Betti numbers of powers of path ideals of cycles

Abstract

Let $J_{n,m} = (x_1\cdots x_{m},x_2 \cdots x_{m+1},\ldots,x_{n}x_1\cdots x_{m-1})$ be the $m$-path ideal of a cycle of length $n \ge 5$ over a polynomial ring $S = k[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$. Let $t\geq 1$ be an integer. We show that $J_{n,m}^t$ has a linear free resolution and give a precise formula for all of its Betti numbers when $m = n-1, n-2$.