Ancestor ideals of vector spaces of forms, and level algebras. (Q1427361)

Let \(R\) be the polynomial ring in \(r\) variables over a field \(k.\) Let \(R_j\) the vector space of degree-\(j\) homogeneous elements of \(R\) and \(V\subset R_j\) a vector subspace. \(V\) determines three \(k\)-algebras: the ancestor algebra, a level algebra and the algebra \(R/(V),\) where \((V)\) is the ideal generated by \(V.\) In this paper these algebras are studied in the case \(r=2.\) In particular all the possible Hilbert functions and the dimension of Hilbert function stratum are determined for each of these algebras. The graded Betti numbers of these algebras are characterized in terms of certain partitions depending only on the Hilbert function. Moreover it is shown that the closure of a stratum is the union of more special strata.