In this paper we study Cohen-Macaulay local rings of dimension d, multiplicity e and second Hilbert coefficient e2 in the case e2=e1−e+1. Let h=μ(m)−d. If e2≠0 then our can prove that type(A)≥e−h−1. type(A)=e−h−1 show associated graded ring G(A) is Cohen-Macaulay. next when type(A)=e−h determine all possible series A. depthG(A) completely determines Series

We prove a theorem unifying three results from combinatorial homological and commutative algebra, characterizing the Koszul property for incidence algebras of posets and affine semigroup rings, and characterizing linear resolutions of squarefree monomial ideals. The characterization in the graded setting is via the Cohen-Macaulay property of certain posets or simplicial complexes, and in the mo...

Let R be a local Cohen-Macaulay ring, I an R-ideal and G the associated graded ring of I. We give an estimate for the depth of G when G fails to be Cohen-Macaulay. We assume that I has small reduction number, sufficiently good residual intersection properties, and satisfies local conditions on the depth of some powers. The main theorem unifies and generalizes several known results. We also give...