Brauer’s generalized decomposition numbers and universal deformation rings

<p>The goal of this thesis is to study non-commutative deformation rings of representations of algebras. The main motivation is to provide a generalization of the deformation theory over commutative local rings studied by B. Mazur, M. Schlessinger and others. The latter deformation theory has played an important role in number theory, and in particular in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.</p> <p>The thesis is divided into two parts.</p> <p>In the first part, <em>A</em> is an arbitrary λ-algebra for a complete local commutative Noetherian ring λ with residue field <em>k</em>. A category Ĉ is defined whose objects are complete local λ-algebras <em>R</em> with residue field <em>k</em> such that <em>R</em> is a quotient ring of a power series algebra over λ in finitely many non-commuting variables. If <em>V</em> is a finite dimensional <em>k</em>-vector space that is also a left <em>A</em>-module and that satisfies a natural finiteness condition, it is proved that <em>V</em> has a so-called versal deformation ring <em>R(A,V)</em>. More precisely, <em>R(A,V)</em> is an object in Ĉ such that the isomorphism class of every lift of <em>V</em> over an object <em>R</em> in Ĉ arises from a morphism α : <em>R(A,V)</em>→ <em>R</em> in Ĉ and α is unique if <em>R</em> is the ring of dual numbers <em>k</em>[ϵ].</p> <p>In the second part, two particular examples of λ, <em>A</em> and <em>V</em> are studied and the versal deformation ring <em>R(A,V)</em> is determined in each of these cases. In the first example, λ=<em>k</em>, <em>A</em> is a series of non-commutative <em>k</em>-algebras depending on a parameter <em>r≥2</em>, and <em>V</em> is a particular quotient module of <em>A</em>; it is shown that <em>R(A,V)</em> is isomorphic to <em>A</em>. The second example builds on the first example when <em>r=2</em> and uses that, if additionally the characteristic of <em>k</em> is 2, then <em>A</em> is isomorphic to the group ring <em>k[D<sub>8</sub>]</em> of a dihedral group <em>D<sub>8</sub></em> of order 8.</p> <p>It is shown that if <em>k</em> is perfect and <em>W</em> is the ring of infinite Witt vectors over <em>k</em>, then <em>R(W[D<sub>8</sub>],V)</em> is isomorphic to <em>W[D<sub>8</sub>]</em>.</p>

We give a constructive sufficient condition for a matrix over a commutative ring to be von Neumann regular, and we show that it is also necessary over local rings. Specifically, we prove that a matrix A over a local commutative ring is von Neumann regular if and only if A has an invertible -submatrix if and only if the determinantal rank and the McCoy rank of A coincide. We deduce consequences to (products of local) commutative rings, and we determine the number of von Neumann regular matrices over some finite rings of residue classes and group algebras.

Extended plus closure in complete local rings

Let Q be a complete local ring which has the same characteristic as its residue field P, and, for the present, let us denote by A the image of a subset A of Q under the natural homomorphism of Q onto P. Then a subfield F of Q is called a coefficient field if = P. It has been shown in [2] and in [3] that a complete equicharacteristic local ring, such as the above, always possesses at least one coefficient field; this is the embedding theorem for the equicharacteristic case.

Let M be a finitely generated module of rank r and finite projective dimension over a commutative Noetherian local ring S. We show that M has a free direct summand of rank r if and only if its Buchsbaum–Eisenbud invariant J(M) is a principal ideal. As an application, we consider the problem of finding rigid triples. Recall that the module M is said to be rigid if for each i ≥ 0 and each finitely generated S-module N the condition implies for every j ≥ i. A triple of positive integers b = (b 0, b 1, b 2) is said to be rigid if for every commutative Noetherian local ring S one has that every S-module with minimal free resolution of the form 0 → S b 2 → S b 1 → S b 0 → 0 is rigid. We use our criterion for free direct summands of maximal rank to derive a necessary and sufficient condition for a triple b to be rigid in terms of the rigidity of the universal modules of type b over complete regular local rings. In particular, we exhibit the rigidity of any triple of the form (k, m + 1,m), thus providing a new class of rigid modules.

Let A be a noetherian commutative ring which is a homomorphic image of a Gorenstein ring.The first result in this note is that A is a Cohen-Macaulay ring if and only if every finitely generated /I-module can be embedded in a finitely generated Amodule T which is pointwise of finite injective dimension (i.e.all localizations of 7"are of finite injective dimension).The second result is that if A is Cohen-Macaulay, then every finitely generated Amodule can be embedded in a finitely generated /(-module of finite projective dimension if and only if A is Gorenstein.Let A denote a commutative noetherian ring.As a running hypothesis we will assume that A is a homomorphic image of a Gorenstein ring (a commutative noetherian ring R is Gorenstein if Rv has finite injective dimension as an /?p-module, for every prime ideal p of R; see [2] for other definitions equivalent to this one).However, this class of noetherian rings is rather extensive, since it contains most of the rings occurring in algebraic geometry, and, in particular, it contains the complete local rings, by Cohen's structure theorem [5].All modules will be finitely generated (f.g.), and for a f.g.A-module M and p g Spec A, depth Mp denotes (as usual) the maximal length of a Mpregular sequence in pAp, while grade M is the maximal length of an /(-regular sequence in Ann M. Furthermore, recall that a f.g.nonzero Amodule Q is said to be a Gorenstein module if Í2 pointwise is of finite injective dimension (i.e.inj dim Op< co for all p e Supp O) and depth Í2p= depth Ap for all p e Supp O. Since A is a homomorphic image of a Gorenstein ring, by assumption, there exists a Gorenstein /1-module which is of rank one (i.e.Hom(i2, D.) = A), if A is a Cohen-Macaulay ring (cf.Sharp [II], and see [10], [6] and [7] for further properties of Gorenstein modules).Theorem I.A is a Cohen-Macaulay ring if and only if every f.g.Amodule can be embedded in a f.g.A-module which pointwise is of finite injective dimension.

Let R be a commutative ring with identity. A short exact sequence of R-modules is said to be neat (respectively, -pure) if the sequence (respectively, ) is exact for every simple R-module S. The characterization of the integral domains over which neatness and -purity coincide has been given by László Fuchs: they are the integral domains where every maximal ideal is projective (and so also finitely generated). We show that for a commutative ring R, every maximal ideal of R is finitely generated and projective if and only if R has projective socle and neatness and -purity coincide. For a commutative ring R, we prove that neatness and -purity coincide if and only if every maximal ideal of R is finitely generated and the unique maximal ideal PP of the local ring RP is a principal ideal for every maximal ideal P of R. This result is proved firstly over commutative local rings and then using localization over any commutative ring. The Auslander-Bridger transpose of simple modules is used in proving these equivalences because it is an essential tool for the passage between proper classes of short exact sequences of modules that are projectively generated and these that are flatly generated by a set of finitely presented modules. For a commutative ring R, we prove that neatness and -purity coincide if and only if every simple R-module S is finitely presented and an Auslander-Bridger transpose of S is projectively equivalent to S.

Strong cleanness of the [formula omitted] matrix ring over a general local ring

A computer-aided study of the graded Lie algebra of a local commutative noetherian ring

This series aims to report new developments in mathematical research and teaching -quickly, informally and at a high level.The type of material considered for publication includes: 1.Preliminary drafts of original papers and monographs 2. Lectures on a new field, or presenting a new angle on a classical field 3. Seminar work-outs 4. Reports of meetings, provided they are a) of exceptional interest or b) devoted to a single topic.

For a commutative local ring R, we know that every ideal is a direct sum of local modules if and only if the unique maximal ideal of R is of the form , where and are principal ideal rings and for all γ’s. This motivates us to determine a commutative ring, not necessarily local, in which every (proper) ideal is a direct sum of local modules. We prove that such a ring is exactly a finite direct product of local rings R with the unique maximal ideal in the above mentioned form. Moreover, we characterize more precisely certain commutative rings such as Noetherian rings, reduced rings, Rickart rings, semi-Artinian rings and self-injective rings, in which every (proper) ideal is a direct sum of local modules.

It is shown that each commutative Artin local ring having each of its ideals generated by two elements is the homomorphic image of a one-dimensional local complete intersection ring which also has each of its ideals generated by two elements. It is indicated how this can be applied to show that the property that each ideal is projective over its endomorphism ring does not pass to homomorphic images, and in determining the commutative group rings with the two-generator property.

Cohomological dimension, cofiniteness and Abelian categories of cofinite modules

Let k be a field of any characteristic and let Λ be a finite dimensional k -algebra. We prove that if V is a finite dimensional right Λ -module that lies in the mouth of a stable homogeneous tube T of the Auslander-Reiten quiver Λ with End ¯ Λ ( V ) a division ring, then V has a versal deformation ring R ( Λ , V ) isomorphic to k [ [ t ] ] . As a consequence we obtain that if k is algebraically closed, Λ is a symmetric special biserial k -algebra and V is a band Λ -module with End ¯ Λ ( V ) ≅ k that lies in the mouth of its homogeneous tube, then R ( Λ , V ) is universal and isomorphic to k [ [ t ] ] .

Contents: Introduction. §1: Computable rings and modules. §2: Ideal membership relation. §3: Effective structured domains. §4: Completion of a local ring as a domain. §5: The recursive completion. Epilogue. References.Introduction. Completion is an important general mathematical device. Often, but not always, a completion takes the following form. Let A be a topological algebraic structure whose topology is derived from a metric. For A, a topological algebra  and an embedding i: A →  are constructed such that  is a complete metric space in which A is densely embedded by i. The long list of structures for which such completions exist begins with Cantor's construction of the real number field and includes objects like the p-adic integers, Baire space, and Boolean algebras. In Bourbaki [6] a careful and thorough account of completions for arbitrary topological groups and fields is given, for which it is important to note that the topological structures need not be metrizable, but must possess a uniformity.The effectiveness of the completion process of a computable structure A cannot be readily studied using the tools of computable algebra, simply because the resulting structure  is almost invariably uncountable. However, in particular cases, it has been possible to define and study the substructure Ak of computable elements of Â; this has been done for the structures mentioned above, starting with the field of recursive real numbers.In this paper we analyse the effectivity of the completion of a local ring R. We do this using structured Scott-Ershov domains. Our study may be considered as a prototype containing methods applicable to a broad class of completions, including all the examples mentioned above, except for the real number field, which needs a generalisation of the domain concept.A Scott-Ershov domain D formalises how a set Dt of possibly “infinite” elements, called total elements, is constructed from a set Dc of “finite” elements, called compact elements. This is achieved by means of an approximation ordering which determines a topology on D and, in particular, on Dt. Our methodology is to associate to a given topological algebra A a structured domain D(A) such that the total elements D(A)t form a topological algebra topologically isomorphic to A. In such circumstances A is said to be domain definable by D(A). The theory of computability for domains is now applied to study the effectivity of the topological algebra A.