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A short proof of Reisner's Theorem on Cohen-Macaulay simplicial complexes

Commutative Algebra 2016-09-07 v1

Abstract

We present a short proof of Reisner's Theorem, characterizing which simplicial complexes have a Cohen-Macaulay face ring. In some cases, we can also express some homological invariants of the face ring in terms of the reduced homology of the complex.

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@article{arxiv.math/0505581,
  title  = {A short proof of Reisner's Theorem on Cohen-Macaulay simplicial complexes},
  author = {Silvano Baggio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0505581},
  year   = {2016}
}

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6 pages