Annihilators of D-modules in mixed characteristic

Abstract: Let

R

be a polynomial or formal power series ring with coefficients in a DVR

V

of mixed characteristic with a uniformizer

p i

. We prove that the

R

-module annihilator of any nonzero

D (R, V)

-module is either zero or is generated by a power of

p i

. In contrast to the equicharacteristic case, nonzero annihilators can occur; we give an example of a top local cohomology module of the ring

m a t h b b Z_{2} [[x_{0}, l d o t s, x_{5}]]

that is annihilated by

2

, thereby answering a question of Hochster in the negative.

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