The minimal non-Cohen-Macaulay monomial ideals (Q1109084)

Let \(R=k[X_ 1,...,X_ m]_{(X_ 1,...,X_ m)}\) and I an ideal of R generated by square free monomials in \(X_ 1,...,X_ m\), S a proper subset of \(\{X_ 1,...,X_ m\}\). The author defines the restriction \(I_ S\) and defines that I is minimal non Cohen-Macaulay if \(R/I\) is not a Cohen-Macaulay ring while \(R/I_ S\) is a Cohen-Macaulay ring for all proper S. He gives a complete list of such ideals of pure height 2. As an application he obtains a Cohen-Macaulayness criterion for monomial ideals of pure \(height\quad 2\) [see also: \textit{G. A. Reisner}, Adv. Math. 21, 30-49 (1976; Zbl 0345.13017)].