Determinantal Conditions for Modules of Generalized Splines

arXiv2208.13062MaRDI QIDQ6409017FDOQ6409017

Authors: Lauren L. Rose, Kariane Calta 

Publication date: 27 August 2022

Abstract: Generalized splines on a graph $G$ with edge labels in a commutative ring $R$ are vertex labelings such that if two vertices share an edge in $G$, the difference between the vertex labels lies in the ideal generated by the edge label. When $R$ is an integral domain, the set of all such splines is a finitely generated $R$-module $R_G$ of rank $n$, the number of vertices of $G$. We find determinantal conditions on subsets of $R_G$ that determine whether $R_G$ is a free module, and if so, whether a so called "flow-up class basis" exists.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.) (05C25) Theory of modules and ideals in commutative rings described by combinatorial properties (13C70)

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