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Perfect closure detects injective dimension

Commutative Algebra 2026-06-29 v1

Abstract

Let RR be a local ring of prime characteristic pp, and let RR^\infty denote the perfect closure of RR. We prove that a finitely generated RR-module NN has finite injective dimension if and only if ExtRi(R,N)=0\operatorname{Ext}_R^i(R^\infty, N) = 0 for all i>0i > 0. This provides a single test module that detects finite injective dimension, thereby refining a classical theorem of Herzog which requires infinitely many Frobenius twist modules eR{}^e R. Analogously, we present the corresponding Tor-side.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2606.30416,
  title  = {Perfect closure detects injective dimension},
  author = {Mohsen Asgharzadeh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.30416},
  year   = {2026}
}