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Finite twisted resolutions over a regular local base
Statement
Assume AC and DC. Let be a regular Noetherian local ring of finite dimension , , and a coherent sheaf on . There is a finite resolution of by finite direct sums of twists , of length at most . Every bounded coherent complex on is perfect and belongs to the triangulated subcategory generated by these twists.
Facts & Assumptions
Given: A regular Noetherian local ring of finite dimension , the projective space with , and a coherent sheaf on .
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 all of whose members are nonempty, there exists a function with domain satisfying for all . (The Axiom of Choice)
def-dependent-choice. Let be a set and let be a binary relation on . Call entire on when The Axiom of Dependent Choice, written , is the following statement. (The axiom of dependent choice: a relation in which every element is related to something admits an -indexed chain)
lem-graded-section-module-finite-projective. Assume the Axiom of Choice as inherited from the cited suppliers (The Axiom of Choice). Let be a Noetherian commutative ring with (def-noetherian-ring-and-module), let , write for the polynomial ring in the total-degree grading (def-polynomial-ring-on-a-family-of-indeterminates), let with twisting sheaves (High-degree section module is finite graded)
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)
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, , allowing infinity. (localisation and polynomial extension of regular rings)
thm-projective-dimension-at-most-n-iff-the-nth-syzygy-is-projective. Let be an abelian category with enough projectives, fix a projective resolution , and let . Then In particular, the condition is independent of the chosen projective resolution. (Projective dimension at most n iff the nth syzygy is projective)
thm-nakayama-lemma. Assume the Axiom of Choice. Let be a commutative ring, let satisfy , and let be a finitely generated left -module. If , then . (Assuming the Axiom of Choice, Nakayama's lemma)
thm-exactness-of-sheaves-stalkwise. Let be a sequence of sheaves of abelian groups on a topological space . (A sequence of abelian sheaves is exact exactly when it is exact on every stalk)
thm-affine-quasi-coherent-equivalence. Assume the Axiom of Choice (The Axiom of Choice). Let be a commutative ring with and put . Let be the category of -modules and the full subcategory of -modules consisting of the quasi-coherent ones (def-quasi-coherent-module-scheme). (Affine quasi-coherent sheaves are modules)
thm-dimension-of-a-polynomial-ring-over-a-noetherian-ring. Assume the Axiom of Choice. Let be a Noetherian commutative ring of finite Krull dimension. Then (A Noetherian polynomial ring has dimension one larger)
Proof
The polynomial ring is regular and Noetherian of dimension , and every finite graded -module has projective dimension at most ; consequently the -st syzygy of any finite graded module is projective.
By the graded-section finiteness statement there is such that the truncated section module is a finite graded -module, and the section-extension argument identifies the associated sheaf of with : on each standard open both are generated by sections with of degree .
Resolve successively by finite graded free -modules, using that kernels of maps of finite graded modules over the Noetherian graded ring are again finite (Noetherianity); after steps the terminal syzygy is a finite graded projective -module by step 1.1.
The quotient is finite projective over because it is the base change of the finite projective -module ; over the local ring it is free, and a basis lifts to a finite homogeneous free cover of graded -modules by Nakayama's lemma applied in each degree.
The cover is an isomorphism: its cokernel is a bounded-below finite graded module vanishing modulo , so it is zero by graded Nakayama, and projectivity of splits as ungraded modules, so reduction modulo remains exact; the graded kernel consequently vanishes modulo , hence is zero by the same argument. Thus is graded free and has a finite graded free resolution of length .
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 by finite direct sums of twists , of length at most . Exactness is checked on stalks, which the sheafification preserves.
A bounded coherent complex on 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 ; this gives the last assertion.
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 , which is free by Nakayama, rather than a vector space.
- The bound is the dimension of the polynomial ring; it is used only to terminate the resolution.
Depends on
- The Axiom of Choice
- High-degree section module is finite graded
- Extend a quasi-coherent section after multiplying by a power
- localisation and polynomial extension of regular rings
- Projective dimension at most n iff the nth syzygy is projective
- Assuming the Axiom of Choice, Nakayama's lemma
- A sequence of abelian sheaves is exact exactly when it is exact on every stalk
- Affine quasi-coherent sheaves are modules
- The axiom of dependent choice: a relation in which every element is related to something admits an $\mathbb{N}$-indexed chain
- A Noetherian polynomial ring has dimension one larger
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