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Uniform Symbolic Topologies via Multinomial Expansions

Commutative Algebra 2018-11-26 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

When does a Noetherian commutative ring RR have uniform symbolic topologies on primes--read, when does there exist an integer D>0D>0 such that the symbolic power P(Dr)PrP^{(Dr)} \subseteq P^r for all prime ideals PRP \subseteq R and all r>0r >0? Groundbreaking work of Ein-Lazarsfeld-Smith, as extended by Hochster and Huneke, and by Ma and Schwede in turn, provides a beautiful answer in the setting of finite-dimensional excellent regular rings. It is natural to then sleuth for analogues where the ring RR is non-regular, or where the above ideal containments can be improved using a linear function whose growth rate is slower. This manuscript falls under the overlap of these research directions. Working with a prescribed type of prime ideal QQ inside of tensor products of domains of finite type over an algebraically closed field F\mathbb{F}, we present binomial- and multinomial expansion criteria for containments of type Q(Er)QrQ^{(E r)} \subseteq Q^r, or even better, of type Q(E(r1)+1)QrQ^{(E (r-1)+1)} \subseteq Q^r for all r>0r>0. The final section consolidates remarks on how often we can utilize these criteria, presenting an example.

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@article{arxiv.1703.04530,
  title  = {Uniform Symbolic Topologies via Multinomial Expansions},
  author = {Robert M. Walker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.04530},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

10 pages, a follow-up to (arXiv:1608.02320). Rewritten both to address referee feedback and to reflect more recent developments in this research direction, as posted on arXiv in 2017. Abstract and Bibliography updated

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