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On the regularity over positively graded algebras
We study the relationship between the Tor-regularity and the local-regularity
over a positively graded algebra defined over a field which coincide if the
algebra is a standard graded polynomial ring. In this case both are
characterizations of the so-called Castelnuovo--Mumford regularity. Moreover,
we can characterize a standard graded polynomial ring as an algebra with
extremal properties with respect to the Tor- and the local-regularity. For
modules of finite projective dimension we get a nice formula relating the two
regularity notions. Interesting examples are given to help to understand the
relationship between the Tor- and the local-regularity in general.Comment: 13 pages; Revised version of the pape
Bounds for Betti numbers
In this paper we prove parts of a conjecture of Herzog giving lower bounds on
the rank of the free modules appearing in the linear strand of a graded -th
syzygy module over the polynomial ring. If in addition the module is
-graded we show that the conjecture holds in full generality.
Furthermore, we give lower and upper bounds for the graded Betti numbers of
graded ideals with a linear resolution and a fixed number of generators.Comment: 15 page
Note on bounds for multiplicities
Let S=K[x_1,...,x_n] be a polynomial ring and R=S/I be a graded K-algebra
where I is a graded ideal in S. Herzog, Huneke and Srinivasan have conjectured
that the multiplicity of R is bounded above by a function of the maximal shifts
in the minimal graded free resolution of R over S. We prove the conjecture in
the case that codim(R)=2 which generalizes results in of Herzog, Srinivasan and
Gold. We also give a proof for the bound in the case in which I is
componentwise linear. For example, stable and squarefree stable ideals belong
to this class of ideals.Comment: 10 pages; revised version accepted for publication in JPA
[Review of] William Oandasan. A Branch of California Redwood
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Games with vector-valued payoffs and their application to competition between organizations
In 1959, Lloyd Shapley wrote a short paper on games with vector payoffs. He analyzed zero-sum matrix games. Here, we extend Shapley's equilibrium concept to general games with vector payoffs, introduce an organizational interpretation of the concept, elaborate the relationship of the original concept to another equilibrium concept where each player can be viewed as running a bargaining game among internal ‘factions,'' and finally comment upon its relationship to the concept of party unanimity Nash equilibrium (PUNE).
Political Competition (A theory with applications to the distribution of income)
The formal model of political competition almost ubiquitously employed by students of political economy is one in which political parties play no role. That model, introduced by Anthony Downs (1957) over forty years ago, portrays a competition between candidates, whose sole motivation for engaging in politics is to enjoy the power and perquisites of office holding. Although voters care about policies, the candidates do not; for them, a policy is simply an instrument to be used, opportunistically, as an entry ticket to a prosperous career. Political parties, however, have, throughout the history of democracy, cared about policies, perhaps because they are formed by interest groups of citizens. Therefore the Downsian model cannot be viewed as an historically accurate model of party competition.
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