Families of reduced zero-dimensional schemes (Q2496525)

Several recent papers look to the question of whether, for a given Hilbert function \(H\), there is a unique minimum set of graded Betti numbers or not [e.g. \textit{B. Richert}, J. Algebra 244, No.~1, 236--259 (2001; Zbl 1027.13008)]. Moreover by semicontinuity of the graded Betti numbers different minima correspond to different irreducible components of the postulation Hilbert scheme, Hilb\((H)\), of zero-schemes [see \textit{A. Ragusa} and \textit{G. Zappalá}, Rend. Circ. Matem. di Palermo Serie II, 53, 401--406 (2004; Zbl 1099.13029)]. In the present paper the author gives infinitely many families of reduced zero-schemes of height 3, having at least two irreducible components of Hilb\((H)\) which he separates by the incomparability of the set of graded Betti numbers. Moreover the general element of one of the components has the weak Lefschetz property (WLP) while every zero-scheme of the second component fails to have WLP. Linkage is important in constructing the general elements of the two components. In [J. Algebra 262, No.~1, 99--126 (2003; Zbl 1018.13001)] \textit{T. Harima}, the author, \textit{U. Nagel} and \textit{J. Watanabe} characterized Artinian quotients having WLP in terms of their Hilbert function \(h\). Comparing \(h\) of this result with the first difference of \(H\) of the classes of reducible Hilbert schemes of the present paper, the existence range is very similar except for the number in the ``flat part'' of \(h\), which may be much more limited. Still, due to this and several other papers [e.g. \textit{A. Iarrobino} and \textit{H. Srinivasan}, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 201, No.~1--3, 62--96 (2005; Zbl 1107.13020) and the reviewer in Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 358, No.~7, 3133--3167 (2006; Zbl 1103.14005)], Hilb\((H)\) seems to be very rich in reducible Hilbert schemes, even in height 3. The stratum of Hilb\((H)\) of fixed graded Betti numbers should have a much better chance of being irreducible, but also this fails by infinitely many families of zero-schemes (of height 4) by the mentioned paper of the reviewer.