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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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When is a degree-$n$ homogeneous polynomial in $\mathbb{C}[x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_m ]$ the product of $n$ one-forms?

When is a degree-$n$ homogeneous polynomial in $\mathbb{C}[x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_m ]$ the product of $n$ one-forms? Is there any simple algorithm or criterion to check it? I have chosen the complex ...
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$M^2=0$ defines a Koszul algebra ? What if $M$ is Manin's endomorphism's of Koszul $A$ ? (Here $M^2=\sum_k M_{ik}M_{kj}$ - resembles $d^2=0$).)

Consider a matrix $M$ which elements $M_{ij}$ are generators of some algebra $K$, impose new relations: $M^2=0$ and get a new algebra $K_{2}$. Question 1: Is it true that $K_2$ is Koszul algebra when ...
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Bounding the length in a module of evaluated skew polynomials

Let $R$ be a finite principal ideal ring, $S$ a Galois extension of $R$ of degree $m$ (so in particular $S$ is a free $R$-module of rank $m$, and we have an $R$-module isomorphism $S^n \cong \...
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Maximal subgroups of finite abelian $2$-groups

Suppose $G$ is a finite abelian $2$-group, and $S$ is a subset of $G$, $\langle S\rangle=G$,$S^{-1}=S$,$e\notin S$. How to determine whether there exists a maximal subgroup $M$ of $G$, such that $S$ ...
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A particular morphism being zero in the singularity category

Let $R$ be a commutative Noetherian ring and $D^b(R)$ be the bounded derived category of finitely generated $R$-modules. Let $D_{sg}(R)$ be the singularity category, which is the Verdier localization $...
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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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Given an irreducible polynomial over $\mathbb{Z}$, how often is it irreducible modulo a prime?

Given a monic irreducible polynomial $f\in\mathbb{Z}[x]$, I'd like to know for how many primes p we have that $f \bmod p$ is irreducible. In the link: How many primes stay inert in a finite (non-...
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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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Integer valued polynomials and divided power algebra

Let $T\subset \mathbb Q[x]$ be the ring of integer valued polynomials, i.e. the polynomials $f$ with $f(\mathbb Z)\subset \mathbb Z$. In his wonderful book ”Commutative algebra with a view toward ...
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When is a finitely generated commutative algebra a projective module over its invariant subalgebra?

For the sake of simplicity, I will work over the complex numbers. Let $A$ be a finitely generated algebra and $G$ any finite group of algebra automorphisms. Then, by Noether's Theorem, $A^G$ is also a ...
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Principle of degeneration as precursor of Zariski's connectedness theorem (geometric intuition)

I have following question about so-called "principle of degeneration" in algebraic geometry (which in modern terms is an immediate consequence of Zariski's main theorem and goes in it's ...
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Convergence of a product in $\mathbb Q_2[[X]]$

I thought it would be very easy to prove, but in fact, I did not manage to prove or disprove this fact: the sequence of polynomials $$\left(\prod_{j=0}^k\big(1-2^{2^j}X\big)\right)_{k\in\mathbb N}$$ ...
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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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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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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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Minimality of the Koszul resolution

Let $R = \mathbb{C}[x,y]$ and $V = \mathbb{C}x\oplus\mathbb{C}y$. Then, the Koszul resolution of $R$ (as an $R$-bimodule) is given by \begin{align*} 0\to R\otimes_{\mathbb{C}}\wedge^2V\otimes_{\mathbb{...
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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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Adjoining new factors for primes in UFDs

It is well-known that if we pass from a UFD to a new ring where we have factored one of the primes, it does not need to stay a UFD. The classic example is passing from $\mathbb{Z}$ to $\mathbb{Z}[\...
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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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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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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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Shedding faces and decomposability in simplicial complexes

Definition: A pure d-dimensional complex $\Delta$ is $k$-decomposable if either $\Delta$ is a $d-$simplex or $\Delta$ contains a face $F$ such that $\dim(F) \leq k$ both $\Delta \setminus F$ and $\...
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Koszul cohomology associated with a regular sequence

Let $A$ be a local Noetherian ring and $M$ be an $A$-module. Let $\mathfrak{a}$ be an ideal of $A$ generated by a regular $M$-sequence $s_1,\cdots,s_r$. Let $K_\bullet(s_1,\cdots,s_r;M)$ be the Koszul ...
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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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Decomposing an endomorphism as a tensor product

$\DeclareMathOperator\End{End}$Let $f$ be an endomorphism of the finite-dimensional vector space $V$, over the field $K$. The question of whether $f$ is decomposable, that is, whether $V$ can be ...
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A standard name for the algebraic structure on a projective line?

Question: Is there any name for the natural algebraic structure of the projective line? Algebraically, a projective line over a field is a set $L$ endowed with two binary operations $+$ and $\cdot$ ...
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Hilbert–Samuel multiplicity under hypersurface sections

Let $\newcommand{\frakm}{\mathfrak{m}}(R,\frakm)$ be a reduced Noetherian local ring of dimension $d$ and $f\in\frakm^\alpha\setminus\frakm^{\alpha+1}$ a parameter of $R$, i.e. $\dim R/(f)=d-1$. Let $...
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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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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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Finding if an ideal is the radical of another one

Let's suppose we have, in the ring $\mathbb{Z} [x,y,z,w,v]$, the following polynomials: $f=xw-yz$, $g=x^2z-y^3$, $h=yw^2-z^3$, $k=xz^2-y^2w$. The question is to prove that $I=(f,g,h,k)$ is the radical ...
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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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Commutator subgroup of $\mathrm{GL}_n(R)$ when $R$ is a PID with unity

Hua and Reiner in their paper titled "Automorphisms of the unimodular group" have established what will be the commutator subgroup of $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z})$, $\forall n\geq 0$. I have ...
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A pattern in factorization of certrain symmetric polynomials made of sums of squares and products

Secondary-school pupils may learn things like $$(a+b-c)^2 = a^2+b^2+c^2 +2ab - 2ac - 2bc$$ and that no choice of plus versus minus can give us $$ (\pm a\pm b\pm c)^2 = a^2+b^2+c^2 - 2ab - 2ac - 2bc, $$...
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$\mathbb{Z}$-homomorphism and $\mathbb{Z}_p$-homomorphism

$\newcommand{\cts}{\mathrm{cts}}$Thanks for your reading. Let $A,B$ be two $\mathbb{Z}_p$-modules, where $\mathbb{Z}_p$ is the $p$-adic integer ring. I have two questions. Is $\mathrm{Hom}_{\mathbb{Z}...
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Artin-Schreier theorem for rings (a little different)

Motivation: Let me recall the well-known Artin-Schreier theorem (AST) for fields in a non-formal way; if $L$ is an algebraically closed field, and $K \subset L$ a subfield not 'much smaller' than $L$, ...
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Relation between nullspace and row-equivalence of matrices over $\mathbb{Z}$ and $\frac{\mathbb{Z}}{n \mathbb{Z}}$?

Two matrices $D$ and $E$ over a field have the same nullspace if only if they are row-equivalent. Is the same true if those matrices are over the ring of integers ($\mathbb{Z}$) or integers mod a ...
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Quasi-isomorphisms of P-algebras

In the paper "Homotopy algebras are homotopy algebras" from Markl a notion of strong homotopy morphism between strong homotopy P-algebras is defined. The author restricts to the case where $...
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The criterion for dimensional conjecture for universal Galois deformation rings

I’m writing to ask a question about Mazur’s dimensional conjecture in Lemma 7.5 of the paper [Galatius S, Venkatesh A. Derived Galois deformation rings. Advances in Mathematics. 2018 Mar 17;327:470-...
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Particular example of a quadratic extension of a nonunital ring

I want to construct a concrete non-unital ring $R$ with the following properties: $R$ is a noncommutative non-unital ring with a right unite $r$ i.e $t.r=t$ for any $t\in R$. $S\subset R$ is a ...
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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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Regular sequence in cohomology of Grassmannians

$\DeclareMathOperator\Gr{Gr}$Consider the polynomial ring $\mathbb{Z}[x_1,\dots,x_m, y_1,\dots,y_n]$, I want to prove that the sequence $$x_1 + y_1, x_2 + x_1y_1 + y_2, \dots, x_my_{n-1} + x_{m-1}y_n, ...
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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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Monotonicity of ratio of symmetric polynomials

The complete homogeneous symmetric polynomials of degree $\ell$ in $n$ variables are defined by \begin{equation*} h_{\ell}(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n) = \sum_{1 \leq i_1 \leq i_2 \leq \ldots \leq i_{\ell} \...
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Is $(I(R:_{Q(R)} I))^n$ generated by $(fI)^n$ as $f$ varies over $(R:_{Q(R)} I)$?

Let $(R, \mathfrak m)$ be a Noetherian local domain of dimension $1$ which is not a UFD. Let $Q(R)$ be the fraction field of $R$. If $I\subsetneq \mathfrak m$ is a non-zero, non-principal ideal of $R$ ...
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Isn't every algebraic operad equipped with a trivial weight?

In Loday–Vallette "Algebraic Operads" they state the following result (Theorem 6.6.2, Operadic twisting morphism fundamental theorem): Let $P$ be a connected weight graded differential ...
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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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Original proof of Hilbert irreducibility theorem

Does there exist a modern exposition of Hilbert's original (1892) proof of the Hilbert irreducibility theorem? Of course, I can (and will) read Hilbert's original article, but I would feel more ...
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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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