Fitting ideal

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The Fitting ideal is an algebraic invariant in commutative algebra and module theory that encodes information about the structure and relations of a finitely generated module over a ring.

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instanceOf algebraic invariant
ideal
notion in commutative algebra
notion in module theory
0thFittingIdealEncodes annihilation information of a module
alsoKnownAs Fitting invariant
associatedWith finitely generated module
constructedFrom presentation matrix of a module
constructedUsing minors of a matrix
definedOver commutative ring
dependsOn choice of module
ring structure
encodes information about relations among generators of a module
information about the structure of a module
hasGeneralization Fitting invariant of a module
hasIndexing by nonnegative integers
inAlgebraicGeometry controls scheme-theoretic support of coherent sheaves
defines closed subschemes
inModuleDecomposition helps distinguish nonisomorphic modules
inNoetherianCase finitely generated ideal
inNumberTheory appears in Iwasawa theory
used to study class groups
inRepresentationTheory used for modules over group rings
introducedBy Hans Fitting
isFunctorial yes
isMonotoneInIndex yes
notation Fitt_R^i(M)
relatedTo annihilator of a module
determinantal ideals
rank of a module
support of a module
specialCase 0th Fitting ideal
stableUnder base change in many situations
usedIn algebraic geometry
classification of modules
commutative algebra
deformation theory
determinantal varieties
singularity theory
study of module presentations
usedToControl where a module is locally free
usedToDefine Fitting support of a module
usedToDescribe degeneracy loci of maps of vector bundles
usedToDetect projective dimension in some cases
torsion in modules
yearIntroduced 1936

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Hans Fitting notableConcept Fitting ideal