Sheaf algorithms using the exterior algebra

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Let \(V\) denote a vector space of dimension \(n+1\) over a field \(K\) with its dual \(W\) and \(S = \text{Sym}_K(W)\) the symmetric algebra. The Bernstein-Gel'fand-Gel'fand correspondence is an isomorphism between the derived category of bounded complexes of finitely generated \(S\)-modules and the derived category of bounded complexes of finitely generated \(E\)-modules or of certain `Tate resolutions' of \(E\)-modules, where \(E\) denotes the exterior algebra on \(V.\) The authors show how to compute effectively the Tate resolution \(\mathbb T(\mathcal F)\) associated to a sheaf \(\mathcal F.\) This is used for a constructive method for computing the cohomology of a sheaf on a projective variety. There is also a construction of the Beilinson monad for studying the sheaf from partial knowledge of its cohomology. The power of these constructions is illustrated by the following applications: 1. The classification of elliptic conic bundles in \(\mathbb P^4.\) 2. The construction of abelian surfaces in \(\mathbb P^4\) and the Horrocks-Mumford bundle. 3. The computation of Chow forms of varieties. This is done with the aid of Macaulay 2. The corresponding code is listed by the authors. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0973.00017].





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