On the weak Lefschetz property of graded modules over \(K[x,y]\) (Q2904282)

The paper under review studies the weak Lefschetz property (WLP) for graded modules over the polynomial ring in two variables \(S=K[x,y]\), where \(K\) is a field of characteristic zero. Recall that a module has WLP if there exists a non-zero linear form such that the multiplication with which induces maps of maximal ranks between consecutive graded components of the module. For example, a result of \textit{D. Harima} et al. [J. Algebra 262, No. 1, 99--126 (2003; Zbl 1018.13001)] states that Artinian quotient algebras of \(S=K[x,y]\) has the WLP. This is no longer true for non-cyclic modules. For a recent survey on the weak and strong Lefschetz property and related questions, see [\textit{J. Migliore} and \textit{U. Nagel}, ``A tour of the weak and strong Lefschetz properties'', \url{arxiv:1109.5718}]NEWLINENEWLINEThe authors show that (Theorem 4.2) if \(M\) is a (graded) Artinian \(S\)-module such that every submodule of \(M\) has a non-decreasing Hilbert function, then \(M\) has the WLP. Using this, the authors prove the interesting main result (Theorem 4.5): if \(M\) is a graded Artinian \(S\)-module which is (a) indecomposable and (b) non-zero in only two degrees, then \(M\) has the WLP. The indecomposability condition cannot be dropped; see Example 1.1.