Minimal sets of generators for the relation ideals of certain monomial curves

LetO be a monomial curve in the affine algebraice-space over a fieldK andP be the relation ideal ofO. ifO is defined by a sequence ofe positive integers somee-1 of which form an arithmetic sequence then we construct a minimal set of generators forP and write an explicit formula for μ(P).     

Finite derivation type for large ideals

In this paper we give a partial answer to the following question: does a large subsemigroup of a semigroup S with the finite combinatorial property finite derivation type (FDT) also have the same property? A positive answer is given for large ideals. As a consequence of this statement we prove that, given a finitely presented Rees matrix semigroup M[S;I,J;P], the semigroup S has FDT if and only if so does M[S;I,J;P].     

A uniform bound of reducibility index of good parameter ideals for certain class of modules

Let $(R,\mathfrak{m})$ be a Noetherian local ring and M a finitely generated R-module. The invariants $\mathrm{p}(M)$ and $\mathrm{sp}(M)$ of M were introduced in [3] and [17] in order to measure the non-Cohen–Macaulayness and the non-sequential-Cohen–Macaulayness of M, respectively. Let $M=D_0?D_1?\dots ?D_k$ be the filtration of M such that $D_i$ is the largest submodule of M of dimension less than $\dim ?D_{i?1}$ for all $i\le k$ and $\mathrm{p}(D_k)\le 1$. In this paper we prove that if $\mathrm{sp}(M)\le 1$, then there exists a constant c such that ${\mathrm{ir}}_M(\mathfrak{q}M)\le c$ for all good parameter ideals $\mathfrak{q}$ of M with respect to this filtration. Here ${\mathrm{ir}}_M(\mathfrak{q}M)$ is the reducibility index of $\mathfrak{q}$ on M. This is an extension of the main results of [19], [20], [24].     

Strong test modules and multiplier ideals

We introduce the notion of strong test module and show that a large number of such modules appear in the tight closure theory of complete domains: the test ideal (this has already been known), the parameter test module, and the module of relative test elements. They also appear as certain multiplier ideals, a concept of interest in algebraic geometry. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):13A35     

Generators for decompositions of tensor products of modules

If K is a field of finite characteristic p, G is a cyclic group of order q = p ^α , U and W are indecomposable KG-modules, and p ≥ dim U + dim W ? 1, we describe how to find a generator for each of the indecomposable components of the KG-module \({U \otimes W}\).     

Computing Fitting ideals of Iwasawa modules

This paper determines, in an equivariant sense, the Fitting ideals of several Iwasawa modules including the most canonical one. The connection between the modules themselves, which are usually not of finite projective dimension, and the required auxiliary modules of finite projective dimension is made rather explicit. The resulting Fitting ideals look like Stickelberger ideals, and there is a close relation with recent work of Kurihara. As an application we obtain new evidence in favor of the Brumer-Stark conjecture.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):11R23, 11R42, 12G10, 13D02     

Multiplier ideals and modules on toric varieties

A formula computing the multiplier ideal of a monomial ideal on an arbitrary affine toric variety is given. Variants for the multiplier module and test ideals are also treated.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 14J17, 13A35The author is grateful to Nobuo Hara for interesting discussions and thanks the referee for a careful reading and thoughtful comments.in final form: 02 November 2003     

Complete ideals and singularities of space curves

We consider complete ideals supported on finite sequences of infinitely near points, in regular local rings with dimensions greater than two. We study properties of factorizations in Lipman special *-simple complete ideals. We relate it to a type of proximity, linear proximity, of the points, and give conditions in order to have unique factorization. Several examples are presented. Received: 2 February 2000 / in final form: 14 March 2001 / Published online: 18 January 2002     

Torsion bounds for elliptic curves and Drinfeld modules

We derive upper bounds on the number of L-rational torsion points on a given elliptic curve or Drinfeld module defined over a finitely generated field K, as a function of the degree [L:K]. Our main tool is the adelic openness of the image of Galois representations, due to Serre, Pink and Rütsche. Our approach is to prove a general result for certain Galois modules, which applies simultaneously to elliptic curves and to Drinfeld modules.