Theorem. Let R be a Cohen-Macaulay ring (locally, always) 1 c R an ideal o f height at least 2, S the Rees ring of R with respect to I, and G = S /S I the associated graded ring. Assume that S and G are Cohen-Macaulay rings, and that S has a canonical module cos. Then G has a canonical module r and: (i) I f co s can be embedded into S such that cos (considered as an ideal now) is not contained ...

In this paper, an algebraic theory for local rings of finite embedding dimension is developed. Several extensions of (Krull) dimension are proposed, which are then used to generalize singularity notions from commutative algebra. Finally, variants of the homological theorems are shown to hold in equal characteristic. This theory is then applied to Noetherian local rings in order to get: (i) over...

We shall prove the fundamental results of Hilbert and Noether for invariant subrings of finite subgroups of the general linear groups in the non-modular case, i.e. when the field has characteristic zero or coprime with the order of the group. We will also derive the Molien’s formula for the Hilbert series of the ring of invariants. We will show, through examples, that the Molien’s formula helps...