Extremal point sets and Gorenstein ideals (Q1578066)

The object of this paper is to study Hilbert functions of a set of points in the projective space \(\mathbb{P}^n_k\). In an earlier work [\textit{A. V. Geramita}, \textit{T. Harima} and \textit{Y. S. Shin} in: The curves seminar at Queen's, Vol. XII, Proc. Sem. Queen's Univ., Kingston 1998, Queen's Pap. Pure Appl. Math. 114, 67-96, Exposé II C (1998; Zbl 0943.13012)] the authors proved that there is a one to one correspondence between Hilbert functions of a set of points in the projective space \(\mathbb{P}^n_k\) and \(n\)-type vectors. Also given a \(n\)-type vector \({\mathcal F}\) they define a \(k\)-configuration of points of type \({\mathcal F}\). The main points of this paper are the followings: 1. Given \(X\) a \(k\)-configuration of points of type \({\mathcal F}\), the Betti numbers of the minimal resolution of the ideal \(I_X\) depends only on the Hilbert function \(H_{\mathcal F}\). 2. For any \(n\)-type vector \({\mathcal F}\) (and then a Hilbert function \(H_{\mathcal F})\), the authors can find a \(k\)-configuration of points of type \({\mathcal F}\) with Hilbert function \(H_{\mathcal F}\). They prove that \(k\)-configuration of points all have an extremal resolution. 3. The authors find all possible Hilbert functions for codimension 3 Gorenstein artinian \(k\)-algebras.