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On a class of power ideals

Commutative Algebra 2018-12-13 v1 Algebraic Geometry Combinatorics

Abstract

In this paper we study the class of power ideals generated by the knk^n forms (x0+ξg1x1++ξgnxn)(k1)d(x_0+\xi^{g_1}x_1+\ldots+\xi^{g_n}x_n)^{(k-1)d} where ξ\xi is a fixed primitive kthk^{th}-root of unity and 0gjk10\leq g_j\leq k-1 for all jj. For k=2k=2, by using a Zkn+1\mathbb{Z}_k^{n+1}-grading on C[x0,,xn]\mathbb{C}[x_0,\ldots,x_n], we compute the Hilbert series of the associated quotient rings via a simple numerical algorithm. We also conjecture the extension for k>2k>2. Via Macaulay duality, those power ideals are related to schemes of fat points with support on the knk^n points [1:ξg1::ξgn][1:\xi^{g_1}:\ldots:\xi^{g_n}] in Pn\mathbb{P}^n. We compute Hilbert series, Betti numbers and Gr\"obner basis for such 00-dimensional schemes. This explicitly determines the Hilbert series of the power ideal for all kk: that this agrees with our conjecture for k>2k>2 is supported by several computer experiments.

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@article{arxiv.1403.4793,
  title  = {On a class of power ideals},
  author = {Jörgen Backelin and Alessandro Oneto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.4793},
  year   = {2018}
}
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