Let $(R, \mathfrak m)$ be a Noetherian local ring of dimension $d \geq 1$ with $\mathrm{depth} R \geq d-1,$ and let $I$ be an $\mathfrak m$-primary ideal. In this paper, we study bounds on the second Hilbert coefficient of $I$, denoted by $e_{2}(I)$. Under the assumption that the associated graded ring $G(I)$ has depth at least $d-1,$ we first establish a lower bound for $e_{2}(I).$ We then extend several known results from the Cohen-Macaulay case to this general setting and obtain upper bounds for $e_{2}(I)$ in terms of the sectional genus denoted by $\mathrm{g}_{s}(I)$ and the Hilbert coefficients of $I$ and those of a minimal reduction $Q$ of $I$. We further analyze the extremal case when $e_{2}(I)$ attains this bound and relate it to the depth of $G(I)$. In addition, for Buchsbaum local rings, we establish a sharp upper bound for $e_{2}(\mathfrak m)$ using the technique of $S_{2}$-fication. Finally, in the Cohen-Macaulay case, we give sufficient conditions to ensure good properties on the depth of $G(I)$ and of $G(I^n)$ under the assumption that $e_{2}(I)=0$.
Let $(A,\mathfrak{m})$ be a Gorenstein local ring with $G(A)$ Cohen-Macaulay, and let $M$ be a Cohen-Macaulay $A$-module of finite projective dimension. In \cite{Quasipure}, the authors proved that $e_1(M)\geq \binom{c+1}{2}$, where $c=\operatorname{reg}G(A)$ and $e_i(M)$ is the $i$th Hilbert coefficient of $M$. We fir...
Let $(R,\mathfrak m)$ be an unramified regular local ring of mixed characteristic $(0,p)$ and dimension $d$ and let $I\subseteq R$ be an ideal. We prove that $depth(R/I)\geq 3$ implies $cd(I)\leq d-3$, and if $R$ is essentially of finite type over a DVR, then $depth(R/I)\geq 4$ implies $cd(I)\leq d-4$. More generally,...
We show that any $d$-dimensional local ring $A$ with a dualizing complex, $\mathrm{depth} A=d-1$, and cyclic deficiency module $K^{d-1}(A)$ admits a maximal Cohen--Macaulay module. It is constructed as the unique nonzero cohomology module of the cone of the derived morphism induced by a surjection $A\to K^{d-1}(A)$. Wh...
For $n\geq 4$, let $T_n$ be the rank-3 matroid on $\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}$ whose bases are the three-element non-zero-sum subsets. Let $X_1(n)^\circ$ denote the open subscheme of the modular curve $X_1(n)$ obtained by removing the cusps corresponding to reducible N\'eron polygons. For $n \geq 10$, we give a purely alge...
Let $(A,\mathfrak{m})$ be a Cohen-Macaulay local ring of dimension $d$ and residue field $k$. Let $M$ be a maximal Cohen-Macaulay $A$-module. Let $e(M)$ be the multiplicity of $M$ and let $\mu(M)$ denote the number of its minimal generators. (1) Assume $A$ is not a complete intersection. If $\text{curv}(M)<\text{curv}(...
For any integer $d \geq 3$ and any algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic $0$ and transcendence degree at least $d-3$, or of characteristic $p>2$ and transcendence degree at least $d-2$, we construct a $d$-dimensional variety over $k$ with a Brauer class of period $2$ and index $2^d$, violating the period-ind...
Alexander Perry· 1 citation
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