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Nicholas Packauskas

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arXiv2022

Resolutions of differential operators of low order for an isolated hypersurface singularity

In this paper we develop a new approach for studying differential operators of an isolated singularity graded hypersurface ring $R$ defining a surface in affine three-space over a field of characteristic zero. With this method, we construct an explicit minimal generating set for the modules of differential operators of order two and three, as well as their minimal free resolutions; this expands results of Bernstein, Gel'fand, and Gel'fand and of Vigu\'e. Our construction relies, in part, on a description of these modules that we derive in the singularity category of $R$. Namely, we build explicit matrix factorizations starting from that of the residue field.

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arXiv2021

The homotopy Lie algebra of a Tor-independent tensor product

In this article we investigate a pair of surjective local ring maps $S_1\leftarrow R\to S_2$ and their relation to the canonical projection $R\to S_1\otimes_R S_2$, where $S_1,S_2$ are Tor-independent over $R$. Our main result asserts a structural connection between the homotopy Lie algebra of $S:=S_1\otimes_R S_2$, denoted $\pi(S)$, in terms of those of $R,S_1$ and $S_2$. Namely, $\pi(S)$ is the pullback of (adjusted) Lie algebras along the maps $\pi(S_i)\to \pi(R)$ in various cases, including when the maps above have residual characteristic zero. Consequences to the main theorem include structural results on Andr\'{e}-Quillen cohomology, stable cohomology, and Tor algebras, as well as an equality relating the Poincar\'{e} series of the common residue field of $R,S_1,S_2$ and $S$.

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