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Fat lines in P^3: powers versus symbolic powers

Commutative Algebra 2012-08-28 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We study the symbolic and regular powers of ideals I for a family of special configurations of lines in P^3. For this family, we show that I^(m) = I^m for all integers m if and only if I^(3) = I^3. We use these configurations to answer a question of Huneke that asks whether I^(m) = I^m for all m if equality holds when m equals the big height of the ideal I.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1208.5221,
  title  = {Fat lines in P^3: powers versus symbolic powers},
  author = {Elena Guardo and Brian Harbourne and Adam Van Tuyl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.5221},
  year   = {2012}
}

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10 pages

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