Regularity and linearity defect of modules over local rings

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Abstract: Given a finitely generated module M over a commutative local ring (or a standard graded k-algebra) (R,m,k) we detect its complexity in terms of numerical invariants coming from suitable m-stable filtrations mathbbM on M. We study the Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity of grmathbbM(M) and the linearity defect of M, denoted ldR(M), through a deep investigation based on the theory of standard bases. If M is a graded R-module, then egR(grmathbbM(M))<infty implies egR(M)<infty and the converse holds provided M is of homogenous type. An analogous result can be proved in the local case in terms of the linearity defect. Motivated by a positive answer in the graded case, we present for local rings a partial answer to a question raised by Herzog and Iyengar of whether ldR(k)<infty implies R is Koszul.


Let \((R, \mathfrak{m}, k)\) be a commutative Noetherian local ring with maximal ideal \(\mathfrak{m}\) and residue field \(k\), and let \(M\) be a finitely generated \(R\)-module. The purpose of this paper is to investigate properties of \(M\) such as linearity defect, Koszulness and regularity by means of the structure of the associated graded module \(\,\text{Gr}_\mathcal{F}(M)\,\) to \(M\) with respect to an \(\mathfrak m\)-stable filtration \(\mathcal F\) of \(M\). The authors also present a partial answer to a question posed in [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 201, No. 1--3, 154--188 (2005; Zbl 1106.13011)] by \textit{J. Herzog} and \textit{S. Iyengar} asking whether Id\(_R(k)< \infty\) implies that \(R\) is Koszul.











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