Decreasing behavior of the depth functions of edge ideals

DOI10.1007/S10801-023-01278-8arXiv2212.14792OpenAlexW4388939299MaRDI QIDQ6154420FDOQ6154420

Authors: Ha Thi Thu Hien, Ha Minh Lam, Trung Ngo Viet

Publication date: 15 February 2024

Published in: Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let

I

be the edge ideal of a connected non-bipartite graph and

R

the base polynomial ring. Then

o p e r a t o r n a m e d e p t h R / I g e 1

and

o p e r a t o r n a m e d e p t h R / I^{t} = 0

for

t g g 1

. We give combinatorial conditions for

o p e r a t o r n a m e d e p t h R / I^{t} = 1

for some

t

in between and show that the depth function is non-increasing thereafter. Especially, the depth function quickly decreases to 0 after reaching 1. We show that if

o p e r a t o r n a m e d e p t h R / I = 1

then

o p e r a t o r n a m e d e p t h R / I^{2} = 0

and if

o p e r a t o r n a m e d e p t h R / I^{2} = 1

then

o p e r a t o r n a m e d e p t h R / I^{5} = 0

. Other similar results suggest that if

o p e r a t o r n a m e d e p t h R / I^{t} = 1

then

o p e r a t o r n a m e d e p t h R / I^{t + 3} = 0

. This a surprising phenomenon because the depth of a power can determine a smaller depth of another power. Furthermore, we are able to give a simple combinatorial criterion for