A free resolution of the module of derivations for generic arrangements (Q809145)

For a generic arrangement \({\mathcal A}\) of n hyperplanes \(H_ 1,...,H_ n\) in the \(\ell\)-dimensional K-vectorspace V with dual \(V^*\) and corresponding symmetric algebra \(S=Sym(V^*)\) let \(Der(S)=Der_ K(S,S)\) be the S-module of derivations. Fix \(\alpha_ i\in V^*\), \(i=1,...,n\), such that \(H_ i=Ker(\alpha_ i)\). Then the module of logarithmic derivations along \({\mathcal A}\), \(D=D({\mathcal A})\), is defined as D(\({\mathcal A})=\{\theta \in Der(S)| \theta (\alpha_ i)\in S\alpha_ i\), \(i=1,...,n\}\). A (new) construction of a minimal free resolution of D is described and the homological dimension \(hd_ SD\) is proved to be equal to \(\ell -2 (n>\ell)\). To this end one writes \(D=D_ 0\oplus_ SS\theta_ 0\), where \(D_ 0=D_ 0({\mathcal A})=\{\theta \in D| \theta (\alpha_ n)=0\}\) and \(\theta_ 0\) is the Euler derivation defined by \(\theta_ 0(\alpha)=\alpha\) for all \(\alpha \in V^*\). Thus the construction of a resolution of D is reduced to one for \(D_ 0\). This is accomplished by explicit construction of suitable exact complexes involving the intersection lattice of \({\mathcal A}\). As a final step one constructs an exact complex \(F_*=(F_ k,\delta_ k)\), \(\delta_ k: F_ k\to F_{k-1}\), \(k=0,...,\ell -1\), with \(rank_ S(F_ k)=(^{n- 1}_{\ell -1-k})(_{k-1}^{n-\ell +k-2})\). The sequence \(F_*\) gives a minimal resolution of \(D_ 0\) (at least when \(n>\ell >2\) and K is algebraically closed).