Associated primes and cofiniteness of local cohomology modules (Q2487836)

Let \(\mathfrak{a}\) be an ideal of a noetherian ring \(R\). Given an \(R\)-module \(M\), write \(H^i_{\mathfrak a}(M)\) for the \(i\)th local cohomology module of \(M\). The authors generalize \textit{M. P. Brodmann} and \textit{A. Lashgari Faghani}'s result [Proc.\ Am.\ Math.\ Soc.\ 128, 2851--2853 (2000; Zbl 0955.13007)] by showing that the \(R\)-module \(\text{Hom}_R(R/\mathfrak{a},H^s_{\mathfrak a}(M))\) is finitely generated provided \(s\) is the first integer such that \(H^s_{\mathfrak a}(M)\) is non-\(\mathfrak{a}\)-cofinite. Then, for a local noetherian ring \((R,\mathfrak{m})\), the last integer \(n\) such that \(H^n_{\mathfrak a}(M)\) is not \(\mathfrak{m}\)-cofinite is studied.