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

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

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>

<p>This thesis has three major topics. The first is on generalized multiplicities. The second is on height bounds for ideals of minors of matrices with a given rank. The last topic is on the ideal of minors of generic generalized diagonal matrices.</p> <p>In the first part of this thesis, we discuss various generalizations of Hilbert-Samuel multiplicity. These include the Buchsbaum-Rim multiplicity, mixed multiplicities, $j$-multiplicity, and $\varepsilon$-multiplicity. For $(R,m)$ a Noetherian local ring of dimension $d$ and $I$ a $m$-primary ideal in $R$, Lech showed the following bound for the Hilbert-Samuel multiplicity of $I$, $e(I) \leq d!\lambda(R/I)e(m)$. Huneke, Smirnov, and Validashti improved the bound to $e(mI) \leq d!\lambda(R/I)e(m)$. We generalize the improved bound to the Buchsbaum-Rim multiplicity and to mixed multiplicities. </p> <p>For the second part of the thesis we discuss bounds on heights of ideals of minors of matrices. A classical bound for these heights was shown by Eagon and Northcott. Bruns' bound is an improvement on the Eagon-Northcott bound taking into consideration the rank of the matrix. We prove an analogous bound to Bruns' bound for alternating matrices. We then discuss an open problem by Eisenbud, Huneke, and Ulrich that asks for height bounds for symmetric matrices given their rank. We show a few reduction steps and prove some small cases of this problem. </p> <p>Finally, for the last topic we explore properties of the ideal of minors of generic generalized diagonal matrices. Generalized diagonal matrices are matrices with two ladders of zeros in the bottom left and top right corners. We compute their initial ideals and give a description of the facets of their Stanley-Reisner complex. Using this description, we characterize when these ideals are Cohen-Macaulay. In the special case where the ladders of zeros are triangles, we compute the height and multiplicity</p>

We develop the necessary theory in algebraic geometry to place Bayesian networks into the realm of algebraic statistics. This allows us to create an algebraic geometry--statistics dictionary. In particular, we study the algebraic varieties defined by the conditional independence statements of Bayesian networks. A complete algebraic classification, in terms of primary decomposition of polynomial ideals, is given for Bayesian networks on at most five random variables. Hidden variables are related to the geometry of higher secant varieties. Moreover, a complete algebraic classification, in terms of generating sets of polynomial ideals, is given for Bayesian networks on at most three random variables and one hidden variable. The relevance of these results for model selection is discussed. / Ph. D.

The concept of unique factorization was first recognized in the 1840s, but even then, it was still fairly believed to be automatic. The error of this assumption was exposed largely through attempts to prove Pierre de Fermat's, 1601-1665, last theorem. Once mathematicians discovered that this property did not always hold, it was only natural for them to try to search for the strongest available alternative. Thus began the attempt to generalize unique factorization. Using the ascending chain condition on principle ideals, we will show the conditions under which a ring is a unique factorization domain.