Using the concept of vector partition functions, we investigate the
asymptotic behavior of graded Betti numbers of powers of homogeneous ideals in
a polynomial ring over a field. Our main results state that if the polynomial
ring is equipped with a positive \ZZ-grading, then the Betti numbers of
powers of ideals are encoded by finitely many polynomials.
More precisely, in the case of \ZZ-grading, \ZZ^2 can be splitted into a
finite number of regions such that each region corresponds to a polynomial that
depending to the degree (μ,t), \dim_k \left(\tor_i^S(I^t, k)_{\mu}
\right) is equal to one of these polynomials in (μ,t). This refines, in a
graded situation, the result of Kodiyalam on Betti numbers of powers of ideals.
Our main statement treats the case of a power products of homogeneous ideals
in a \ZZ^d-graded algebra, for a positive grading.Comment: 20 page