A study of quasi-Gorenstein rings (Q1635334)

Let \((R, \mathfrak{m})\) be a commutative Noetherian local ring with the unique maximal ideal \(\mathfrak{m}\) and dim\(R=d\). Then \(R\) is called quasi-Gorenstein ring if the local cohomology module \(\mathrm{H}^d_{\mathfrak{m}}(R)\) is equal to the injective envelope of the quotient field \(R/\mathfrak{m}\). In the paper under review, the authors investigate properties of quasi-Gorenstein rings which are known in the Gorenstein case. As an example, they study the interaction of quasi-Gorensteinness and regular elements and prove the following results: Theorem 2.6. If \(R\) is quasi-Gorenstein and \(x\) is a regular element of \(R\) such that \(R/xR\) has a canonical module, then the \(S_2\)-ification of \(R/xR\) is quasi-Gorenstein. and Theorem 2.9. Suppose that \(x\in\mathfrak{m}\) is a non-zero divisor element and that \(R/x^nR\) is quasi-Gorenstein for infinitely many \(n\in N\). Then \(R\) is quasi-Gorenstein.