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Wiles defect for modules and criteria for freeness

Number Theory 2022-02-22 v2 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

F. Diamond proved a numerical criterion for modules over local rings to be free modules over complete intersection rings. We formulate a refinement of these results using the notion of Wiles defect. A key step in the proof is a formula that expresses the Wiles defect of a module in terms of the Wiles defect of the underlying ring.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2107.06759,
  title  = {Wiles defect for modules and criteria for freeness},
  author = {Sylvain Brochard and Srikanth B. Iyengar and Chandrashekhar B. Khare},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.06759},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

15 pages; minor revision. To appear in the Int. Math. Res. Notices

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