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Does smoothness descend along flat morphisms?
Suppose $f:X\to Y$ is a flat morphism of schemes. If $X$ is smooth at $x$, must $Y$ be smooth at $f(x)$?
If $f$ is locally finitely presented, then it is open (using EGA IV 1.10.4), so after ...
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Can a quotient ring R/J ever be flat over R?
If $R$ is a ring and $J\subset R$ is an ideal, can $R/J$ ever be a flat $R$-module? For algebraic geometers, the question is "can a closed immersion ever be flat?"
The answer is yes: take $J=...
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Flatness of certain subrings
The following question appears, more or less, here:
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero and let $S$ be a commutative $k$-algebra
(I do not mind to further assume that $S$ ...
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Flat and algebraic (non-integral) local rings extension $R \subseteq S$ with $m_RS=m_S$
Let $R \subseteq S$ be two Noetherian local rings, not necessarily regular, which are integral domains,
with $m_RS=m_S$, namely, the ideal in $S$ generated by $m_R$ (= the maximal ideal of $R$) is $...
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How general are Gröbner degenerations?
While working with flat degenerations of flag varieties and Schubert varieties I've noticed that among the numerous known constructions there doesn't seem to be a single one that doesn't turn out to ...
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Separability of $\mathbb{C}[x]$ over its $\mathbb{C}$-subalgebras
For commutative rings $R \subseteq S$,
recall that $S$ is separable over $R$, if $S$ is a projective $S \otimes_R S$-module, via $f: S \otimes_R S \to S$ given by: $f(s_1 \otimes_R s_2)=s_1s_2$.
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flatness and reduction
Let $\mathcal J$ be an ideal sheaf on a (Noetherian) $Y$-scheme $X$, and let $\mathcal I$ be the unique primary ideal in a primary decomposition $\mathcal J$ corresponding to a minimal associated ...
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Separable non-flat simple ring extension
Let $R \subseteq S$ be two commutative $\mathbb{C}$-algebras such that:
(1) $R$ and $S$ are integral domains.
(2) $Q(R)=Q(S)$, namely, their fields of fractions are equal.
(3) $S=R[w]$, for some $w \...
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Is the support of a flat module generically flat?
Let $X$ be an affine, complex variety, $A$ be a $\mathbb{C}$-algebra (not necessarily noetherian) and $F_A$ is a coherent sheaf over $X \times \mbox{Spec}(A)$, flat over $\mbox{Spec}(A)$. Denote by $Y ...
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Regular rings and finite flat modules
Let $A$ be a Noetherian domain. Assume $f:A\rightarrow B$ is an injective homomorphism making $B$ into a finite flat module over $A$. If $B$ is regular is $A$ regular as well? I played with some ...
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Non-minimal Krull associated primes of a PF-ring
A commutative ring $R$ is said to be a PF-ring if every principal ideal of $R$ is a flat $R$-module. Also, a prime ideal $P$ of $R$ to be a Krull associated prime of $R$ if
for every element $x\in P$ ,...
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Iteration of a morphism and flatness
Let $A$ be a Noetherian local ring, $f:A \rightarrow A$ be a local ring morphism. Assume some power of $f$ is a flat morphism, must $f$ be flat as well?
Motivation: Kunz's theorem shows the result is ...
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Idea behind Grothendieck's proof that formally smooth implies flat?
From this answer I learned that Grothendieck proved the following result.
Theorem. Every formally smooth morphism between locally noetherian schemes is flat.
The book Smoothness, Regularity, and ...
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Being Cohen-Macaulay open in Hilbert scheme?
Let $H$ be the Hilbert scheme of closed subschemes of $\mathbb{P}^n$ with a given Hilbert polynomial. I would like to have a reference (preferably from a published paper or book, not stacks project) ...
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Is flatness preserved under exterior power
Let $\phi:A \to B$ be a flat ring homomorphism, $M$ be a $B$-module which is flat when considered as an $A$-module. Is the tensor product $M \otimes_B M \otimes_B ... \otimes_B M$ flat over $A$? If ...
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Exterior power of a torsion-free sheaf on a DVR
Let $R$ be a discrete valuation ring and $X$ be a regular, integral. projective $R$-scheme, flat over $R$. Let $F$ be a torsion-free coherent sheaf on $X$ of rank $n$, flat over $\mathrm{Spec}(R)$. Is ...
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Faithful-flatness for maps of formal power series rings
Let $R$ be a ring (commutative with unit).Let $f_1,...,f_n\in R$ elements that generate the unit ideal. The map $R\to R_{f_1}\times ...\times R_{f_n}$ is faithfully flat, since this is just a Zariski ...
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Formal criterion of flatness
Let $k$ be a field, $S$ and $R$ be local $k$-algebras with residue field $k$ and $\phi:S\to R$ be a local homomorphism. Then $\phi$ induces (obviously) a natural transformation of "functors of points" ...
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on smoothness of morphisms on an artinian base
Let $A$, $B$ two smooth $R$-algebras of finite type for a artinian local ring $R$.
Let $I$ an ideal such that $I^{2}=0$ and $\bar{R}=R/I$.
We assume that the map $Spec B/IB\rightarrow Spec A/IA$ is ...
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Are irreducible components of a flat family flat?
Let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ be a flat morphism of schemes of finite type over a field $k$, and assume $Y$ is irreducible. Let $X_1, \dots, X_n$ be the scheme-theoretic irreducible components of $X$ (i.e., ...
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Can flatness be specified by a natural coherent sheaf?
More precisely:
Given a finite-type morphism $f \colon X \to Y$ of nice schemes (say, both of finite type over a field), is there a "natural" coherent sheaf $\mathcal F_f$ on $X$ such that the ...
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Is the support of a flat sheaf flat?
Note: in the following, all scheme/algebra morphisms should be assumed essentially of finite type.
Geometric version: Let $X$ be a scheme flat over $S$ (both noetherian), and let $\mathscr{F}$ be a ...
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Quotient of flat module is flat - a property in Mumford's Red book
Hi,
In Mumford's "Red Book of Varieties and Schemes", Chapter III, Paragraph 10 (entitled "Flat and smooth morphisms"), the following property is stated:
Let $M$ be a $B$-module, and $B$ an algebra ...
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Flatness of a homogeneous quasi-coherent sheaf on the formal plane from flatness on lines through the origin?
(This is a follow-up to a previous question; as often happens, I didn't include enough hypotheses, so I'm asking a new, more-likely-to-be-true question).
Consider the formal plane $\operatorname{Spec}...
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Flatness on the formal plane from flatness on lines through the origin?
Consider the formal plane $\operatorname{Spec}\mathbb C[[t,h]]$, and let $\mathcal F$ be a quasi-coherent sheaf. Now assume that $\mathcal F$ is flat over infinitely many lines through the origin of ...
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