Coherence of local and global hulls (Q1692605)

The author recalls a characterization of the canonical map \(\tau: M\to M^{**}\), where \(M\) is a finite \(R\)-module over a Noetherian, normal, commutative domain, and \(M^{**}\) is the reflexive hull of \(M\). Starting with this characterization, the author defines the \textit{hull} of a Noetherian scheme on a coherent sheaf. He defines also a local hull, and recalls the definition of a pure hull. In each case the hull is a quasi-coherent sheaf. Thus the author deals with coherence of these hulls. For example, among many other results, the author proves that a coherent sheaf on a Noetherian scheme \(F\) has a coherent hull iff Supp\(F\) satisfies the codimension \(1\) purity condition, as defined in the paper. Here is how the author answers his own question `What is new in this note?': ``Our observation is that only \(1\)-dimensional associated primes of the completed local rings \(\hat {\mathcal O}_{W,x}\) cause problems, and this way one obtains necessary and sufficient conditions. The key technical point, following [\textit{J. Kollár}, Pure Appl. Math. Q. 12, No. 1, 1--31 (2016; Zbl 1398.14008)], is the systematic use of punctual hulls.