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Cohen–Macaulayness over a finite regular local base

Example

Assume the Axiom of Choice. Let A↪B be an injective finite local map of nonzero Noetherian local rings, with A regular. Then B is Cohen–Macaulay if and only if it is free as an A-module.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The objects and hypotheses in the example, including the Axiom of Choice (The Axiom of Choice). Cited dependent-choice and resolution-existence hypotheses are retained.

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auslander buchsbaum formula: For a nonzero finite module M of finite projective dimension over a nonzero Noetherian local ring R, pd⁡RM+depth⁡RM=depth⁡R. Consequently such an M with depth⁡M=depth⁡R is free.

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auslander buchsbaum serre regularity criterion: For a nonzero Noetherian local ring (R,m,k) the following are equivalent: R is regular; pd⁡Rk<∞; gldim⁡R<∞; and every finite R-module has finite projective dimension. When these hold, gldim⁡R=pd⁡Rk=dim⁡R. A nonzero finite module over regular local R is maximal Cohen–Macaulay (depth dim⁡R) if and only if it is free.

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Injective integral extensions preserve Krull dimension: Assume the Axiom of Choice. Let A⊆B be an injective integral extension of nonzero commutative rings. Then dim⁡A=dim⁡B.

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Every system of parameters is regular in a Cohen--Macaulay module: Every system of parameters of a nonzero finite Cohen--Macaulay module over a Noetherian local ring is a regular sequence on that module.

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One regular system of parameters implies Cohen--Macaulayness: Let 0≠M be finite over a Noetherian local ring. If one system of parameters for M is M-regular, then M is Cohen--Macaulay. Here a system of parameters for M means a tuple x1,…,xd in the maximal ideal, where d=dim⁡Supp⁡R(M), such that M/(x1,…,xd)M has finite length.

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regular local rings are domains and cohen macaulay: A regular local ring R of dimension d is a domain and Cohen–Macaulay. For every regular system (x1,…,xd), the tuple is R-regular and R/(x1,…,xc) is regular local of dimension d−c for all 0≤c≤d.

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Depth is bounded by support dimension: For every nonzero finite module M over a Noetherian local ring R, 0≤depth⁡R(M)≤dim⁡Supp⁡R(M). The nonzero hypothesis is essential for this formulation: under the adopted convention depth⁡R(0)=+∞, whereas the empty support has no nonnegative Krull dimension.

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Assuming the Axiom of Choice, Nakayama's lemma: Assume the Axiom of Choice. Let R be a commutative ring, let I⊴R satisfy I⊆J(R), and let M be a finitely generated left R-module. If IM=M, then M=0.

Verification

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Finite injectivity makes the extension integral and gives d=dim⁡A=dim⁡B. Choose a regular system x1,…,xd of A. The quotient C=B/mAB is a finite-dimensional algebra over kA and a nonzero local ring. Its descending powers of the maximal ideal stabilize as vector subspaces; at stabilization Nakayama makes that power zero. Thus mAB=mB, and the images of the xi are parameters of B.

2.1F4F7F2F1step 1.1

If B is Cohen–Macaulay, those parameters are B-regular. Regarded as an A-module, B consequently has depth at least d. The support-dimension bound gives depth at most d (its annihilator is zero by injectivity). Homological regularity makes its projective dimension over A finite; Auslander–Buchsbaum gives projective dimension zero and freeness.

3.1F6F5step 1.1∎

Conversely, if B is free over A, the regular parameter sequence of A remains injective successively on the finite direct sums describing B and its successive quotients. The terminal quotient is nonzero. Since this is a system of parameters of B, the regular-parameter criterion makes B Cohen–Macaulay. If d=0, the sequence is empty and A is a field; all steps remain valid.

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