In commutative algebra, a Rees decomposition is a way of writing a ring in terms of polynomial subrings. They were introduced by David Rees (1956).

Definition

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Suppose that a ring R is a quotient of a polynomial ring k[x1,...] over a field by some homogeneous ideal. A Rees decomposition of R is a representation of R as a direct sum (of vector spaces)

 

where each ηα is a homogeneous element and the d elements θi are a homogeneous system of parameters for R and ηαk[θfα+1,...,θd] ⊆ k[θ1, θfα].

See also

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References

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  • Rees, D. (1956), "A basis theorem for polynomial modules", Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc., 52: 12–16, MR 0074372
  • Sturmfels, Bernd; White, Neil (1991), "Computing combinatorial decompositions of rings", Combinatorica, 11 (3): 275–293, doi:10.1007/BF01205079, MR 1122013