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Generalization of Koszul cohomology for wedge product with a fixed q-form: literature and references?
Let $A$ be a commutative ring. For an odd positive integer $q$ and an integer $p$ in the range $1 \leq p \leq q$, consider the cochain complex:
$0 \to \Lambda^p(A^N) \to \Lambda^{p+q}(A^N) \to \cdots \...
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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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What is known about vector subspaces of polynomial rings closed under factors?
Let $R$ be a commutative ring. Call a nonempty subset $F$ of $R$ a factroid if it is closed under sums and factors. That is:
If $a,b \in F$, then $a+b \in F$, and
If $a,b \in R$ with $a\in R$ ...
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Projective cover (minimal) for (derived)complete modules over Noetherian local rings exist?
Let $(R,\mathfrak m)$ be a commutative Noetherian local ring. Let $M$ be an $R$-module which is $\mathfrak m$-adically derived complete. Then, does there exist a free $R$-module $F$ and a surjective $...
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Dimension from Hilbert series with variable-weighted grading?
Suppose $R = F[x_1,...,x_n]/I$ is a finitely generated ring over the field $F$, and suppose there is a function $d:[n] \to \mathbb{Z}$ such that defining the degree of a monomial $x_1^{e_1} ... x_n^{...
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Reference for surjectivity of the canonical map $R^{G_1} \otimes R^{G_2} \to R^{G_1 \cap G_2}$
Let $R$ be a commutative ring, $G$ a finite group with an action over $R$. Let $G_1, G_2 \subset G$ be two subgroups. Then the canonical map $R^{G_1} \otimes R^{G_2} \to R^{G_1 \cap G_2}$ is ...
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On analytic transcendence degree and Krull dimension for homomorphic images of power series rings
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic zero and $I$ be a radical ideal of $k[[x_1,\ldots, x_n]]$. Let $P$ be a minimal prime ideal of the reduced ring $R:=k[[x_1,\ldots, x_n]]/I$. Then, $R_P$ is a field ...
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Transcendence degree and Krull dimension for homomorphic images of power series rings
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic zero and $I$ be a radical ideal of $k[[x_1,\ldots, x_n]]$. Let $P$ be a minimal prime ideal of the reduced ring $R:=k[[x_1,\ldots, x_n]]/I$. Then, $R_P$ is a field ...
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Example of non injective module over Noetherian local ring with trivial vanishing against residue field?
Is there an example of a module $M$ over a commutative Noetherian local ring $(R,\mathfrak m, k)$ such that $\text{Ext}_R^{>0}(k, M)=0$ but $M$ is not an injective $R$-module?
I know that for such ...
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Minimal injective resolution and change of rings
Let $R$ be a commutative Noetherian ring. For an $R$-module $M$, let $0\to E^0_R(M)\to E^1_R(M)\to \ldots $ denote the minimal injective resolution of $M$. I have two questions:
(1) If $I$ is an ...
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Localization of quasi-excellent rings are quasi-excellent?
If $R$ is a quasi-excellent ring, then is $R_{\mathfrak p}$ also quasi-excellent for every prime ideal $\mathfrak p$ of $R$ ?
I think Matsumura's commutative ring theory book says that localization of ...
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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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Explicit computation of Čech-cohomology of coherent sheaves on $\mathbb{P}^n_A$
$\newcommand{\proj}[1]{\operatorname{proj}(#1)}
\newcommand{\PSP}{\mathbb{P}}$These days I noticed the following result of (constructive) commutative algebra, which I think is probably well known ...
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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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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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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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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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Generalized Puiseux series for diagonal reflections of the curves $y = \frac{x}{(1-ax)(1-bx)^m}$
Reflection of the curve $y = f_m(x) = \frac{x}{(1-ax)(1-bx)^m}$ through the diagonal line $y=x$ in the $xy$-plane can be regarded as local compositional inversion of the curve $y=f_m(x)$. ($x,y,a,b$ ...
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Unpacking the plethystic substitution $h_n[n\mathbf{z}]$ in a paper by Aval, Bergeron and Garsia
I'm not familiar with the formalism of plethysm, so I need some help in unpacking the plethystic substitution $h_n[n\mathbf{z}]$ found in eqns. 5.6 and 5.9 of "Combinatorics of labelled ...
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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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Affine scheme over ring of meromorphic functions with finite poles on unit circle
I am looking into the set $S$ of meromorphic functions with a finite number of poles on the unit circle (i.e., rational functions with poles on the unit circle). I assume that any $h\in S$ has the ...
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Factorization of the symmetric function identity $E(t)=1/H(t)$ with the refined Euler characteristic polynomials of associahedra / Lagrange inversion
I've come across two matrix identities, flagged with daggers below, relating the two sets of elementary and complete homogeneous symmetric polynomials/functions via the two sets of refined Lah and ...
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Reference for a clear version of multigraded Serre-Grothendieck-Deligne correspondence local cohomology
The Grothendieck-Serre-Deligne correspondence states the following. Let $ R $ be a Noetherian, graded ring and let $ T $ be $ \operatorname{Proj}(R) $. If $ \mathcal{F} $ is a coherent sheaf on $ T $...
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Are covering families of localizations stable under pushouts?
For a commutative ring $A$, we call a finite family of localizations $A \to A_{S_i}$ (where $S_i$ are some subsets of $A$) a covering if the canonical morphism $A \to \prod A_{S_i}$ is an effective ...
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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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Locally compact rings with reciprocals
A topological field is defined to be a topological ring $F$ with reciprocals such that the reciprocal function $F\setminus\{0\} \to F\setminus\{0\}$ is continuous. Locally compact topological fields ...
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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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Correspondence between fundamental group and geometric properties of $X$
At the time of studing some algebraic topology I was wondering about the following.
Let $X$ be a topological space and $\pi_1(X)$ be its fundamental group.
If we assume some algebraic property of $\...
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Uniqueness of indecomposable decomposition (Krull–Schmidt) for finitely generated modules over commutative Noetherian standard graded rings
Let $R_0=\mathbb C$ and $R=\bigoplus_{i\geq 0} R_i$ be a commutative Noetherian graded ring such that the grading is standard, i.e., $R=R_0[R_1]$. Let $M$ be a finitely generated $R$-module. Evidently,...
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An alternative proof that Buchsbaum rings are generalized Cohen-Macaulay
Let $(R,\mathfrak{m})$ be a Noetherian local ring. $R$ is said to be Buchsbaum if, for each ideal $\mathfrak{q}$ generated by a full system of parameters, the number $\lambda_R(R/\mathfrak{q})-e_{\...
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Completion of $\mathbb F_q(T)$
It is easy to prove that for a an irreducible polynomial $P$ of degree $d$ of $\mathbb F_q[T]$, one can embed $\mathbb F_{q^d}$ in $\mathbb F_q(T)_P$ (the completion of $\mathbb F_q(T)$ at $P$) and ...
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Homological conjectures for finite dimensional commutative algebras
$\DeclareMathOperator\Ext{Ext}\DeclareMathOperator\Hom{Hom}$>Question: What are some (open) homological conjectures that are also relevent for finite dimensional commutative algebras over a field $...
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Lie bracket of general unipotent matrices
Let $k$ be a field (of characteristic $0$). Let
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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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Discovery of Hilbert polynomial
Presumably it was Hilbert who discovered Hilbert polynomials - where did they first appear?
The basic theorem is that for a finitely generated graded module $M = \bigoplus_k M_k$ over the ring of ...
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Reference request for the group of units of a power series ring in one variable
Let $\mathbb F_p$ denote the finite prime field of $p$ elements. What reference can be recommended for an analysis of the structure of the group of units of the power series ring $\mathbb F_p[[x]]$? ...
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An iterative formula for the Kreweras-Voiculescu polynomials (reference request)
Let
$$N(x) = 1 + \sum_{k \ge 1} N_k(h_1,h_2,...,h_k) \;x^k$$
$$ = 1 + h_1 x + (h_1^2 + h_2) x^2 + (h_1^3 + 3h_1h_2 + h_3)x^3 + (h_1^4 + 6 h_2 h_1^2 + 4 h_3 h_1 + 2 h_2^2 + h_4) x^4 + \cdots$$
be the ...
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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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List of automorphism groups of low-dimensional complex commutative algebras?
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a finite-dimensional commutative associative unital $\mathbb{C}$-algebra. I am looking for a list (of further examples of) $\operatorname{Aut}_\mathbb{C}(\mathcal{A})$, the group ...
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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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Hilbert polynomials of graded algebras evaluated at negative numbers
Let $k$ be a field and let $R$ be a commutative (standard) graded $k$-algebra, that is, $R=\bigoplus_{n=0}^\infty R_n$ with $R_0=k$ (and $R=k[R_1]$). The Hilbert function $h_R:\mathbb{N}\rightarrow \...
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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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Log associahedra and log noncrossing partitions--raising ops and symmetric function theory for $A_n$ (references)
Where do the following three sets $[LA]$, $[ILA]$, and $[LN]$ of partition polynomials appear in the literature?
There are two sets of partition polynomials, not in the OEIS, that serve as the ...
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Extension of work by Novelli and Thibon on noncommutative symmetric functions and Lagrange inversion
(Edit May 12, 2023: I just put up a brief summary of some of my notes on the partition polynomials described below in my WordPress mini-arXiv at "As Above, So Below". It contains multinomial ...
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Cohen-Macaulayness of rings of polynomials vanishing at points
Let $V$ be a finite dimensional vector space, let $L_1$, $L_2$, ..., $L_r$ be subspaces and let $w_1$, $w_2$, ..., $w_r$ be positive rational numbers. Define a graded ring $R$ where $R_d$ is those ...
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Degree of an even/odd part of a formal power series over a polynomial ring
Let $K$ be a field with $\operatorname{char}K\ne 2$ (say, $K=\mathbb{R}$ or $\mathbb{C}$) and consider a formal power series $f=f(x)\in K[[x]]$ such that $[K[x,f]:K[x]\,]=d$. Suppose $f_e,f_o\in K[[x]]...
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On Serre's condition and singular locus of determinantal rings
Let $R$ be a Commutative Noetherian ring. Let $\mathbf X:=[X_{ij}]_{1\le i \le r, 1 \le s \le t}$ be a matrix of indeterminates. Let $t>1$ be an integer, and $I_t(\mathbf X)$ denote the ideal in $...
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$\Omega$ for noetherian semiperfect rings
Let $A$ be a a two-sided noetherian semiperfect ring and assume that the injective dimension of the left and right regular modules are equal to $n \geq 1$.
Let $\Omega^n(mod A)$ be the category of $n$-...
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Intersection theory on schemes with Gorenstein singularities
Is there a good reference/book on Intersection theory on schemes with Gorenstein singularities? Does the construction of the intersection of cycles discussed in Fulton's book also hold for schemes ...
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Condition for equality of modules generated by columns of matrices
Let $R$ be a commutative ring with unit. Let $M_A$ denote the submodule of $R^m$ generated by columns of a matrix $A$ with entries in $R$. Suppose we are given two matrices $A,B \in R^{m \times k}$. I ...
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