Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-179).

This paper presents a survey of concepts in commutative algebra that have applications to topology and graph theory. The primary algebraic focus will be on Stanley-Reisner rings, classes of polynomial rings that can describe simplicial complexes. Stanley-Reisner rings are defined via square-free monomial ideals. The paper will present many aspects of the theory of these ideals and discuss how they relate to important constructions in commutative algebra, such as finite generation of ideals, graded rings and modules, localization and associated primes, primary decomposition of ideals and Hilbert series. In particular, the primary decomposition and Hilbert series for certain types of monomial ideals will be analyzed through explicit examples of simplicial complexes and graphs.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1960. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008. / Title from title screen (site viewed Oct. 31, 2008). PDF text: v, 54 p. : ill. ; 769 K. UMI publication number: AAT 3313102. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

In this thesis we look into Emmy Noether's life and works. An overview of Emmy Noether's life gives context to understanding her approach to mathematics which produced seminal works. In Invariante Varationsprobleme, Noether proved the connection between symmetry and conservation laws; Noether's theorem is the foundations of modern physics. In Idealtheorie in Ringberichen, she proved the ascending chain condition on ideals in an abstract setting; this work started the "algebrization of mathematics" in 20th century. Noether continued to produce phenomenal works and influenced numerous branches of mathematics. By understanding Emmy Noether's life and her works, one achieves a greater understanding to the foundations of 20th century mathematics.

Orientador: Paulo Roberto Brumatti / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matematica, Estatistica e Ciencia da Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-09T23:37:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DiazNoguera_MaribeldelCarmen_M.pdf: 632573 bytes, checksum: fbcf2bd0092558fce4ba4d082d4c68c7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: O principal objetivo desta dissertação é apresentar resultados centrais sobre derivações localmente nilpotentes no anel de polinômios B = k[x1, ..., xn], para n = 3 que foram apresentados por Daniel Daigle em [2 ], [3] e [4] .Para este propósito, introduziremos os conceitos básicos e fundamentais da teoria das derivações num anel e apresentaremos resultados em relação a derivações localmente nilpotentes num domínio de característica zero e de fatorização única. Entre tais resultados está a fórmula Jacobiana que usaremos para descrever o conjunto das derivações equivalentes e localmente nilpotentes de B = k[x, y, z] e o conjunto LND(B), com B = k[x,y]. Também, explicítam-se condições equivalentes para a existência de uma derivação ?-homogênea e localmente nilpotente de B = k[x, y, z] com núcleo k[¿, g], onde {¿}, {g} e B, mdc(?) = mdc(?(¿), ? (g)) = 1 / Abstract: In this dissertation we present centraIs results on locally nilpotents derivations in a ring of polynomials B = k[x1, ..., xn], for n = 3, which were presented by Daniel Daigle in [2], [3] and [4]. For this, we introduce basic fundamenta1 results of the theory of derivations in a ring and we present results on locally nilpotents derivations in a domain with characteristic zero and unique factorization. One of these results is the Jacobian forrnula that we use to describe the set of the equivalent loca11y nilpotents derivations of B = k[x, y, z] and the set LND(B) where B = k[x, y]. Moreover, we give equivalent conditions to the existence of a ?-homogeneous locally nilpotent derivation in the ring B = k[x, y, z] with kernel k[¿, g], {¿} and {g} e B, and mdc(?) = mdc(?(¿), ? (g)) = 1 / Mestrado / Algebra / Mestre em Matemática

Orientador: Paulo Roberto Brumatti / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matematica, Estatistica e Computação Cientifica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T19:30:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Veloso_MarceloOliveira_D.pdf: 662198 bytes, checksum: f119f8026ebe09649fca4a175b7cec47 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Este trabalho é dedicado ao estudo das derivações localmente nilpotentes de certas K-álgebras finitamente geradas, onde K é um corpo de característica zero. Estes domínios são generalizações de anéis bem conhecidos na literatura sendo um deles o anel de Fermat. Mais precisamente, caracterizamos o conjunto das derivações localmente nilpotentes destes domínios ou de um subconjunto deste conjunto. Também calculamos o ML invariante destes domínios e como aplicação direta destas informações encontramos um conjunto de geradores para o grupo dos automorfismos de um destes domínos. No caso do anel de Fermat mostramos que nem sempre temos um domíno rígido. Além disso, verificamos que a Conjectura de Nakai é verdadeira para o anel de Fermat. / Abstract: This work is dedicated to the study of locally nilpotent derivations of certain finitely generated K-algebras, where K is a field of zero characteristic. These domains are generalizations of the well-known rings in the literature. One of this is the Fermat ring. More precisely, we characterize the set of locally nilpotent derivations of these domains or some subsets of this set. We also calculate the ML invariant of these domains and as a direct application of these results we find a set of generators for the group of automorphisms of some of these domains. We show that the Fermat ring is not always a rigid domain. Furthermore, we prove that Nakai's conjecture is true for the ring Fermat. / Doutorado / Algebra Comutativa / Doutor em Matemática

This thesis investigates some of the properties of R-modules. The material is presented in three chapters. Definitions and theorems which are assumed are stated in Chapter I. Proofs of these theorems may be found in Zariski and Samuel, Commutative Algebra, Vol. I, 1958. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the basic properties of commutative rings and ideals in rings. Properties of R-modules are developed in Chapter II. The most important results presented in this chapter include existence theorems for R-modules and properties of submodules in R-modules. The third and final chapter presents an example which illustrates how a ring R, may be regarded as an R-module and speaks of the direct sum of ideals of a ring as a direct sum of submodules.

We discuss Lojasiewicz's beautiful proof of the division theorem for smooth functions. The standard proofs are based on the Weierstrass preparation theorem for analytic functions and use techniques from the theory of partial differential equations. Lojasiewicz's approach is more geometric and syn¬thetic. In the appendices appear new proofs of results which are required for the theorem. / Dissertation (MSc (Mathematics))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Mathematics and Applied Mathematics / unrestricted

This thesis is constituted of two articles, both related to Hilbert functions and h-vectors. In the first paper, we deal with h-vectorsof reduced zero-dimensional schemes in the projective plane, and, in particular, with the problem of finding the possible h-vectors for the union of two sets of points of given h-vectors. In the second paper, we generalize the Green’s Hyperplane Restriction Theorem to the case of modules over the polynomial ring. / <p>QC 20131114</p>