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Grothendieck groups, convex cones and maximal Cohen-Macaulay points

Commutative Algebra 2020-12-15 v1 Representation Theory

Abstract

Let A be a commutative noetherian ring. Let H(A) be the quotient of the Grothendieck group of finitely generated A-modules by the subgroup generated by pseudo-zero modules. Suppose that the real vector space H(A)_R = H(A) \otimes_Z R has finite dimension. Let C(A) (resp. C_r(A)) be the convex cone in H(A)_R spanned by maximal Cohen-Macaulay A-modules (resp. maximal Cohen-Macaulay A-modules of rank r). We explore the interior, closure and boundary, and convex polyhedral subcones of C(A). We provide various equivalent conditions for A to have only finitely many rank r maximal Cohen-Macaulay points in C_r(A) in terms of topological properties of C_r(A). Finally, we consider maximal Cohen-Macaulay modules of rank one as elements of the divisor class group Cl(A).

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@article{arxiv.2012.06798,
  title  = {Grothendieck groups, convex cones and maximal Cohen-Macaulay points},
  author = {Ryo Takahashi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.06798},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

22 pages, to appear in Math. Z., comments welcome

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