For t in N, E.Miller has defined a category of positively t-determined modules over the polynomial ring S in n variables. We consider the AuslanderReiten translate, Nt, on the (derived) category of such modules. A monomial ideal I is t-determined if each generator x has a ≤ t. We compute the multigraded cohomology and betti spaces of N k t (S/I) for every iterate k and also the S-module structu...

We introduce and study the notions of conical and spherical graphs. We show that these mutually exclusive properties, which have a geometric interpretation, provide links between apparently unrelated classical concepts such as dominating sets, independent dominating sets, edge covers, and the homotopy type of an associated simplicial complex. In particular, we solve the problem of characterizin...

Let ∆ be a simplicial complex and I∆ its Stanley–Reisner ideal. It has been conjectured that, for each i and j, the graded Betti number βii+j(I∆) of I∆ is smaller than or equal to that of I∆c , where ∆ c is a combinatorial shifted complex of ∆. In the present paper the conjecture will be proved affirmatively. In particular the inequalities βii+j(I∆) ≤ βii+j(I∆lex) hold for all i and j, where ∆ ...

Generalizing the concepts of Stanley–Reisner and affine monoid algebras, one can associate to a rational pointed fan Σ in Rd the Zd-graded toric face ring K[Σ]. Assuming that K[Σ] is Cohen–Macaulay, the main result of this paper is to characterize the situation when its canonical module is isomorphic to a Zd-graded ideal of K[Σ]. From this result several algebraic and combinatorial consequences...

We study the relationship between the projective dimension of a squarefree monomial ideal and the domination parameters of the associated graph or clutter. In particular, we show that the projective dimensions of graphs with perfect dominating sets can be calculated combinatorially. We also generalize the wellknown graph domination parameter τ to clutters, obtaining bounds on the projective dim...

To every directed graph G one can associate a complex (G) consisting of directed subforests. This construction, suggested to us by R. Stanley, is especially important in the case of a complete double directed graph Gn, where it leads to studying some interesting representations of the symmetric group and corresponds (via Stanley-Reisner correspondence) to an interesting quotient ring. Our main ...

Following a construction of Stanley we consider toric face rings associated to rational pointed fans. This class of rings is a common generalization of the concepts of Stanley–Reisner and affine monoid algebras. The main goal of this article is to unify parts of the theories of Stanley–Reisnerand affine monoid algebras. We consider (nonpure) shellable fan’s and the Cohen–Macaulay property. More...

A squarefree module over a polynomial ring S = k[x1, . . . , xn] is a generalization of a Stanley-Reisner ring, and allows us to apply homological methods to the study of monomial ideals more systematically. The category Sq of squarefree modules is equivalent to the category of finitely generated left Λ-modules, where Λ is the incidence algebra of the Boolean lattice 2. The derived category D(S...