Commutative Algebra Seminar

The F-signature of a strongly F-regular local ring R is an interesting invariant of its singularities. In this talk, we will discuss this invariant when R is the normalized homogeneous coordinate ring of a projective variety. In particular, we study how the F-signature varies as we vary the embedding of a fixed projective variety X into various projective spaces. For this purpose, we will introduce the F-signature function, a real valued function on the ample cone of X, and discuss its continuity properties. We will also present some analogies and comparisons to the well-known volume function, which records the Hilbert-Samuel multiplicities. This is joint work with Seungsu Lee. Speaker(s): Swaraj Pande (University of Michigan)