$
$f_2 = x_2 + q_2$
$\cdot \cdot \cdot$
$f_{n-1} = x_{n-1} + q_{n-1}$
$f_{n} = q_n$
such that ...
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Proj construction and nilpotent homogenous elements in graded ring
Let $A= \bigoplus_{n \ge 0} A_n$ be a commutative Noetherian graded ring and $f \in A_d$ a nonzero homogeneous element of degree $d>0$. The natural ring map $q:A \to A/(f)$ induces a well defined ...
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Largest set of monomials whose span is "co-prime" to a given polynomial
Let $K$ be a number field, and let $F \in K[x_1, \cdots, x_n]$ be a polynomial. For a positive integer $d \geq 3$, define $M(F;d)$ to be the largest positive integer such that there exists a set $S$ ...
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Freeness of a quotient module over a regular local ring
Let $R$ be a regular local ring with maximal ideal $m$. Let $t\in m\setminus m^2$. Let $N$ be a submodule of a finitely generated free $R$-module $M$ satisfying
$$ tM \subseteq N \subseteq M.$$
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Minimality implies algebraic independence?
$\DeclareMathOperator\supp{supp}$Given $f_1,...,f_n \in \mathbb{F}[x_1,...,x_n]$ such that
$f_1 = x_1 + q_1$
$f_2 = x_2 + q_2$
$\cdot \cdot \cdot$
$f_{n-1} = x_{n-1} + q_{n-1}$
$f_{n} = q_n$
such that ...
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Nilpotent polynomial matrices over $F_q$ - polynomial count variety ? ( Nilpotent cone for Hitchin-Gaudin like integrable system)
Context: Number of nilpotent $n\times n $ matrices over $F_q$ is $q^{n(n-1)}$ classical result due to Ph.Hall, M.Gerstenhaber (see very nice exposition by T.Leinster at n-cat-cafe/arxiv) which have ...
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Ideals of functions whose zero locus is a submanifold
Let $M$ be a smooth $m$ dimensional manifold. Suppose that $f_1,\dots,f_k\in C^\infty(M)$ are smooth functions such that the zero locus $$N:=Z_f=\lbrace p\in M:\ f_i(p)=0,\ \forall i=1,2,\dots,k\...
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Is every UFD a filtered colimit of Noetherian UFDs?
I'm wondering how one could prove or disprove that any non-Noetherian UFD is a filtered colimit of Noetherian UFDs. This would allow for some absolute Noetherian approximation to be applied for ...
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On the bounded derived category of sheaves with coherent cohomology
Let $(X,\mathcal{O}_X)$ be a locally ringed space such that $\mathcal{O}_X$ is locally notherian, and let $\operatorname{Coh}(\mathcal{O}_X)$ be the category of coherent $\mathcal{O}_X$-modules. The ...
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Big list of Hochster dual concepts
Let $X$ be a spectral space. Then there is a canonical space $X^\vee$ with the same points, same constructible topology, and the opposite specialization order. This is known as “Hochster duality”, and ...
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Sheaves which are locally free on subschemes of dimension zero
Let $\mathscr{F}$ be a coherent sheaf on a scheme $X$ with reasonable assumptions.
Obviously if I restrict to any point $x \in X$, the restriction $\mathscr{F}|_x$ is free over $x$.
I am interested in ...
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Injective ring homomorphism from $\mathbb{Z}_p[[x,y]]$ to $\mathbb{Z}_p[[x]]$
Is there an injective $\mathbb{Z}_p$-ring homomorphism from $\mathbb{Z}_p[[x,y]]$ to $\mathbb{Z}_p[[x]]$?
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Resources on invariant theory
What are resources on invariant theory? Basically I've run into a need to teach myself some of the basics of invariant theory and was looking for a good place to start. I'd prefer online / freeish ...
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How to decompose a given polynomial by ideal generators
Given a finite set of polynomials $f_1, f_2,..., f_n$ of variables $x_1,...,x_m$, generating the ideal $I$, suppose that we have one more polynomial $g\in I$.
What is the algorythm for decomposing $g$ ...
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Monomorphism which is locally of finite presentation
$\DeclareMathOperator\Spec{Spec}$Let $X$ be an affine scheme of finite type over a field. Let $Y\to X$ be a monomorphism of schemes, which is locally of finite presentation. Is it true that $f$ is ...
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Morphisms of a simple sheaf over an algebra to its double dual
Given a smooth and projective surface $S$ over an algebraically closed field $k$ and a sheaf of Azumaya algebras $R$, i.e. $R$ is a locally free $O_S$-module of finite rank. Let $M$ be a coherent and ...
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Reference for packing property and König property
Can someone please suggest reference material to study about the packing property and König property of ideals and some examples?
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A version of Hilbert's Nullstellensatz for real zeros
$\newcommand\R{\Bbb R}$Let $Q(x_1,\dots,x_n)\in\R[x_1,\dots,x_n]$ be an irreducible polynomial such that the dimension of the set $Z:=\{(x_1,\dots,x_n)\in\R^n\colon Q(x_1,\dots,x_n)=0\}$ (defined, say,...
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When does sum of algebraically independent polynomial become dependent?
Given $f_1,...,f_n \in \mathbb{F}[x_1,...,x_n]$ where $f_n = g + h$. Suppose the sets $\{ f_1,...,f_{n-1},g \}$ and $\{ f_1,...,f_{n-1},h \}$ are algebraically independent then is there a ...
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Is it true that monomorphisms of local Artinian $\mathbb{R}$-algebras are regular?
A Weil algebra is a finite-dimensional real algebra, in which each element is the uniquely sum of a scalar and a nilpotent (so nilpotents constitute the only maximal ideal of codimension 1). In other ...
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Noetherian local ring with non-lci formal fibers
I am looking for an example of a noetherian local ring $A$ such that its formal fibers are not complete intersection rings in the sense of https://stacks.math.columbia.edu/tag/09PY (i.e., there is a ...
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What can we say when a module of differential is free?
Let $\mathbb{C}$ complex number.
$R=\mathbb{C}[x,y]/(f)(f\in \mathbb{C}[x,y])$
If the module of differential $\Omega_{R/\mathbb{C}}$ is free $R$ module of rank one,
what can we say about $R$.
How far ...
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Van der Waerden's classical paper on Hilbert polynomials and Bezout's theorem
Is it possible to obtain an electronic copy of Van der Waerden's "On Hilbert series of composition of ideals and generalisation of the Theorem of Bezout", Proceedings of the Koninklijke ...
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Is there a variety which is not locally set theoretic complete intersection?
A variety $X$ is a locally set theoretic complete intersection in a nonsingular variety $Y \supseteq X$ if each point in $X$ has a neighborhood $U$ in $Y$ such that $X \cap U$ is set theoretically the ...
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Shrinking the base field of an affine variety
This is a question on algebraic geometry/commutative algebra.
Let $K,L$ be fields of characteristics zero and let $K\subset L$ be a field extension (I am interested in the case when this is ...
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How to find a single-variable polynomial in a zero-dimensional ideal?
Given finitely many multivariate polynomials with algebraic coefficients that generate a zero-dimensional ideal, is there an easy way to find a nonzero single-variable polynomial in this ideal?
If we ...
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Symmetric 0-dimensional schemes with generic Hilbert function and Grassmannians
I've came across this problem while thinking about some properties of fat schemes.
Let me give you an explicit (motivating) example:
We have $S=\mathbb{C}[x,y,z]$, the coordinate ring of $\mathbb{P}^2$...
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A direct proof that every projectivity between parallel lines is affine
Definition 1. An affine plane is a pair $(X,\mathcal L)$ consisting of a set $X$ and a family $\mathcal L$ of subsets of $X$ called lines which satisfy the following axioms:
Any distinct points $x,y\...
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When $\langle u,v,w \rangle$ is a maximal ideal in $\mathbb{C}[x,y]$?
Let $u,v,w \in \mathbb{C}[x,y]$ and let $\langle u,v,w \rangle$ be the ideal generated by $u,v,w$.
It is known that for two elements the following result holds:
$\langle u,v \rangle$ is a maximal ...
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