Q-sequence conjecture for systems of parameters

Let RR be a Noetherian local ring of dimension dd. A sequence x1,,xdx_1,\ldots,x_d is a system of parameters when it generates an ideal whose radical is the maximal ideal; more generally, in the nonlocal formulation, let RR be a Noetherian ring and let x=x1,,xd\underline{x}=x_1,\ldots,x_d be a sequence such that (x)R(\underline{x})R has a minimal prime of height dd. Q-sequence conjecture. Every system of parameters for RR is a Q-sequence. More generally, under the stated nonlocal hypotheses, x\underline{x} is a Q-sequence. The paper has established the equicharacteristic Noetherian local case and gives related sufficient conditions, but does not state a resolution of this broader conjecture.

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  1. The Q-sequence conjecture for systems of parameters

    Let RR be a local ring, and let x1,,xdx_1,\ldots,x_d be a system of parameters. A Q-sequence is a sequence with the quasilength property used in the definition of robust algebras. Q-sequence conjecture. Every system of parameters for every local ring is a Q-sequence. Hence, every Noetherian ring is robust as an algebra over itself. This would characterize robustness of Noetherian rings over themselves through systems of parameters, extending the role of Q-sequences in the theory of solid and robust algebras. The supplied text gives no resolution status.

    source: Mel Hochster and Wenliang Zhang, “Content of Local Cohomology, Parameter Ideals, and Robust Algebras”, arXiv:1609.07017 (2016).

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Olivia Strahan, “Content and Q-sequences in Mixed Characteristic Local Rings”, arXiv:2310.19937 (2024).

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