Families of Artinian and low dimensional determinantal rings (Q2411667)

Let \(k\) be an algebraically closed field and let GradAlg\((H)\) denote the scheme parametrizing graded quotients of \(R = k[x_0,\dots,x_n]\) with Hilbert function \(H\). Given integers \(a_0 \leq \dots \leq a_{t+c-2}\) and \(b_1 \leq \dots \leq b_t\), denote by \(W_s(\underline{b};\underline{a})\) the Hilbert scheme parametrizing the standard determinantal rings defined by the \(t \times t\) minors of a homogeneous \(t \times (t+c-1)\) matrix whose entries have degree \(a_j - b_i\). The author extends previous results on the dimension and codimension of \(W_s(\underline{b};\underline{a})\) in GradAlg\((H)\), including to the case of artinian determinantal rings. Among these, under the condition \(n-c > 1\) and \(a_0 > b_t\), the author determines when \(\overline{W_s(\underline{b};\underline{a})}\) is an irreducible component of GradAlg\((H)\), finds the codimension of \(W_s(\underline{b};\underline{a})\) in GradAlg\((H)\) if its closure is not a component, and determines when GradAlg\((H)\) is generically smooth along \(W_s(\underline{b};\underline{a})\). In addition, he proves a result that implies that the general element of an irreducible component \(W\) of the Hilbert scheme of \(\mathbb P^n\) is \textit{glicci} provided \(W\) contains a standard determinantal scheme satisfying some conditions. (Recall that a result of the author, the reviewer, Miró-Roig, Nagel and Peterson [\textit{J. O. Kleppe} et al., Mem. Am. Math. Soc. 732, 116 p. (2001; Zbl 1006.14018)] gives that standard determinantal schemes are glicci.) Finally, the author examines the behavior of ghost terms in the minimal free resolution under deformation in GradAlg\((H)\).