Brian\c{c}on-Skoda exponents and the maximal root of reduced Bernstein-Sato polynomials

Abstract: For a holomorphic function

f

on a complex manifold

X

, the Brianc{c}on-Skoda exponent

e^{m B S} (f)

is the smallest integer

k

with

f^{k} i n (p a r t i a l f)

(replacing

X

with a neighborhood of

f^{- 1} (0)

), where

(p a r t i a l f)

denotes the Jacobian ideal of

f

. It is shown that

e^{m B S} (f) l e d_{X}

(:= d i m X)

by Brianc con-Skoda. We prove that

e^{m B S} (f) l e [d_{X} - 2 w i d e t i l d e {a l p h a}_{f}] + 1

with

- w i d e t i l d e {a l p h a}_{f}

the maximal root of the reduced Bernstein-Sato polynomial

b_{f} (s) / (s + 1)

, assuming the latter exists (shrinking

X

if necessary). This implies for instance that

e^{m B S} (f) l e d_{X} - 2

in the case

f^{- 1} (0)

has only rational singularities, that is, if

w i d e t i l d e {a l p h a}_{f} > 1

.

This page was built for publication: Brian\c{c}on-Skoda exponents and the maximal root of reduced Bernstein-Sato polynomials