Questions tagged [ac.commutative-algebra]
Commutative rings, modules, ideals, homological algebra, computational aspects, invariant theory, connections to algebraic geometry and combinatorics.
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Testing whether a finite dimensional algebra is a complete intersection with QPA
Let $A$ be a local commutative finite dimensional $K$-algebra for a field $K$.
We can thus assume that $A$ is given by quiver and admissible relations $KQ/I$.
It is easy to check when $A$ is ...
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For a local complete intersection ring $(R,\mathfrak m)$ with $\mathfrak m^3=0\ne \mathfrak m^2$, $\mathfrak m$ can be generated by two elements
Let $(R,\mathfrak m,k)$ be a local complete intersection ring with $\mathfrak m^3=0\ne \mathfrak m^2$. As $0\ne \mathfrak m^2 \subseteq \text{soc}(R)$ and $R$ is Gorenstein, so we get $\mathfrak m^2 =\...
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Has anyone attempted to generalize the notion of a higher differential of $ A $ and the sheaf of differentials $ \Omega_{A/k} $?
Over a field $ k $ of characteristic zero, actions of $ \widehat{\mathbb{G}_{a}} $ on a variety $ \operatorname{Spec}(A) $ are obtained from $ A $-derivations $ \delta $ of $ A $ over $ k $ via the co-...
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f.g. module $M$ over a complete local CM ring of dimension 1 such that $M, \text{Hom}_R(M,M), \text{Ext}^1_R(M,M)$ have finite injective dimension
Let $(R,\mathfrak m)$ be a local, $\mathfrak m$-adically complete, Cohen-Macaulay ring of dimension $1$. Assume that there exists a finitely generated $R$-module $M$ of depth $0$ such that $M$, $\text{...
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Are algebras of smooth functions formally smooth?
Let $M$ be a manifold. Then is the ring of smooth functions $C^\infty(M,\mathbb{R})$ formally smooth over $\mathbb{R}$?
If it helps, feel free to assume that $M$ is compact.
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On $\text{depth}_S\left(\dfrac {S}{JS+xS}\right)$, when $\text{depth}_R(R/J)=0$, and $R\to S$ is a certain flat map of local rings
Let $(R, \mathfrak m) \xrightarrow{\phi} (S,\mathfrak n) $ be a flat homomorphism of local rings such that $\mathfrak n=\mathfrak m S +xS$ for some $x\in \mathfrak n \setminus \mathfrak n^2$. Let $J$ ...
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Commutative local rings which satisfy Krull-Remak-Schmidt
Question 1: Can the class of local (always noetherian and commutative) rings be classified for which the Krull-Remak-Schmidt theorem (KRS) holds for finitely generated modules? They contain for ...
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Is there an analogue of the module of differentials for "higher order derivations" in the Hochschild/cyclic senses?
Note added by YC: the definition below of the cyclic sub-complex is incorrect; and the "higher order derivations" referred to here are traditionally known (since the 1940s) as n-cocycles.
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Is $\Gamma(U,\mathscr{O}_{X})$ a finitely generated $\Gamma(X,\mathscr{O}_{X})$-algebra?
Let $X$ be a scheme of finite type over $\mathrm{Spec}(A)$, where $A$ is a commutative ring. Let $U\subset X$ be any open subset, is $\Gamma(U,\mathscr{O}_{X})$ a finitely generated $\Gamma(X,\mathscr{...
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Projectivity of the fundamental ideal of Witt groups
Suppose $k$ is a field. I wonder when the Witt ring of the quadratic forms $\textbf{W}(k)$ has a projective fundamental ideal, which is the kernel of the rank modulo 2 morphism. Here I want a ...
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For which fields $k$ with $k^\times$ not $p$-divisible, does there exist finite $l/k$ such that $l^\times$ is $p$-divisible?
Is there a prime $p$ and a field $k$, not real closed, with $k^\times$ not $p$-divisible, such that there exists a finite extension $l/k$ such that $l^\times$ is $p$-divisible?
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Example of a secondary representation of a module that is not a direct sum
Let $A$ be a commutative ring. An $A$-module $M$ is said to be
secondary if $M\neq 0$ and for each $a\in A $, the endomorphism
$\phi_a:M\to M$ defined by $\phi_a(m)=am$ for $m\in M$ is either
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Smooth surjective morphism to integral scheme
Suppose that $f : X \rightarrow Y$ is a smooth (or even étale) surjective morphism over a field $k$ to a scheme $Y$ of finite type over $k$.
I want to show that $X$ is locally integral, i.e. (in the ...
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Does there exists a "local slice" for an action $ \widehat{\mathbb{G}_{a}} $ on $ \operatorname{Spf}(\widehat{A}) $ (char zero)?
Every action $ \beta $ of $ \mathbb{G}_{a} $ on a variety $ \operatorname{Spec}(A) $ over a field of characteristic zero is obtained from a locally nilpotent derivation $ \delta $ via $ f(t_{0} \ast x)...
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Commutative Frobenius algebra with non-invertible window element, but not square zero
For any commutative Frobenius algebra $A$ there is an associated window element $\omega \in A$. If $\mu: A \otimes A \to A$ denotes the multiplication, $1 \in A$ the unit, $b: A \otimes A \to k$ the ...
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Does analytic isomorphism imply local isomorphism?
If $ \mathfrak{p} $ is a (not necessarily closed) point of a variety $ \operatorname{Spec}(A) $, and $ \mathfrak{q} $ is a (not necessarily closed) point of a variety $ \operatorname{Spec}(B) $ such ...
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Existence of a minimal ideal with a specific property
Suppose that $R$ is a super-commutative ring (i.e. it is a unital $\mathbb{Z}_2$-graded ring satisfying $xy=(-1)^{|x|\cdot |y|}yx$ where $|x|$ denotes the grading degree of a homogeneous element $x\in ...
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Situations where extension of contraction is well-behaved?
It is known that one cannot expect the extension of the contraction of an ideal under a ring homomorphism $f:A\to B$ to be the original ideal, except in very special scenarios like surjections or ...
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Uniqueness of the "algebraic closure" of a commutative ring
There are several ways to generalize the notion of "algebraic closure" from fields to arbitrary commutative rings. A good overview is On algebraic closures by R. Raphael. I am more ...
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$K_1(k[x]/(x^2))$ for a field $k$
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}$The definition of $K_1$ is stated in "The K-book" by Charles Weibel as a quotient of $\GL(R)$, where $\GL(R)$ is the union of the sequence $R^{ \times} = \GL_1(R)...
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Ring of invariants for graph automorphism
$\DeclareMathOperator\Aut{Aut}$Let $G$ be a finite simple graph with nodes numbered $1$ to $n$. Attach variables $x_1, ..., x_n$ to nodes. The graph automorphism group $\Aut G$ acts on nodes by ...
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On actions of finite groups on adic spaces
Let $K$ be an algebraically closed complete non-archimedean field and consider the unit ball $\mathbb{B}^{1}_{K}=Sp(K\langle t\rangle)$. We have an action of $\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}$ on $\mathbb{B}^{1}...
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Linear resolution in quotient ring
Say $I$ is a homogeneous monomial ideal in the polynomial ring $S = k[x_1,...x_n]$ with a linear resolution (over $S$). Consider the quotient ring $R = k[x_1,...,x_n]/(x_1^2,...,x_n^2)$. This is my ...
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Tensor product of finite type UFD algebras over an algebraically closed field is again UFD?
Let $K$ be an algebraically closed field, $A$ and $B$ two finite type $K$-algebras which are assumed to be UFD. Is $A \otimes_K B$ again a UFD?
This question has been already asked here and here, but ...
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Is there any analogue of $\pi$ for non-Archimedean Euclidean fields?
Let us recall that a Euclidean field is an ordered field in which every positive element has a square root. Given a Euclidean field $F$, we can consider the ``Euclidean'' plane $F^2$ endowed with the ...
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What is a PBW algebra? (I.e., an algebra generalising properties of $U(\frak{g})$)
I am reading a paper where they refer to a certain algebra as a PBW algebra. What does this mean exactly? I would infer from the $U(\frak{g})$ setting that this means the existence of an ordered ...
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Invariants of the group algebra of a finite group
Consider a finite group $G$ and its complex group algebra $V_G$, on which $G$ acts. I would like to know: what are the polynomial $G$-invariants of $V_G$ i.e., the polynomial functions $p\in \mathbb{C}...
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Do quasi-excellent rings have a good constructive definition?
$\DeclareMathOperator\Sh{Sh}$Informally, a quasi-excellent ring is a Noetherian ring with a few technical extra regularity conditions that make it turns out to be the largest class of rings that allow ...
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On the generalization of a Cech-to-sheaf type spectral sequence
Let $(X,O_{X})$ be a ringed space and $\mathcal{F^{\bullet}}$ be a bounded below complex of $O_{X}$-modules on $(X,O_{X})$. On [Stacks Project 20.25.1][1] it is shown that there is a weakly convergent ...
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Checking the generic rank of a matrix
Suppose that $A,B\in M_{p,q}(\mathbb{Z})$ are two rectangular integer matrices of the same size. Suppose that one has a conjecture stating that the rank of the matrix $A+tB$ for Zariski generic values ...
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Vector algebra in a Tarski space
By a Tarski space I understand a mathematical structure $(X,B,E)$ consisting of a set $X$, a ternary betweenness relation $B\subseteq X^3$ and a 4-ary equidistance relation $E\subseteq X^2\times X^2$ ...
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Ring homomorphisms from the commutative ring into $\mathbb{Z}_2$
$\DeclareMathOperator\Hom{Hom}\DeclareMathOperator\Spec{Spec}$Let $A$ be a commutative ring not necessarily with unit and $\mathbb{Z}_2 =\{0,1\}$ be the field of two elements. I am looking for a paper ...
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Finitely generated module, which is a virtually small complex, embeds into a module of finite projective dimension?
Let $R$ be a commutative Noetherian ring, and let $\text{mod } R$ denote the abelian category of finitely generated $R$-module. Consider the bounded derived category $D^b(\text{mod } R) $ which is a ...
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The algebraic structure of a line in a (Tarski) plane
By a Tarski plane (resp. plane) I understand a mathematical structure $(X,B,\equiv)$ consisting of a set $X$, a ternary betweenness relation $B\subseteq X^3$ and the 4-ary congruence relation ${\equiv}...
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Can a Dedekind domain have a power basis over a ring that isn't a Dedekind domain?
This aim of this question is to determine whether there exists a proof (or some counterexample) to the following statement : "If $R$ is a subring of Dedekind domain $S$, such that $S$ has a power ...
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Classification of 2-periodic triangulated categories
Let $T$ be an algebraic triangulated (k-linear over a field, Hom-finite, idempotent-complete) category. Call $T$ 2-periodic if $\Omega^2(X) \cong X$ for all $X \in T$.
Question 1: Is there a ...
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When is $R$ a direct summand of Frobenius pushforwards?
Let $(R,\mathfrak m)$ be a reduced Noetherian local ring of prime characteristic $p$. For integer $e>0$, let $F^e_* R$ denote the $R$-module which is $R$ as an abelian group, but the $R$-module ...
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Top local cohomology - recommendations
I need some background in local cohomology to read a certain paper, which exploits the structure of the top local cohomology. Even after acquainting myself to local cohomology, I fail to understand ...
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Is a closed subsecheme contained in a Cartier divisor?
Let $X$ be a variety over a field $k$. For a closed subscheme $Z\hookrightarrow X$ and a closed point $x\in X$ such that $\text{codim}_XZ \geq 1$ and $x\notin |Z|$, is there an effective Cartier ...
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Grobner basis of a submodule of a free module over polynomial ring
Let $A=\mathbb{Q} [x_1,\dots,x_n]$ be the ring of polynomials with rational coefficients. Let $T$ be an $m\times n$ matrix with entries from $A$. Consider it as a morphism of $A$-modules $T\colon A^n\...
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Extending reals with logarithm of zero: properties and reference request
If we take logarithmic function, we can see that its real part at zero approaches negative infinity with the same rate and sign from any direction on the complex plane, while the Cauchy main value of ...
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What commutative algebra is used in computer computation of kernel of polynomial matrix?
Let $A=\mathbb{Q}[x_1,\dots, x_n]$ be the polynomial ring with rational coefficients. Let $T$ be a matrix of size $m\times n$ with entries from $A$. It can be considered as a morphism of $A$-modules $...
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A question on curves on effective divisors
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbb{C}$ with $\dim X=3$ and $\mathrm{Pic}(X)=\mathbb{Z}\cdot D$, where $D$ is a very ample effective Cartier divisor on $X$. Let $Z$ and $C$ be two ...
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On the noetherianess of some subalgebras of an affinoid algebra
$\DeclareMathOperator\Sp{Sp}$Let $X=\Sp(A)$ be a connected smooth affinoid rigid space over a discretely valued non-archimedean field $K$. Let $\mathcal{R}$ be a valuation ring of $K$, and fix a ...
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Non-tree models of Lagrange inversion polynomials
The specific Lagrange inversion / series reversion polynomials (LIPs) I'm addressing are illustrated in OEIS A134685 with a general linear term and in Lang's pdf for A176740 with the coefficient of ...
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Nullstellensatz with nilpotents and $I=J(V(I))$
Let $R$ be the ring $$\mathbb{R}[t_1,t_2\ldots]/(t_1^2,t_2^2,\ldots)$$
Let $p_1,\ldots p_\ell$ be polynomials in $R[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$ whose constant terms are 0.
Let $f$ be a polynomial which is zero ...
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When can we choose non-zero-divisor $x\in \mathfrak m$ in a reduced local ring $(R,\mathfrak m)$ such that $R/xR$ is also reduced?
Let $(R,\mathfrak m)$ be a local Cohen-Macaulay reduced ring of dimension at least $2$. Then, can we find a non-zero-divisor $x\in \mathfrak m$ such that $R/xR$ is again a reduced ring?
If needed, I ...
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Lifting module homomorphisms imposing conditions on characteristic polynomials
Suppose that we are in the setting described in the first two paragraphs of this MSE post. My question wants to deal with an instance of the study of the amount of freedom that the choice of the ...
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Intersection theory on normal crossing algebraic surfaces
Let $X$ be an algebraic surface with normal crossing singularities. Suppose the singular locus of $X$ is a smooth curve. Let us denote it by $C$. Suppose $D$ is another smooth curve in $X$ which ...
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Are algebraic groups over algebraically closed fields Cohen–Macaulay?
$\DeclareMathOperator\CM{CM}\DeclareMathOperator\Spec{Spec}$Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field and let $G$ be an algebraic group over $k$.
My question: is $G$ Cohen–Macaulay? If not, are there ...
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