On Hilbert coefficients of parameter ideals and Cohen-Macaulayness

Abstract: Let

(R, m a t h f r a k m)

be an unmixed Noetherian local ring, Q a parameter ideal and

K

an

m a t h f r a k m

-primary ideal of

R

containing

Q

. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for

R

to be Cohen-Macaulay in terms of

g_{0} (Q)

and

g_{1} (Q)

, the Hilbert coefficients of

Q

with respect to

K

. As a consequence, we obtain a result of Ghezzi et al. which settles the negativity conjecture of W. V. Vasconcelos [15] in unmixed local rings.

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