Linearizing torsion classes in the Picard group of algebraic curves over finite fields

We address the problem of computing in the group of $\ell^k$-torsion rational points of the jacobian variety of algebraic curves over finite fields, with a view toward computing modular representations.Comment: To appear in Journal of Algebr

The linear space of Betti diagrams of multigraded artinian modules

We study the linear space generated by the multigraded Betti diagrams of Z^n-graded artinian modules of codimension n whose resolutions become pure of a given type when taking total degrees. We show that the multigraded Betti diagram of the equivariant resolution constructed by D.Eisenbud, J.Weyman, and the author, and all its twists, form a basis for this linear space.Comment: 15 pages, some modifications and added materia

Explicit form of Cassels' pp-adic embedding theorem for number fields

In this paper, we mainly give a general explicit form of Cassels' $p$-adic embedding theorem for number fields. We also give its refined form in the case of cyclotomic fields. As a byproduct, given an irreducible polynomial $f$ over $Z$, we give a general unconditional upper bound for the smallest prime number $p$ such that $f$ has a simple root modulo $p$

Criteria for \sigma-ampleness

In the noncommutative geometry of Artin, Van den Bergh, and others, the twisted homogeneous coordinate ring is one of the basic constructions. Such a ring is defined by a $\sigma$-ample divisor, where $\sigma$ is an automorphism of a projective scheme X. Many open questions regarding $\sigma$-ample divisors have remained. We derive a relatively simple necessary and sufficient condition for a divisor on X to be $\sigma$-ample. As a consequence, we show right and left $\sigma$-ampleness are equivalent and any associated noncommutative homogeneous coordinate ring must be noetherian and have finite, integral GK-dimension. We also characterize which automorphisms $\sigma$ yield a $\sigma$-ample divisor.Comment: 16 pages, LaTeX2e, to appear in J. of the AMS, minor errors corrected (esp. in 1.4 and 3.1), proofs simplifie