Globally generated vector bundles and the weak Lefschetz property (Q466780): Difference between revisions

An important and long-standing problem in Commutative Algebra is Fröberg's Conjecture, which predicts the Hilbert function of an ideal of general forms of prescribed degrees. This is closely related to the Weak and Strong Lefschetz properties (WLP and SLP) for the quotients of these ideals, and these in turn have been connected to syzygy bundles, among other things. It is a beautiful subject, touching many different topics. The current author uses many of these connections. She considers the special case of an ideal \(I\) generated by \(m\) general forms all of the same degree, \(d\), and considers whether the WLP holds for the quotient of such an ideal. It is known for 2, 3 or 4 variables, so she considers homogeneous ideals in the polynomial ring \(R = k[x_1,\dots,x_n]\), with \(n \geq 5\). The main result is that if \(\frac{1}{d+1} \binom{n+d-1}{n-1} \leq m \leq \binom{n+d-1}{n-1}\) (or if \(m=n\), which was already known) then \(R/I\) does have the WLP. The tools are mostly cohomological, studying the syzygy bundles of the ideals in question and following work of \textit{H. Brenner} and \textit{A. Kaid} [Ill. J. Math. 51, No. 4, 1299--1308 (2007; Zbl 1148.13007)].