The zero fibre of a word-filtration Rees algebra #
For a linear generating family f, the Rees algebra is the subalgebra of A[X] whose
coefficient in degree n lies in wordFiltration f n. Its symbol map sends that coefficient
to its class in the n-th associated-graded piece. This map is surjective, and its kernel
is the ideal generated by the central parameter. Thus specializing the Rees parameter to
zero gives the associated graded, even when A is noncommutative.
This symbol map differs from ambient polynomial evaluation at zero: a positive-degree monomial can have a nonzero symbol.
The Rees algebra of the word filtration generated by f.
Instances For
A homogeneous Rees monomial maps to the corresponding homogeneous symbol.
A Rees element has zero symbol exactly when it is a multiple of the parameter.
The zero-fibre comparison sends the class of a Rees polynomial to its symbol.