Finite atomic lattices and resolutions of monomial ideals (Q376035)

The present paper studies monomial ideals and their minimal free resolutions by studying their associated lcm-lattices. The main results of the paper are the following: On coordinatizations of finite atomic lattices: Theorem 3.2 gives a characterization of how to coordinatize a finite atomic lattice by associating a monomial ideal \(M_P\) to a finite atomic lattice \(P\) such that the lcm-lattice of \(M_P\) is isomorphic to \(P\). Proposition 3.6 shows that all monomial ideals can be realized as coordinatizations of their lcm-lattices. On the set \(\mathcal{L}(n)\) of all finite atomic lattices with \(n\) ordered atoms: Theorem 4.1 shows that \(\mathcal{L}(n)\) is itself a finite atomic lattice. Theorem 5.1 states that for any relation \(P>Q\) in \(\mathcal{L}(n)\) there exists a coordinatization of \(Q\) producing a monomial ideal \(M_Q\) and a deformation of exponents of \(M_Q\) such that the lcm-lattice of the deformed ideal is \(P\). On cellular resolutions: Theorem 6.5 indicates a class of CW-complexes which support the minimal free resolution of an ideal. Propositions 6.4 and 6.6 show that if \(P>Q\) in \(\mathcal{L}(n)\) then under certain hypothesis any cellular structure for a minimal resolution of \(Q\) can be lifted to a minimal resolution of \(P\).