Commutative algebra | Homological algebra | Theorems in ring theory | Invariant theory
In mathematics, Hilbert's syzygy theorem is one of the three fundamental theorems about polynomial rings over fields, first proved by David Hilbert in 1890, which were introduced for solving important open questions in invariant theory, and are at the basis of modern algebraic geometry. The two other theorems are Hilbert's basis theorem that asserts that all ideals of polynomial rings over a field are finitely generated, and Hilbert's Nullstellensatz, which establishes a bijective correspondence between affine algebraic varieties and prime ideals of polynomial rings. Hilbert's syzygy theorem concerns the relations, or syzygies in Hilbert's terminology, between the generators of an ideal, or, more generally, a module. As the relations form a module, one may consider the relations between the relations; the theorem asserts that, if one continues in this way, starting with a module over a polynomial ring in n indeterminates over a field, one eventually finds a zero module of relations, after at most n steps. Hilbert's syzygy theorem is now considered to be an early result of homological algebra. It is the starting point of the use of homological methods in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. (Wikipedia).
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Juliette Bruce - Semi-Ample Asymptotic Syzygies - WAGON
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Ihsen Yengui: Algorithms for computing syzygies over VX 1,…,X n, V a valuation ring
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SMRI Seminar Series: 'Hilbert Schemes' Lecture 1 Introduction Anthony Henderson (University of Sydney) This series of lectures aims to present parts of Nakajima’s book `Lectures on Hilbert schemes of points on surfaces’ in a way that is accessible to PhD students interested in representa
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