Inspired by the representation theory of rational Cherednik algebras, we consider whether certain rings corresponding to hyperplane arrangements in C satisfy the Cohen-Macaulay property. Specifically, for a partition λ = (λ1, . . . , λr) ` n we define a certain variety Xλ ⊂ C and study its coordinate ring C[Xλ]. The question which we work towards is: for which λ is Xλ CohenMacaulay? We consider...

‎in this paper‎, ‎we give some necessary conditions for an $r$-partite graph such that the edge ring of the graph is cohen-macaulay‎. ‎it is proved that if there exists a cover of an $r$-partite cohen-macaulay graph by disjoint cliques of size $r$‎, ‎then such a cover is unique‎.

We examine some recent work of Phillip Griffith on étale covers and fibered products from the point of view of tight closure theory. While it is known that cyclic covers of Gorenstein rings with rational singularities are Cohen-Macaulay, we show this is not true in general in the absence of the Gorenstein hypothesis. Specifically, we show that the canonical cover of a Q-Gorenstein ring with rat...

Let (R, m) be a Noetherian local ring and let I be an R-ideal. Inspired by the work of Hübl and Huneke, we look for conditions that guarantee the Cohen-Macaulayness of the special fiber ring F = R/mR of I, where R denotes the Rees algebra of I. Our key idea is to require ‘good’ intersection properties as well as ‘few’ homogeneous generating relations in low degrees. In particular, if I is a str...

The classes of sequentially Cohen-Macaulay and sequentially homotopy Cohen-Macaulay complexes and posets are studied. First, some different versions of the definitions are discussed and the homotopy type is determined. Second, it is shown how various constructions, such as join, product and rank-selection preserve these properties. Third, a characterization of sequential Cohen-Macaulayness for ...

We settle the negativity conjecture of Vasconcelos for the Chern number of an ideal in certain unmixed quotients of regular local rings by explicit calculation of the Hilbert polynomials of all ideals generated by systems of parameters. Introduction Let I be an m-primary ideal in a local ring (R,m) of dimension d. Let H(I, n) = λ(R/I) denote the Hilbert function of I where λ(M) denotes the leng...

We show that a finite regular cell complex with the intersection property is a Cohen-Macaulay space iff the top enriched cohomology module is the only nonvanishing one. We prove a comprehensive generalization of Balinski’s theorem on convex polytopes. Also we show that for any Cohen-Macaulay cell complex as above, although there is now generalization of the Stanley-Reisner ring of simplicial co...

In recent years we have been studying the cohomology rings of the sporadic simple groups and their relations with problems in algebra and homotopy theory. This work was motivated in part by results of D. Quillen [Q3] and J. Carlson [C], connecting H(G;K) (K a field of characteristic p) with the structure of modular representations of G, and also by the connection of finite group theory with sta...

This paper studies Frobenius powers of parameter ideals in a commutative Noetherian local ring R of prime characteristic p. For a given ideal a of R, there is a power Q of p, depending on a, such that the Q-th Frobenius power of the Frobenius closure of a is equal to the Q-th Frobenius power of a. The paper addresses the question as to whether there exists a uniform Q0 which ‘works’ in this con...