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Traces in finite extensions of integrally closed domains

$\def\fp{\mathfrak{p}}\def\fq{\mathfrak{q}}$I'm looking for a reference for the following commutative algebra fact. Let $A$ be an integrally closed integral domain, with field of fractions $K$. Let $...
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Where can I find Andre's "Cinq exposés sur la désingularisation"?

Many expositions of Popescu's desingularization theorem indicate that an other proof of this theorem can be found in "Cinq exposés sur la désingularisation" by M. Andre, Ecole Polytechnique ...
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K-Theory and completion [duplicate]

I vaguely remember the existence of a statement that relates the $K$-theory (in the sense of Quillen) of a noetherian local ring $A$ with maximal ideal $\mathfrak{m}$ with the $K$-theory of the $\...
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Extensions of maps between graded modules

Let $R$ be a connected graded ring (like $R=\mathbb R[x_1,\dots,x_d]$ with the usual grading) and let $N \subset R^{\oplus n}$ be a graded submodule, i.e. $$N= \bigoplus_{i \in \mathbb N} (N \cap R^{\...
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What sort of ring-theoretic properties does the representation ring of a compact Lie group possess?

Recall the definition of the representation ring $R(G)$ of a compact Lie group $G$. I'd like a reference that gives me basic ring-theoretic properties that $R(G)$ always has, or enough info that I can ...
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Who and when proved Artin's Theorem on alternative rings?

I am interested in the history of the proof of Artin's Theorem (on the diassociativity of alternative rings). Question. When has Artin proved this theorem and where was it published for the first ...
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Quasi-compact surjective morphism of smooth k-schemes is flat

I have precedently posted the same question on Math.Stackexchange (https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4277856/quasi-compact-surjective-morphism-of-smooth-k-schemes-is-flat), but to no avail; I ...
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Condition such that the fibres of a polynomial map $p :\mathbb{C}^n\rightarrow \mathbb{C}^n$ are finite

I was told that if $A$ is the subring of $\mathbb{C}[x_1,\ldots, x_n]$ generated by the polynomials $p_1(x_1,\ldots, x_n),\ldots, p_1(x_1,\ldots, x_n)$, then the preimage $p^{-1}(c)$ via the map $p = (...
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Transitivity of discriminant for flat algebras

Sorry if the question doesn't feed this site, I'm reposting it from MSE. Nobody answered it there and I couldn't find the proof in general case(whenever it was mentioned the proof was referred to as a ...
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Level of a commutative ring and its quotient field

Reading Lam's Introduction to Real Algebra, he remarks that: For a Dedekind domain $A$ with quotient field $F$, then $s(A)$ is either $s(F)$ or $s(F) + 1$. Furthermore, $s(A)$ is either $\infty$, $2^{...
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Polya's theory of counting and commutative algebra

Do you know if there exist algebraic studies of the ring of the power series which emerge when using the theory of Polya for enumeration of sets with certain symmetries? For instance if some ideals ...
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Literature Request: The derived category is Krull-Schmidt

I am looking for literature where it is proven that the derived category of bounded complexes over a finite-dimensional algebra is Krull-Schmidt. I found this question Literature request: $K^b(\text{...
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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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Reference for (co)limit-preserving functor $X\mapsto R^X$

Fix a commutative ring $R$. There's a contravariant functor from finite sets to finite $R$-algebras sending $X$ to $R^X$. Viewed as a covariant functor $\text{set}^{op}\to R\text{-alg}$, this functor ...
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Original sources for two theorems by Bass, Matlis and Papp

It is an interesting fact that a commutative ring $R$ is noetherian if and only if direct sums of injective $R$-modules are injective, and if and only if every injective $R$-module is a direct sum of ...
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Unsolved problems concerning Artinian Rings and Artinian Modules

I am preparing a write-up on Topics on Artinian Rings and Modules for a project. I hope to mention some unsolved problems in the domain of these objects along the way. Till now, I have been able to ...
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The $1$-dimensional Jacobian Conjecture over $\mathbb{Z}$-torsion free rings

I am looking for further proofs, preferably in the literature, of the following result: Proposition: Let $R$ be a unital commutative $\mathbb{Z}$-torsion free ring. If $f(x) \in R[x]$ with $f'(x) \in ...
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Irreducible algebraic sets via irreducible polynomials

There are many results about irreducible polynomials over finite fields: we know a cardinality of all irreducible polynomials with given degree, we know explicit examples of irreducible polynomials, ...
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Reference request on Leray numbers

The Leray number $L_{\Bbbk}(K)$ (relative to a field $\Bbbk$) of a simplicial complex $K$ is the least $d\geq 0$ such that $\widetilde H_n(C,\Bbbk)=0$ for all $n\geq d$ and all induced subcomplexes $C$...
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Intersection of commutative factorial domains: completely integrally closed and Krull domain

Let $A=\bigcap_{t\in T}D_t$ be an integral domain such that $D_t$ is a commutative factorial domain for every $t\in T$. It is quite natural to see that $A$ is a completely integrally closed domain. ...
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Which power of $2$ kills $W(k)$?

Is the following fact "well-known": if $-1$ is a sum of squares in a field $k$, then the Witt group $W(k)$ of quadratic forms is killed by multiplication by $2^N$ for some $N\ge 0$? What can one say ...
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Linearity of covariant and contravariant $Ext^1$ functors defined via short exact sequences

Let $R$ be a Commutative ring. Let $M,X,Y$ be $R$-modules. Let $f: X \to Y$ be an $R$-linear map. Then, given an exact sequence $\eta: 0\to X \to Z_{\eta} \to M \to 0$ in $Ext^1(M,X)$, the pushout of $...
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Flatness and intersections of Cohen-Macaulay subvarieties

There's a commutative algebra fact that I would very much like to be true but could, for all I know, be completely false. One version that would be sufficient is: Say $A$ is a smooth projective ...
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Is this height-transcendence-degree inequality true without AC ?

Let $R$ be a $k$-algebra ($k$ a field) and a domain of finite Krull dimension. In $\quad$ Krull dimension less or equal than transcendence degree? it is shown that $$\text{Krull-dim}(R) \le \text{...
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Paper by I. Swanson on symbolic powers

I am looking for a paper by Irena Swanson on a result on comparison of ordinary and symbolic powers of prime ideals in complete local rings. The paper is referenced in problem 0.9 here https://aimath....
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Further developments of Cartier–Gabriel–Kostant–Milnor–Moore Structure Theorem for cocommutative Hopf algebras

A very well-known theorem in Hopf algebra theory (see, for example, Lorenz - A tour of representation theory or the EGNO book (Etingof, Gelaki, Nikshych, and Ostrik - Tensor categories)) states that ...
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Which monoids can be realized as the monoid of ideals of a commutative monoid?

Let $H$ be a commutative monoid (written multiplicatively). We say that a set $I \subseteq H$ is an ideal of $H$ if $IH = I$. The set $\mathcal I(H)$ of all ideals of $H$ is made into a (commutative) ...
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Reference on the classification of (low rank) Gorenstein rings over $\mathbb{C}$

I am interested in the question of the classification of (low rank) Gorenstein rings over $\mathbb{C}$. The socle of a local algebra is the annihilator of its maximal ideal. A commutative local ring ...
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Factorization of schemes

Let $k$ be a ring (perhaps a field). Let $M$ be the "set" of isomorphism classes of $k$-algebras and regard it as a commutative monoid with multiplication $\otimes_k $ and unit element $k$. There is ...
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Effective bound on "Jacobian rank" for (regular) planar algebraic curves

Let an irreducible, square-free complex polynomial $f\in \mathbb C[x,y]$ be given. It is well known that the curve $\mathcal C:=\{f=0\}$ is nonsingular if and only if $\mathbb C[x,y]=<f,\partial_xf,...
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A generalization of the discriminant of a polynomial

Let $\mathbb{K}$ be a field and let $f \in \mathbb{K}[x]$ be a monic polynomial of degree $n$. Suppose that $\alpha_1, \ldots, \alpha_n$ are all the roots of $f$ (in some algebraic closure of $\mathbb{...
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The volume around a singular isolated root when equalities are loosened

Suppose I have a system of polynomial equations in $n$ real variables $f_i(x_1,\ldots,x_n)=0$, $i=1,\ldots,m$, such that $0$ is an isolated solution. Now I replace each of the equations with a double-...
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Reference request for division algebras, over $\mathbb{Q}_{p}((t))$

I was looking for a possible reference that would answer the following question, Let $\mathbb{Q}_{p}$ be the $p$-adic numbers and $\mathbb{Q}_{p}((t))$ be the field of Laurent polynomials over $\...
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Base change and relative Ext over noncommutative rings

Given two smooth projective schemes $X$ and $Y$ over some algebraically closed field $k$, we have $X\times Y$ with the projections $p$ to $X$ and $q$ to $Y$. Furthermore we have a "nice" sheaf of ...
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Prime-ness checking for polynomial ideals over ACFs( algebraically closed fields).

Let $f_1,\ldots f_m \in k[X]$ have degrees bounded by $l$. and $I(\bar{f})$ be the ideal generated by $\bar{f}$. If $I(\bar{f})$ is not a prime ideal then its non-primeness is witnessed by polynomials ...
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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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What is known about the number of elements needed to generate a given ideal in $k[X_1,\dots,X_n]$?

In Algebraic Geometry by J.S. Milne, after he proves Hilbert's Basis Theorem, he makes the following aside: One may ask how many elements are needed to generate a given a given ideal $\mathfrak a$ in ...
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List of equivalent conditions for the invariant subalgebra to be polynomial

Let $k$ be a field, $P_n$ the polynomial algebra in $n$ indeterminates, and $G<\operatorname{GL}_n$ a finite group whose order is coprime to the characteristic of $k$, and that acts on $P_n$ by ...
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Lie bracket of general unipotent matrices

Let $k$ be a field (of characteristic $0$). Let $$ X:=\begin{pmatrix}1&x_{1,2}&x_{1,3}&\cdots&x_{1,n}\\ &1&x_{2,3}&\cdots&x_{2,n}\\ &&1&\cdots&x_{3,n}\\ ...
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Theta functions in acyclic cluster algebras

Setup: Let $B$ be a skew-symmetrisable integer matrix and $\mathcal{A}$ be the cluster algebra with principal coefficients at a seed with mutation matrix $\tilde{B}$ whose principal part is equal to $...
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Inequality for $q$-binomials

Recall the constructions $[n]_q=\frac{1-q^n}{1-q}, [n]!_q=[1]_q[2]_q\cdots[n]_q$ with $[0]!_q:=1$ and the $q$-binomials (Gaussian polynomials) $$\binom{n}k_q=\frac{[n]!_q}{[k]!_q[n-k]!_q}.$$ Given two ...
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Characterizing atomicity in a commutative domain

In Proposition 1.1 of [Math. Proc. Cambridge Phil. Soc. 64 (1968), No. 2, 251-264], P.M. Cohn famously claimed (without proof) that a commutative domain is atomic if and only if it satisfies the ...
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Possible number of zeros of a stable perturbation of a germ $(\mathbb{R}^n, 0) \to (\mathbb{R}^n, 0)$

Let $f:(\mathbb{R}^n, 0) \to (\mathbb{R}^n, 0)$ be an analytic germ. Assume that it has isolated zero at 0, that is, $f^{-1}(0)=\{0\}$, what is more, assume that the dimension of the local algebra* $Q(...
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Integral domains with finitely many units

Question: Is there a classification of (noetherian if needed) integral domains with finitely many units ? (of course we can exclude fields as trivial examples) Probably there are many such domains ...
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Picard group of hypersurfaces in $\mathbb{P}^r\times\mathbb{P}^s$

Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field, say $k=\mathbb{C}$. Let $r,s$ be sufficiently large integers. Is it true that, for any irreducible hypersurface $X$ of bi-degree $(d,1)$ in $\mathbb{P}^r\...
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$\mathcal{C}$-filtering of modules inherited by submodules

I'll state the question about modules, but I'm open to examples in other contexts. I am not an algebraist, so please forgive any non-conventional terminology. DEFINITION: Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a ...
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Reference request: Formal Existence for stacks

Is there a formal existence Theorem for coherent sheaves on locally Noetherian Artin Stacks, in the spirit of Grothendieck's Formal GAGA? Is it available for more general stacks?
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formal completion of smooth morphism

Let $f: X\to S$ be a smooth morphism of schemes. Let $p$ be a section. Let $\hat{\mathscr{O}}_{X, p(S)}$ be the completion $X$ along $p(S)$. Then I think for every point $s\in S$, there exists an ...
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$\lambda$-Decomposition for Connes' Cyclic Complex

Let $k$ be a field of characteristic zero, and $A$ be a commutative unital $k$-algebra. Then the cyclic homology of $A$ has a $\lambda$-decomposition: $$HC_{n}(A)=HC_{n}^{(1)}(A)\oplus \cdots \oplus ...
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map of Koszul cohomology

I am reading paper "Standard systems of parameters and their blowing-up rings", J. Reine Angew. Math. 344 (1983), 201--220 of Peter Schenzel. In proof of Theorem 3.9, page 209-the second diagram, he ...
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