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The second Hilbert coefficient of modules with almost maximal depth

Commutative Algebra 2025-06-24 v1

Abstract

Let M={Mn}\mathbb{M} = \{ M_n \} be a good q\mathfrak{q}-filtration of a finitely generated RR-module MM of dimension dd, where (R,m)(R,\mathfrak{m}) is a local ring and q\mathfrak{q} is an m\mathfrak{m}-primary ideal of RR. In case depth(M)d1depth(M) \geq d-1, we give an upper bound for the second Hilbert coefficient e2(M)e_2(\mathbb{M}) generalizing results by Huckaba-Marley and Rossi-Valla proved assuming that MM is Cohen-Macaulay. We also give a condition for the equality, which relates to the depth of the associated graded module grM(M)gr_{\mathbb{M}}(M). A lower bound on e2(M)e_2(\mathbb{M}) is proved generalizing a result by Rees and Narita.

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@article{arxiv.2506.17591,
  title  = {The second Hilbert coefficient of modules with almost maximal depth},
  author = {Van Duc Trung},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.17591},
  year   = {2025}
}

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12 pages

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