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Abstract:In this article, we analyze how (projective and injective) complexity, curvature, and complete intersection dimension behave under linkage of modules and ideals. Let $R$ be a Gorenstein local ring. Consider a Gorenstein perfect ideal $\mathfrak{a}$ (e.g., $\mathfrak{a}$ is generated by an $R$-regular sequence). Let $M$ and $N$ be two Cohen-Macaulay $R$-modules linked by $\mathfrak{a}$. We prove that $\mathrm{cx}_R(M)= \mathrm{inj\,cx}_R(N)$ and $\mathrm{curv}_R(M)= \mathrm{inj\,curv}_R(N)$. In particular, when $R$ is complete intersection, $\mathrm{cx}_R(M)= \mathrm{cx}_R(N)$ and $\mathrm{curv}_R(M)= \mathrm{curv}_R(N)$. Furthermore, we show that $\mathrm{pd}_R(M)= \mathrm{pd}_R(N)$ and $\operatorname{CI-dim}_R(M)= \operatorname{CI-dim}_R(N)$. If any of these dimensions is finite, it is equal to $\mathrm{ht}(\mathfrak{a})$. Similar results are obtained for linkage of ideals. All these results highly extend a classical result of Peskine and Szpiro in many directions. We construct several examples that complement our results. These also show how properties like `integrally closed', `$\mathfrak{m}$-full' and `Burch' behave under linkage of ideals.

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From: Subhadip Bhowmick [view email]
[v1] Tue, 2 Jun 2026 10:11:27 UTC (33 KB)