If V is a faithful module for a nite group G over a eld of characteristic p > 0, then the ring of invariants need not be Cohen-Macaulay if p divides the order of G. In this article the cohomology of G is used to study the question of Cohen-Macaulayness of the invariant ring. Let R = S(V) be the polynomial ring on which G acts. Then the main result can be stated as follow: If H r (G; R) 6 = 0 fo...

We study the singularities of integral models Shimura varieties and moduli stacks shtukas with parahoric level structure. More generally, our results apply to Pappas–Zhu Levin mixed characteristic local models, their equal analogues. For any such model we prove under minimal assumptions that entire is normal reduced special fiber and, if $p > 2$, it also Cohen–Macaulay. This proves a conjecture...

For several important classes of manifolds acted on by the torus, the information about the action can be encoded combinatorially by a regular n-valent graph with vector labels on its edges, which we refer to as the torus graph. By analogy with the GKM-graphs, we introduce the notion of equivariant cohomology of a torus graph, and show that it is isomorphic to the face ring of the associated si...

The absolute order on the hyperoctahedral group Bn is investigated. Using a poset fiber theorem, it is proved that the order ideal of this poset generated by the Coxeter elements is homotopy Cohen–Macaulay. This method results in a new proof of Cohen–Macaulayness of the absolute order on the symmetric group. Moreover, it is shown that every closed interval in the absolute order on Bn is shellab...

We prove that the generic quantized coordinate ringOq(G) is Auslander-regular, Cohen-Macaulay, and catenary for every connected semisimple Lie group G. This answers questions raised by Brown, Lenagan, and the first author. We also prove that under certain hypotheses concerning the existence of normal elements, a noetherian Hopf algebra is Auslander-Gorenstein and Cohen-Macaulay. This provides a...

Let C ⊂ N be an affine semigroup, and R = K[C] its semigroup ring. This paper is a collection of various results on “C-graded” R-modules M = ⊕ c∈C Mc, especially, monomial ideals of R. For example, we show the following: If R is normal and I ⊂ R is a radicalmonomial ideal (i.e., R/I is a generalization of Stanley-Reisner rings), then the sequentially Cohen-Macaulay property of R/I is a topologi...

We describe some recent work concerning Gorenstein liaison of codimension two subschemes of a projective variety. Applications make use of the algebraic theory of maximal Cohen–Macaulay modules, which we review in an Appendix.

Pinched Veronese rings are formed by removing an algebra generator from a subring of polynomial ring. We study the homological properties such rings, including Cohen-Macaulay, Gorenstein, and complete intersection properties. Greco Martino classified Cohen-Macaulayness pinched maximum entry exponent vector monomial; we re-prove their results with semigroup methods correct omission small class e...

This paper considers the following conjecture: If R is an unmixed, equidimensional local ring that is a homomorphic image of a Cohen-Macaulay local ring, then for any ideal J generated by a system of parameters, the Chern coefficient e1(J) < 0 is equivalent to R being non Cohen-Macaulay. The conjecture is established if R is a homomorphic image of a Gorenstein ring, and for all universally cate...

It is shown in this paper how a solution for a combinatorial problem obtained from applying the greedy algorithm is guaranteed to be optimal for those instances of the problem that, under an appropriate algebraic representation, satisfy the Cohen-Macaulay property known for rings and modules in Commutative Algebra. The choice of representation for the instances of a given combinatorial problem ...