Title: Lower bounds on Hilbert–Kunz multiplicities and maximal F -signatures
Abstract Hilbert–Kunz multiplicity and F-signature are numerical invariants of commutative rings in positive characteristic that measure severity of singularities: for a regular ring both invariants are equal to one and the converse holds under mild assumptions. A natural question is for what singular rings these invariants are closest to one. For Hilbert–Kunz multiplicity this question was first considered by the last two authors and attracted significant attention. In this paper, we study this question, i.e., an upper bound, for F-signature and revisit lower bounds on Hilbert–Kunz multiplicity.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2044833
PAR ID:
10414449
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Volume:
174
Issue:
2
ISSN:
0305-0041
Page Range / eLocation ID:
247 to 271
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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