Betti numbers of determinantal ideals

Let R=k[x₁,…,x_n] be a polynomial ring and let IR be a graded ideal. In [T. Römer, Betti numbers and shifts in minimal graded free resolutions, arXiv: AC/070119], Römer asked whether under the Cohen–Macaulay assumption the ith Betti number β_i(R/I) can be bounded above by a function of the maximal shifts in the minimal graded free R-resolution of R/I as well as bounded below by a function of the minimal shifts. The goal of this paper is to establish such bounds for graded Cohen–Macaulay algebras k[x₁,…,x_n]/I when I is a standard determinantal ideal of arbitrary codimension. We also discuss other examples as well as when these bounds are sharp.     

Stanley decompositions and polarization

We define nice partitions of the multicomplex associated with a Stanley ideal. As the main result we show that if the monomial ideal I is a CM Stanley ideal, then I ^p is a Stanley ideal as well, where I ^p is the polarization of I.     

Multiplicities and Reduction Numbers

Let (Rmbe a Cohen–Macaulay local ring and let I be an ideal. There are at least five algebras built on I whose multiplicity data affect the reduction number r(I) of the ideal. We introduce techniques from the Rees algebra theory of modules to produce estimates for r(I), for classes of ideals of dimension one and two. Previous cases of such estimates were derived for ideals of dimension zero.     

Graph of a Nearring with Respect to an Ideal

We introduce a concept called the graph of a nearring N with respect to an ideal I of N denoted by G _I (N). Then we define a new type of symmetry called ideal symmetry of G _I (N). The ideal symmetry of G _I (N) implies the symmetry determined by the automorphism group of G _I (N). We prove that if I is a 3-prime ideal of a zero-symmetric nearring N then G _I (N) is ideal symmetric. Under certain conditions, we find that if G _I (N) is ideal symmetric then I is 3-prime. Finally, we deduce that if N is an equiprime nearring then the prime graph of N is ideal symmetric.     

Generalizations of projectivity and supplements revisited for superfluous ideals

We (re)introduce four ideal-related generalizations of classic module-theoretic notions: the ideal-superfluity, projective ideal-covers, the ideal-projectivity, and ideal-supplements. For a superfluous ideal I, the main theorem asserts the equivalence between the conditions: “I-supplements are direct summands in finitely generated projective modules”; “finitely generated I-projective modules are projective”; “projective modules with finitely generated factors modulo I are finitely generated”; “finitely generated flat modules with projective factors modulo I are projective.” Moreover, we provide a property of the ideal I which is sufficient for the equivalence to hold true. The property is expressed in terms of idempotent-lifting in matrix rings.     

On n-Absorbing Ideals of Commutative Rings

Let R be a commutative ring with 1 ≠ 0 and n a positive integer. In this article, we study two generalizations of a prime ideal. A proper ideal I of R is called an n-absorbing (resp., strongly n-absorbing) ideal if whenever x ₁…x _n+1 ∈ I for x ₁,…, x _n+1 ∈ R (resp., I ₁…I _n+1 ? I for ideals I ₁,…, I _n+1 of R), then there are n of the x _i 's (resp., n of the I _i 's) whose product is in I. We investigate n-absorbing and strongly n-absorbing ideals, and we conjecture that these two concepts are equivalent. In particular, we study the stability of n-absorbing ideals with respect to various ring-theoretic constructions and study n-absorbing ideals in several classes of commutative rings. For example, in a Noetherian ring every proper ideal is an n-absorbing ideal for some positive integer n, and in a Prüfer domain, an ideal is an n-absorbing ideal for some positive integer n if and only if it is a product of prime ideals.     

Ideal amenability of Banach algebras on locally compact groups

In this paper we study the ideal amenability of Banach algebras. LetA be a Banach algebra and letI be a closed two-sided ideal inA, A isI-weakly amenable ifH ¹(A,I ^*) = {0}. Further,A is ideally amenable ifA isI-weakly amenable for every closed two-sided idealI inA. We know that a continuous homomorphic image of an amenable Banach algebra is again amenable. We show that for ideal amenability the homomorphism property for suitable direct summands is true similar to weak amenability and we apply this result for ideal amenability of Banach algebras on locally compact groups.     

Weak subintegral closure of ideals

We describe some basic facts about the weak subintegral closure of ideals in both the algebraic and complex-analytic settings. We focus on the analogy between results on the integral closure of ideals and modules and the weak subintegral closure of an ideal. We start by giving a new geometric interpretation of the Reid–Roberts–Singh criterion for when an element is weakly subintegral over a subring. We give new characterizations of the weak subintegral closure of an ideal. We associate with an ideal I of a ring A an ideal I_>, which consists of all elements of A such that v(a)>v(I), for all Rees valuations v of I. The ideal I_> plays an important role in conditions from stratification theory such as Whitney's condition A and Thom's condition Af and is contained in every reduction of I. We close with a valuative criterion for when an element is in the weak subintegral closure of an ideal. For this, we introduce a new closure operation for a pair of modules, which we call relative weak closure. We illustrate the usefulness of our valuative criterion.     

M-Canonical ideals in integral domains

We prove that a Priifer domain R has an m-canonical ideal J, that is, an ideal I such that J: (I: J) = J for every ideal J of R, if and only if R is h-local with only finitely many maximal ideals that are not finitely generated; moreover, if these conditions are satisfied, then the product of the non-finitely generated maximal ideals is an m-canonical ideal of R     

A Classification of Commutative Reduced Filial Rings

A ring R is said to be filial when for every I, J, if I is an ideal of J and J is an ideal of R then I is an ideal of R. The classification of commutative reduced filial rings is given.     

Generic Initial Ideals,Graded Betti Numbers,and k-Lefschetz Properties

We introduce the k-strong Lefschetz property and the k-weak Lefschetz property for graded Artinian K-algebras, which are generalizations of the Lefschetz properties. The main results are:

1. Let I be an ideal of R = K[x ₁, x ₂,…, x _n ] whose quotient ring R/I has the n-SLP. Suppose that all kth differences of the Hilbert function of R/I are quasi-symmetric. Then the generic initial ideal of I is the unique almost revlex ideal with the same Hilbert function as R/I.

2. We give a sharp upper bound on the graded Betti numbers of Artinian K-algebras with the k-WLP and a fixed Hilbert function.     

Monomial Ideals of Forest Type

As a generalization of the facet ideal of a forest, we define monomial ideal of forest type and show that monomial ideals of forest type are pretty clean. As a consequence, we show that if I is a monomial ideal of forest type in the polynomial ring S, then Stanley's decomposition conjecture holds for S/I. The other main result of this article shows that a clutter is totally balanced if and only if it has the free vertex property, and which is also equivalent to say that its edge ideal is a monomial ideal of forest type or is generated by an M sequence.     

Topological finite-determinacy of functions with non-isolated singularities

We introduce the concept of topological finite-determinacy for germs of analytic functions within a fixed ideal I, which provides a notion of topological finite-determinacy of functions with non-isolated singularities. We prove the following statement which generalizes classical results of Thom and Varchenko: let A be the complement in the ideal I of the space of germs whose topological type remains unchanged under a deformation within the ideal that only modifies sufficiently large order terms of the Taylor expansion. Then A has infinite codimension in I in a suitable sense. We also prove the existence of generic topological types of families of germs of I parametrized by an irreducible analytic set.     

Note on ideal-transforms, Rees rings, and Krull rings

Let I be an ideal in a Noetherian ring R and let T(I) be the ideal-transform of R with respect to I. Several necessary and sufficient conditions are given for T(I) to be Noetherian for a height one ideal I in an important class of altitude two local domains, and some specific examples are given to show that the integral closure T(I)′ and the complete integral closure T(I)″ of T(I) may differ, even when R is an altitude two Cohen-Macaulay local domain whose integral closure is a regular domain and a finite R-module. It is then shown that T(I)″ is always a Krull ring, and if the integral closure of R is a finite R-module, then T(I)′ is contained in a finite T(I)-module. Finally, these last two results are applied to certain symbolic Rees rings.     

Generalizations of Prime Ideals

Let R be a commutative ring with identity. Various generalizations of prime ideals have been studied. For example, a proper ideal I of R is weakly prime (resp., almost prime) if a, b ∈ R with ab ∈ I ? {0} (resp., ab ∈ I ? I ²) implies a ∈ I or b ∈ I. Let φ:?(R) → ?(R) ∪ {?} be a function where ?(R) is the set of ideals of R. We call a proper ideal I of R a φ-prime ideal if a, b ∈ R with ab ∈ I ? φ(I) implies a ∈ I or b ∈ I. So taking φ_?(J) = ? (resp., φ₀(J) = 0, φ₂(J) = J ²), a φ_?-prime ideal (resp., φ₀-prime ideal, φ₂-prime ideal) is a prime ideal (resp., weakly prime ideal, almost prime ideal). We show that φ-prime ideals enjoy analogs of many of the properties of prime ideals.     

Resolutions of Facet Ideals

Abstract

In this paper we study the resolution of a facet ideal associated with a special class of simplicial complexes introduced by Faridi. These simplicial complexes are called trees, and are a generalization (to higher dimensions) of the concept of a tree in graph theory. We show that the Koszul homology of the facet ideal I of a tree is generated by the homology classes of monomial cycles, determine the projective dimension and the regularity of I if the tree is 1-dimensional, show that the graded Betti numbers of I satisfy an alternating sum property if the tree is connected in codimension 1, and classify all trees whose facet ideal has a linear resolution.     

Stanley depth of monomial ideals with small number of generators

For a monomial ideal I ⊂ S = K[x ₁...,x _n ], we show that sdepth(S/I) ≥ n − g(I), where g(I) is the number of the minimal monomial generators of I. If I =νI′, where ν ∈ S is a monomial, then we see that sdepth(S/I) = sdepth(S/I′). We prove that if I is a monomial ideal I ⊂ S minimally generated by three monomials, then I and S/I satisfy the Stanley conjecture. Given a saturated monomial ideal I ⊂ K[x ₁,x ₂,x ₃] we show that sdepth(I) = 2. As a consequence, sdepth(I) ≥ sdepth(K[x ₁,x ₂,x ₃]//I) +1 for any monomial ideal in I ⊂ K[x ₁,x ₂,x ₃].