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Dimension Theory (algebra)
In mathematics, dimension theory is the study in terms of commutative algebra of the notion dimension of an algebraic variety (and by extension that of a scheme). The need of a ''theory'' for such an apparently simple notion results from the existence of many definitions of the dimension that are equivalent only in the most regular cases (see Dimension of an algebraic variety). A large part of dimension theory consists in studying the conditions under which several dimensions are equal, and many important classes of commutative rings may be defined as the rings such that two dimensions are equal; for example, a regular ring is a commutative ring such that the homological dimension is equal to the Krull dimension. The theory is simpler for commutative rings that are finitely generated algebras over a field, which are also quotient rings of polynomial rings in a finite number of indeterminates over a field. In this case, which is the algebraic counterpart of the case of affine algebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics with the major subdisciplines of number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis, respectively. There is no general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline. Most mathematical activity involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them. These objects consist of either abstractions from nature orin modern mathematicsentities that are stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms. A ''proof'' consists of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results. These results include previously proved theorems, axioms, andin case of abstraction from naturesome basic properties that are considered true starting points of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primary Ideal
In mathematics, specifically commutative algebra, a proper ideal ''Q'' of a commutative ring ''A'' is said to be primary if whenever ''xy'' is an element of ''Q'' then ''x'' or ''y''''n'' is also an element of ''Q'', for some ''n'' > 0. For example, in the ring of integers Z, (''p''''n'') is a primary ideal if ''p'' is a prime number. The notion of primary ideals is important in commutative ring theory because every ideal of a Noetherian ring has a primary decomposition, that is, can be written as an intersection of finitely many primary ideals. This result is known as the Lasker–Noether theorem. Consequently, an irreducible ideal of a Noetherian ring is primary. Various methods of generalizing primary ideals to noncommutative rings exist, but the topic is most often studied for commutative rings. Therefore, the rings in this article are assumed to be commutative rings with identity. Examples and properties * The definition can be rephrased in a more symmetric manner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universally Catenary
In mathematics, a commutative ring ''R'' is catenary if for any pair of prime ideals :''p'', ''q'', any two strictly increasing chains :''p''=''p''0 ⊂''p''1 ... ⊂''p''''n''= ''q'' of prime ideals are contained in maximal strictly increasing chains from ''p'' to ''q'' of the same (finite) length. In a geometric situation, in which the dimension of an algebraic variety attached to a prime ideal will decrease as the prime ideal becomes bigger, the length of such a chain ''n'' is usually the difference in dimensions. A ring is called universally catenary if all finitely generated algebras over it are catenary rings. The word 'catenary' is derived from the Latin word ''catena'', which means "chain". There is the following chain of inclusions. Dimension formula Suppose that ''A'' is a Noetherian domain and ''B'' is a domain containing ''A'' that is finitely generated over ''A''. If ''P'' is a prime ideal of ''B'' and ''p'' its intersection with ''A'', then :\text(P)\l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going-down Property
In commutative algebra, a branch of mathematics, going up and going down are terms which refer to certain properties of chains of prime ideals in integral extensions. The phrase going up refers to the case when a chain can be extended by "upward inclusion", while going down refers to the case when a chain can be extended by "downward inclusion". The major results are the Cohen–Seidenberg theorems, which were proved by Irvin S. Cohen and Abraham Seidenberg. These are known as the going-up and going-down theorems. Going up and going down Let ''A'' ⊆ ''B'' be an extension of commutative rings. The going-up and going-down theorems give sufficient conditions for a chain of prime ideals in ''B'', each member of which lies over members of a longer chain of prime ideals in ''A'', to be able to be extended to the length of the chain of prime ideals in ''A''. Lying over and incomparability First, we fix some terminology. If \mathfrak and \mathfrak are prime ideals of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat Module
In algebra, a flat module over a ring ''R'' is an ''R''-module ''M'' such that taking the tensor product over ''R'' with ''M'' preserves exact sequences. A module is faithfully flat if taking the tensor product with a sequence produces an exact sequence if and only if the original sequence is exact. Flatness was introduced by in his paper '' Géometrie Algébrique et Géométrie Analytique''. See also flat morphism. Definition A module over a ring is ''flat'' if the following condition is satisfied: for every injective linear map \varphi: K \to L of -modules, the map :\varphi \otimes_R M: K \otimes_R M \to L \otimes_R M is also injective, where \varphi \otimes_R M is the map induced by k \otimes m \mapsto \varphi(k) \otimes m. For this definition, it is enough to restrict the injections \varphi to the inclusions of finitely generated ideals into . Equivalently, an -module is flat if the tensor product with is an exact functor; that is if, for every short exact sequence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minimal Prime Ideal
In mathematics, especially in commutative algebra, certain prime ideals called minimal prime ideals play an important role in understanding rings and modules. The notion of height and Krull's principal ideal theorem use minimal primes. Definition A prime ideal ''P'' is said to be a minimal prime ideal over an ideal ''I'' if it is minimal among all prime ideals containing ''I''. (Note: if ''I'' is a prime ideal, then ''I'' is the only minimal prime over it.) A prime ideal is said to be a minimal prime ideal if it is a minimal prime ideal over the zero ideal. A minimal prime ideal over an ideal ''I'' in a Noetherian ring ''R'' is precisely a minimal associated prime (also called isolated prime) of R/I; this follows for instance from the primary decomposition of ''I''. Examples * In a commutative artinian ring, every maximal ideal is a minimal prime ideal. * In an integral domain, the only minimal prime ideal is the zero ideal. * In the ring Z of integers, the minimal prime ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regular Local Ring
In commutative algebra, a regular local ring is a Noetherian local ring having the property that the minimal number of generators of its maximal ideal is equal to its Krull dimension. In symbols, let ''A'' be a Noetherian local ring with maximal ideal m, and suppose ''a''1, ..., ''a''''n'' is a minimal set of generators of m. Then by Krull's principal ideal theorem ''n'' ≥ dim ''A'', and ''A'' is defined to be regular if ''n'' = dim ''A''. The appellation ''regular'' is justified by the geometric meaning. A point ''x'' on an algebraic variety ''X'' is nonsingular if and only if the local ring \mathcal_ of germs at ''x'' is regular. (See also: regular scheme.) Regular local rings are ''not'' related to von Neumann regular rings. For Noetherian local rings, there is the following chain of inclusions: Characterizations There are a number of useful definitions of a regular local ring, one of which is mentioned above. In particular, if A is a Noetherian local ring with maximal ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Avoidance
In algebra, the prime avoidance lemma says that if an ideal ''I'' in a commutative ring ''R'' is contained in a union of finitely many prime ideals ''P''''i'''s, then it is contained in ''P''''i'' for some ''i''. There are many variations of the lemma (cf. Hochster); for example, if the ring ''R'' contains an infinite field or a finite field of sufficiently large cardinality, then the statement follows from a fact in linear algebra that a vector space over an infinite field or a finite field of large cardinality is not a finite union of its proper vector subspaces. Statement and proof The following statement and argument are perhaps the most standard. Statement: Let ''E'' be a subset of ''R'' that is an additive subgroup of ''R'' and is multiplicatively closed. Let I_1, I_2, \dots, I_n, n \ge 1 be ideals such that I_i are prime ideals for i \ge 3. If ''E'' is not contained in any of I_i's, then ''E'' is not contained in the union \cup I_i. Proof by induction on ''n'': The id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilbert Polynomial
In commutative algebra, the Hilbert function, the Hilbert polynomial, and the Hilbert series of a graded commutative algebra finitely generated over a field are three strongly related notions which measure the growth of the dimension of the homogeneous components of the algebra. These notions have been extended to filtered algebras, and graded or filtered modules over these algebras, as well as to coherent sheaves over projective schemes. The typical situations where these notions are used are the following: * The quotient by a homogeneous ideal of a multivariate polynomial ring, graded by the total degree. * The quotient by an ideal of a multivariate polynomial ring, filtered by the total degree. * The filtration of a local ring by the powers of its maximal ideal. In this case the Hilbert polynomial is called the Hilbert–Samuel polynomial. The Hilbert series of an algebra or a module is a special case of the Hilbert–Poincaré series of a graded vector space. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
