Stanley decompositions in localized polynomial rings (Q533682)

Let \(S=K[X_1,\dots,X_n]\) be the polynomial ring in \(n\) indeterminates over a field \(K\). Stanley decompositions and Stanley depths are usually defined for finitely generated \(\mathbb{Z}^n\)-graded \(S\)-modules. An important special case of \(\mathbb{Z}^n\)-graded \(S\)-module is \(I/J\), where \(J\subset I\subset S\) are monomial ideals. In this paper, the authors introduce the concepts of Stanley decompositions and Stanley depths in the localization \(S_f\), where \(f\) is a product of distinct indeterminates, for modules of the form \(I/J\) with \(J\subset I\subset S_f\) monomial ideals. If \(J\subset I\subset S\) are monomial ideals, it is shown how a Stanley decomposition of \(I/J\) localizes. In particular, one obtains \(\text{sdepth}(I/J) \leq \text{sdepth}(I/J)_f\). Examples to show that the inequality may be strict or not are given. In the last part of the paper the authors prove that for monomial ideals \(J\subset I\subset S_f\) the number of maximal Stanley spaces in a Stanley decomposition of \(I/J\) is an invariant of \(I/J\). As a corollary, one has that the number of Stanley spaces of maximal dimension in any Stanley decomposition of \(S_f\) is equal to \(2^{|\text{supp}(f)|}\).