English

Hilbert functions of schemes of double and reduced points

Commutative Algebra 2019-06-19 v3

Abstract

It remains an open problem to classify the Hilbert functions of double points in P2\mathbb{P}^2. Given a valid Hilbert function HH of a zero-dimensional scheme in P2\mathbb{P}^2, we show how to construct a set of fat points ZP2Z \subseteq \mathbb{P}^2 of double and reduced points such that HZH_Z, the Hilbert function of ZZ, is the same as HH. In other words, we show that any valid Hilbert function HH of a zero-dimensional scheme is the Hilbert function of a set of a positive number of double points and some reduced points. For some families of valid Hilbert functions, we are also able to show that HH is the Hilbert function of only double points. In addition, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the Hilbert function of a scheme of a double points, or double points plus one additional reduced point, to be the Hilbert function of points with support on a star configuration of lines.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1804.10277,
  title  = {Hilbert functions of schemes of double and reduced points},
  author = {Enrico Carlini and Maria Virginia Catalisano and Elena Guardo and Adam Van Tuyl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.10277},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

22 pages; more detail added and small corrections throughout. This version to appear in Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra