An intrinsic definition of the Rees algebra of a module [article]

Gustav Sædén Ståhl
2014 arXiv   pre-print
This paper concerns a generalization of the Rees algebra of ideals due to Eisenbud, Huneke and Ulrich that works for any finitely generated module over a noetherian ring. Their definition is in terms of maps to free modules. We give an intrinsic definition using divided powers.
arXiv:1402.3219v2 fatcat:nj4whu3pnvghthcl32r7e6ofl4