Quantifying singularities with differential operators (Q2335491)

Let $(R,m,K)$ be local ring. F-signature of this ring is introduced implicitly in the work on rings of differential operators by \textit{K. E. Smith} and \textit{M. Van den Bergh} [Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. (3) 75, No. 1, 32--62 (1997; Zbl 0948.16019)]. Its formal definition was formulated and given by \textit{C. Huneke} and \textit{G. J. Leuschke} [Math. Ann. 324, No. 2, 391--404 (2002; Zbl 1007.13005)] by a limit process provided that the limit exists. Some other people developed and improved this concept [\textit{K. Tucker}, Invent. Math. 190, No. 3, 743--765 (2012; Zbl 1271.13012)] and [\textit{Y. Yao}, J. Algebra 299, No. 1, 198--218 (2006; Zbl 1102.13027)]. Although The F-signature has a number of properties that relate to different aspects of the singularity of \(R\), however,computing the F-signature is a very difficult task. The F-signature in its nature is not Defined for rings of characteristic zero. The authors of the paper under review by looking at different aspects of the F-signature define a numerical invariant for rings of characteristic zero or $p>0$ that carries many of the useful properties of the F-signature. Their new numerical Invariant is more Computational and they compute many examples of this invariant, including cases where the F-signature is not known. The paper is long one and consists of very well motivated approach. They are able to obtain some results on symbolic powers and Bernstein-Sato polynomials.