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Free modules of a multigraded resolution from simplicial complexes

Commutative Algebra 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

Let R=k[x1,...,xm]R=\Bbbk [x_1,..., x_m] be a polynomial ring in mm variables over k\Bbbk with the standard Zm\mathbb{Z}^m grading and LL a multigraded Noetherian RR-module. When k\Bbbk is a field, Tchernev has an explicit construction of a multigraded free resolution called the T-resolution of LL over RR. Despite the explicit canonical description, this method uses linear algebraic methods, which makes the structure hard to understand. This paper gives a combinatorial description for the free modules, making the T-resolution clearer. In doing so, we must introduce an ordering on the elements. This ordering identifies a canonical generating set for the free modules. This combinatorial construction additionally allows us to define the free modules over Z\mathbb{Z} instead of a field. Moreover, this construction gives a combinatorial description for one component of the differential. An example is computed in the first section to illustrate this new approach.

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@article{arxiv.0910.4112,
  title  = {Free modules of a multigraded resolution from simplicial complexes},
  author = {Amanda Beecher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.4112},
  year   = {2009}
}

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18 pages

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