Approximation by perfect complexes detects Rouquier dimension

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The Rouquier dimension of an essentially small triangulated category \(\mathcal{T}\), denoted \(\operatorname{Rdim}(\mathcal{T})\), is the minimal integer n, for which there exists an object \(G\) such that every object in \(\mathcal{T}\) can be generated by \(G\) by using summands, shifts, finite direct sums, and at most n cones. Such an object \(G\) is called a strong generator. Similarly, an object \(H\) in \(\mathcal{T}\) is called a classical generator if every object in \(\mathcal{T}\) can be generated by \(H\) by using summands, shifts, finite direct sums, and finitely many extensions.\N\NOriginally defined in [\textit{R. Rouquier}, J. \(K\)-Theory 1, No. 2, 193--256 (2008; Zbl 1165.18008)], there is a vast literature on computations of Rouquier dimension for various triangulated categories arising from algebraic geometry and representation theory. In algebraic geometry, a major impetus for such computations is a conjecture by Orlov which states that \(\operatorname{Rdim}(D^b_{\operatorname{coh}}(X)) = \operatorname{dim} X\) for any smooth quasi-projective variety X.\N\NThis paper investigates the generation properties of the bounded derived categories of Noetherian schemes. One of the main ideas is to prove certain approximation results. As a first application, it is shown that the generating time of an object \(G\) is equal to the number of steps in which it generates the category of perfect complexes. The authors also prove a few results on how Rouquier dimension behaves along étale morphisms. In particular, they show that for Noetherian affine schemes \(X\) and \(Y\), the Rouquier dimensions agree if \(X\) has a dualizing complex and there exists a surjective étale morphism \(f:Y \to X\).



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