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...

Let A be a Noetherian local ring with the maximal ideal m and d = dim A. Let Q be a parameter ideal in A. Let I = Q : m. The problem of when the equality I = QI holds true is explored. When A is a Cohen-Macaulay ring, this problem was completely solved by A. Corso, C. Huneke, C. Polini, and W. Vasconcelos [CHV, CP, CPV], while nothing is known when A is not a Cohen-Macaulay ring. The present pu...

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 ...

We exhibit the elementary but somewhat surprising property that most direct links of prime ideals in Gorenstein rings are equimultiple ideals. It leads to the construction of a bountiful set of Cohen–Macaulay Rees algebras.

‎We introduce a generalization of the notion of‎ depth of an ideal on a module by applying the concept of‎ local cohomology modules with respect to a pair‎ ‎of ideals‎. ‎We also introduce the concept of $(I,J)$-Cohen--Macaulay modules as a generalization of concept of Cohen--Macaulay modules‎. ‎These kind of modules are different from Cohen--Macaulay modules‎, as an example shows‎. ‎Also an art...