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Finite twisted resolutions over a regular local base

Statement

Assume AC and DC. Let R be a regular Noetherian local ring of finite dimension d, P=PRN, and F a coherent sheaf on P. There is a finite resolution of F by finite direct sums of twists OP(m), of length at most d+N+1. Every bounded coherent complex on P is perfect and belongs to the triangulated subcategory generated by these twists.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A regular Noetherian local ring R of finite dimension d, the projective space P=PRN with S=R[x0,…,xN], and a coherent sheaf F on P.

[F1]

def-axiom-of-choice. The Axiom of Choice (AC) is the following statement. > Every family of nonempty sets has a choice function > (def-choice-function). Written out: for every set F all of whose members are nonempty, there exists a function g with domain F satisfying g(S)∈S for all S∈F. (The Axiom of Choice)

[F2]

def-dependent-choice. Let X be a set and let R⊆X×X be a binary relation on X. Call R entire on X when for every x∈X there is y∈X with xRy. The Axiom of Dependent Choice, written DC, is the following statement. (The axiom of dependent choice: a relation in which every element is related to something admits an N-indexed chain)

[F3]

lem-graded-section-module-finite-projective. Assume the Axiom of Choice as inherited from the cited suppliers (The Axiom of Choice). Let A be a Noetherian commutative ring with 1 (def-noetherian-ring-and-module), let n≥0, write S=A[x0,…,xn] for the polynomial ring in the total-degree grading (def-polynomial-ring-on-a-family-of-indeterminates), let X=PAn with twisting sheaves (High-degree section module is finite graded)

[F4]

lem-extend-sections-from-nonvanishing-open. Assume the Axiom of Choice as inherited from the affine quasi-coherence equivalence and the associated-sheaf construction (The Axiom of Choice). (Extend a quasi-coherent section after multiplying by a power)

[F5]

thm-localisation-and-polynomial-extension-of-regular-rings. Assume the Axiom of Choice (The Axiom of Choice). Localizations and finite polynomial extensions of a commutative regular Noetherian ring are regular. Regularity can equivalently be tested at maximal ideals. For every nonzero such ring, gldim⁡R=dim⁡R, allowing infinity. (localisation and polynomial extension of regular rings)

[F6]

thm-projective-dimension-at-most-n-iff-the-nth-syzygy-is-projective. Let A be an abelian category with enough projectives, fix a projective resolution P∙→M, and let n≥1. Then pd⁡(M)≤n⟺ΩPn(M) is projective. In particular, the condition is independent of the chosen projective resolution. (Projective dimension at most n iff the nth syzygy is projective)

[F7]

thm-nakayama-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. (Assuming the Axiom of Choice, Nakayama's lemma)

[F8]

thm-exactness-of-sheaves-stalkwise. Let ⋯⟶Fi−1→di−1Fi→diFi+1⟶⋯ be a sequence of sheaves of abelian groups on a topological space X. (A sequence of abelian sheaves is exact exactly when it is exact on every stalk)

[F9]

thm-affine-quasi-coherent-equivalence. Assume the Axiom of Choice (The Axiom of Choice). Let A be a commutative ring with 1 and put X=Spec⁡A. Let Mod⁡A be the category of A-modules and QCoh⁡(X) the full subcategory of OX-modules consisting of the quasi-coherent ones (def-quasi-coherent-module-scheme). (Affine quasi-coherent sheaves are modules)

[F10]

thm-dimension-of-a-polynomial-ring-over-a-noetherian-ring. Assume the Axiom of Choice. Let R be a Noetherian commutative ring of finite Krull dimension. Then dim⁡R[x]=dim⁡R+1. (A Noetherian polynomial ring has dimension one larger)

Proof

1.1F5F6F10given

The polynomial ring S=R[x0,…,xN] is regular and Noetherian of dimension d+N+1, and every finite graded S-module has projective dimension at most d+N+1; consequently the (d+N+1)-st syzygy of any finite graded module is projective.

2.1F3F4givenstep 1.1

By the graded-section finiteness statement there is n0 such that the truncated section module M=⨁n≥n0Γ(P,F(n)) is a finite graded S-module, and the section-extension argument identifies the associated sheaf of M with F: on each standard open D+(xi) both are generated by sections u/xin with u∈M of degree n.

3.1F6F10step 1.1step 2.1

Resolve M successively by finite graded free S-modules, using that kernels of maps of finite graded modules over the Noetherian graded ring S are again finite (Noetherianity); after d+N+1 steps the terminal syzygy K is a finite graded projective S-module by step 1.1.

4.1F7step 3.1

The quotient K/S+K is finite projective over R=S/S+ because it is the base change of the finite projective S-module K; over the local ring R it is free, and a basis lifts to a finite homogeneous free cover G→K of graded S-modules by Nakayama's lemma applied in each degree.

5.1F7step 4.1

The cover G→K is an isomorphism: its cokernel is a bounded-below finite graded module vanishing modulo S+, so it is zero by graded Nakayama, and projectivity of K splits 0→ker⁡(G→K)→G→K→0 as ungraded modules, so reduction modulo S+ remains exact; the graded kernel consequently vanishes modulo S+, hence is zero by the same argument. Thus K is graded free and M has a finite graded free resolution of length d+N+1.

6.1F8F9step 5.1

Sheafifying the graded free resolution: the affine associated-sheaf equivalence is exact and taking degree zero commutes with localization, so the resolution becomes a finite resolution of F by finite direct sums of twists OP(m), of length at most d+N+1. Exactness is checked on stalks, which the sheafification preserves.

7.1F9step 6.1

A bounded coherent complex on P is perfect because each cohomology sheaf admits such a finite locally free resolution, and truncation triangles express the complex in the triangulated subcategory generated by the twists OP(m); this gives the last assertion.

8.1F1F2step 5.1step 7.1∎

The Axiom of Choice and the Axiom of Dependent Choice are retained from the resolution suppliers, and no further choice is made.

Remarks

  • The step where this differs from the field case is step 4.1: the degree-zero quotient of the terminal syzygy is a finite projective module over the local base R, which is free by Nakayama, rather than a vector space.
  • The bound d+N+1 is the dimension of the polynomial ring; it is used only to terminate the resolution.

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