On the homogeneous ideal of unreduced projective schemes.
Let Δ denote the discriminant of the generic binary d-ic. We show that for d ≥ 3, the Jacobian ideal of Δ is perfect of height 2. Moreover we describe its SL2-equivariant minimal resolution and the associated differential equations satisfied by Δ. A similar result is proved for the resultant of two forms of orders d, e whenever d ≥ e-1. If Φn denotes the locus of binary forms with total root multiplicity ≥ d-n, then we show that the ideal of Φn is also perfect, and we construct a covariant which...
Let be a semisimple complex algebraic group and its flag variety. Let and let be its enveloping algebra. Let be a Cartan subalgebra of . For , let be the corresponding minimal primitive ideal, let , and let be the Hattori-Stallings trace. Results of Hodges suggest to study this map as a step towards a classification, up to isomorphism or Morita equivalence, of the -algebras . When is regular, Hodges has shown that . In this case is generated by the classes corresponding to...
Let be a polynomial with complex coefficients. The Łojasiewicz exponent of the gradient of h at infinity is the least upper bound of the set of all real λ such that in a neighbourhood of infinity in ℂ², for c > 0. We estimate this quantity in terms of the Newton diagram of h. Equality is obtained in the nondegenerate case.
We show that the motive of the quotient of a scheme by a finite group coincides with the invariant submotive.