Connections on modules over singularities of finite CM representation type (Q2481799)

Let \(A\) be a commutative algebra over an algebraically closed field \(k\) of characteristic 0 and \(M\) an \(A\)-module. An \(A\)-linear morphism \(f:\text{Der}_k(A)\rightarrow \text{End}_k(M)\) such that \(f_D(am)=af_D(m)+D(a)m\), for all \(D\in \text{Der}_k(A)\), \(a\in A\), \(m\in M\) is called a connection on \(M\). If \(f\) is also a Lie algebra morphism then \(f\) is an integrable connection. If \(A\) is a simple singularity of dimension \(d\leq 2\) then any maximal Cohen-Macaulay (shortly MCM) \(A\)-module admits an integrable connection. When \(d>2\) then a MCM \(A\)-module admits a connection if and only if it is free. It gives examples of curves with MCM modules that do not admit connections and threefolds with non-free MCM modules that admit connections. If \(A\) is a complete local ring of a monomial curve singularity then the canonical \(A\)-module admits a connection if and only if \(A\) is Gorenstein.