On the behavior of test ideals under finite morphisms

We derive transformation rules for test ideals and $F$-singularities under an arbitrary finite surjective morphism $\pi : Y \to X$ of normal varieties in prime characteristic $p > 0$. The main technique is to relate homomorphisms $F_{*} O_{X} \to O_{X}$, such as Frobenius splittings, to homomorphisms $F_{*} O_{Y} \to O_{Y}$. In the simplest cases, these rules mirror transformation rules for multiplier ideals in characteristic zero. As a corollary, we deduce sufficient conditions which imply that trace is surjective, i.e. $Tr_{Y/X}(\pi_{*}O_{Y}) = O_{X}$.Comment: 33 pages. The appendix has been removed (it will appear in a different work). Minor changes and typos corrected throughout. To appear in the Journal of Algebraic Geometr

Additive unit representations in global fields - A survey

We give an overview on recent results concerning additive unit representations. Furthermore the solutions of some open questions are included. The central problem is whether and how certain rings are (additively) generated by their units. This has been investigated for several types of rings related to global fields, most importantly rings of algebraic integers. We also state some open problems and conjectures which we consider to be important in this field.Comment: 13 page

Projective equivalence of ideals in Noetherian integral domains

Let I be a nonzero proper ideal in a Noetherian integral domain R. In this paper we establish the existence of a finite separable integral extension domain A of R and a positive integer m such that all the Rees integers of IA are equal to m. Moreover, if R has altitude one, then all the Rees integers of J = Rad(IA) are equal to one and the ideals J^m and IA have the same integral closure. Thus Rad(IA) = J is a projectively full radical ideal that is projectively equivalent to IA. In particular, if R is Dedekind, then there exists a Dedekind domain A having the following properties: (i) A is a finite separable integral extension of R; and (ii) there exists a radical ideal J of A and a positive integer m such that IA = J^m.Comment: 20 page

Transcendental extensions of a valuation domain of rank one

Let $V$ be a valuation domain of rank one and quotient field $K$. Let $\overline{\hat{K}}$ be a fixed algebraic closure of the $v$-adic completion $\hat K$ of $K$ and let $\overline{\hat{V}}$ be the integral closure of $\hat V$ in $\overline{\hat{K}}$. We describe a relevant class of valuation domains $W$ of the field of rational functions $K(X)$ which lie over $V$, which are indexed by the elements $\alpha\in\overline{\hat{K}}\cup\{\infty\}$, namely, $W=W_{\alpha}=\{\varphi\in K(X) \mid \varphi(\alpha)\in\overline{\hat{V}}\}$. If $V$ is discrete and $\pi\in V$ is a uniformizer, then a valuation domain $W$ of $K(X)$ is of this form if and only if the residue field degree $[W/M:V/P]$ is finite and $\pi W=M^e$, for some $e\geq 1$, where $M$ is the maximal ideal of $W$. In general, for $\alpha,\beta\in\overline{\hat{K}}$ we have $W_{\alpha}=W_{\beta}$ if and only if $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are conjugated over $\hat K$. Finally, we show that the set $\mathcal{P}^{{\rm irr}}$ of irreducible polynomials over $\hat K$ endowed with an ultrametric distance introduced by Krasner is homeomorphic to the space $\{W_{\alpha} \mid \alpha\in\overline{\hat{K}}\}$ endowed with the Zariski topology.Comment: accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the AMS (2016); comments are welcome