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How to define the natural map on the second page of a spectral sequence?

I'm learning about spectral sequences in Ravi Vakil's notes, and can't quite figure out how to define the map ($d_2$) on the bottom of page 59 (he describes it as a worthwhile exercise). It should be ...
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What are V(f) and D(f) in real practice of EGA

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=E0ED7271C68BE47C!355 would like to do and understand what is V(f) and D(f) where D(f) = SpecA - V(f) in the following diagram, it said V(f) is subset of p ...
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Support of a direct sum of local cohomology modules

Let $R$ be a Noetherian ring with unit, $I$ be an ideal of $R$. Let $M$ be a finitely generated $R$ module. How can we show the following: $$\operatorname{Supp}(\bigoplus_{j\ge ...
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All local cohomology modules being zero

Let $R$ be a Noetherian ring with unit, $I$ be an ideal of $R$ and let $M$ be a finitely generated $R$-module. Suppose $H_{I}^j(M)=0$ for all $j$, then how can one show that $M=IM$? The converse of ...
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A question of extension of vector bundles.

Fix $p \in \mathbb{P}^1$. Let $X=\mathbb{P}^1\times \mathbb{P}^1$, $C_1=\mathbb{P}^1\times \{p\}$ and $C_2=\{p\}\times \mathbb{P}^1$. Since $\mathrm{Ext}^1(\mathcal{O}_{C_2},\mathcal{O}_{C_1})\cong ...
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What is the Grothendieck group and how calculate the $K_0$ functor?

$\ker(f)$ direct sum with $\operatorname{im}(g)$, does it mean that number of polynomials in $\ker(f)$ must be the same as the number of polynomials in $\operatorname{im}(g)$? In other words, for ...
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Derived Category of Coherent Sheaves on Elliptic Curves

I know little about algebraic geometry, however while studying noncommutative geometry some results showed that a category I understand well (holomorphic vector bundles over noncommutative tori) was ...
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Ext between two coherent sheaves

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k = \overline k$. From Hartshorne we know, that $\textrm{dim} \, H^i (X,F)<\infty$ for any coherent sheaf $F$. How to show, that all $Ext^i ...
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Sheaves on $\mathbb{P}^n \times \mathbb{P}^m$, and a commutation relation for derived functors of global sections and tensor products on it.

I'll state my questions first and then provide some background. Question 3 is by far my most important one. We work over $k=\mathbb{C}$ whenever necessary. Is it true that $\text{Pic}(\mathbb{P}^n ...
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how to make factorization by a group action

any algebra and numerical example for Projectivization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projectivization which book or paper teaching this
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(geometric/intuitive) interpretation of ext

In my current work I have to deal a lot with ext-groups (of modules). I feel kind of familar with the formalism, e.g. the connection between n-th extensions and ext. But I don't have a feeling about ...
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Calculation of dimension of Socle

Let $S=k[[t^3,t^5,t^7]]$ be a formal power series over field $k$.I wanna know why $$\dim_k \operatorname{Soc}(S/t^3S)=2?$$.($\dim_k$ means dimension as $k$-vector space.) background: ...
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$\mathrm{Spec}(R)\!=\!\mathrm{Max}(R)\!\cup\!\{0\}$ $\Rightarrow$ $R$ is a PID

Is the following true: If $R$ is a commutative unital ring with $\mathrm{Spec}(R)\!=\!\mathrm{Max}(R)\!\cup\!\{0\}$, then $R$ is a PID. If yes, how can one prove it? Since $0$ is a prime ...
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Extention of vector bundles on projective line: $Ext^1({\mathcal O_{\mathbb{P}^1}}(n),{\mathcal O_{\mathbb{P}^1}}(m))=$??

I want to know the value $Ext^1({\mathcal O_{\mathbb{P}^1}}(n),{\mathcal O_{\mathbb{P}^1}}(m))$ for integer m, n.
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What does $Tor_{R}^n(M,N)$ represent?

Let $R$ be a commutative ring and $M$ and $N$ be $R$-modules (I am not sure if one really needs commutativity in the following). It is well-known that $Ext_{R}^n(M,N)$ for $n>1$ parametrizes ...
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Inequality of numerical invariants of complex algebraic surfaces?

Let $S, T$ be algebraic surfaces over $k=\mathbb{C}$, and $\phi: S \longrightarrow T$ a surjective morphism. Furthermore we have the numerical invariants: \begin{align*} q(S) &:= \dim H^1(S, ...
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Exact sequence of four sheaves in Beauville: associated l.e.s.?

This question is about an exact sequence of four sheaves on a smooth projective surface $S$ over $k=\mathbb{C}$, to be found in Beauville: complex algebraic surfaces, theorem I.4, page 3 (second ...
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some question of calculating betti number

For a graded finitely generated $k[x_1, \cdots, x_n]$ module $V$, I know that $$ b_{i,p}(V)=\operatorname{dim}_k H_i(K\otimes V)_p$$ where $K$ be the Koszul complex of $k$. I also know that $K$ is ...
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Computing the hypercohomology of a complex of acyclic sheaves

Let $K^{\bullet}$ be a cochain complex of sheaves of finite-dimensional vector spaces, I wanted to compute $\mathbb{H}^{\bullet}(X,K^{\bullet})$ = the hypercohomology of the complex $K^{\bullet}$, the ...
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Motivation for studying quadratic algebras, Koszul algebras, Koszul duality

I'm trying to gain a practical understanding of Koszul duality in different areas of mathematics. Searching the internet, there's lots of homological characterisations and explanations one finds, but ...
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Why isn't $\mathbb{C}[x,y,z]/(xz-y)$ a flat $\mathbb{C}[x,y]$-module

Why isn't $M = \mathbb{C}[x,y,z]/(xz-y)$ a flat $R = \mathbb{C}[x,y]$-module? The reason given on the book is "the surface defined by $y-xz$ doesn't lie flat on the $(x,y)$-plane". But I don't ...
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English translation or summary of “Relevements modulo $p^2$ et decomposition du complexe de de Rham. ”

I'm looking for either an English translation or summary of the article "Relevements modulo $p^2$ et decomposition du complexe de de Rham." by Deligne. I'm attempting to read this for background ...
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Right derived functor of diagonal morphism equals direct image on line bundles?

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety. The map $i:X\to X\times_k X$ induced by the identity is a closed immersion. Denote its image by $\bigtriangleup$. We have ...
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Vanishing of $ H^1(\mathcal{M})$ implies vanishing of $H^1(U\otimes\mathcal{M}) $ on a curve.

Let $C$ be a smooth projective curve of genus $g\geq 1$ over an algebraically closed field. Let $\mathcal{M}$ be a line bundle with $deg \mathcal{M}\geq 2g -1$. Let $T$ be torsion and denote by $U$ ...
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Tangent space in a point and First Ext group

Let $X$ be an abelian variety over an algebraically closed field $k$. I have read that one has for an arbitrary closed point $x$ on $X$ a canonical identification $$T_x(X)\simeq ...
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Arbitrary products of quasi-coherent sheaves?

I have a short question: Does the category of quasi-coherent sheaves on a scheme have arbitrary products? I know that it does if the scheme is affine and I know that they will not be isomorphic to ...
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Grothendieck spectral sequence

given functors $F,G$, left exact, with as good properties as you want we have a spectral sequence $R^p F\circ R^q G$ abutting to $R^{p+q}(F\circ G)$. I am looking for an analogous for a "mixed ...
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Derived category and so on

I am looking for an introductive reference to the theory of derived categories. Especially I need to start from the very beginning and I need to know how to use this in examples which comes from ...
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cones in the derived category

If I have two exact triangles $X \to Y \to Z \to X[1]$ and $X' \to Y' \to Z' \to X'[1]$ in a triangulated category, and I have morphisms $X \to X'$, $Y \to Y'$ which 'commute' ...
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Status of mixed motives

From the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motive_(algebraic_geometry) it appears that the category of Mixed motives $MM(k)$ over a field $k$ is still conjectural; but there is a good ...