Noncommutative (crepant) desingularizations and the global spectrum of commutative rings (Q2355230)

Let \(R\) be a commutative ring and \(M\) a finitely generated \(R\)--module, let \(A=\text{End}_R(M)\). If \(R\) is normal Gorenstein, \(M\) is reflexive and \(A\) is maximal Cohen--Macaulay with finite global dimension. \(A\) is a so--called crepant resolution of \(R\). Endomorphism rings of finite global dimension over commutative rings are studied. They occur as non-commutative crepant resolutions.