Cohen-Macaulay Rings (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 28, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9780521566742
Subjects: Fields & rings; Rings; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Algebra - General; Mathematics / Algebra / General; Group Theory
First sentence: After dimension, depth is the most fundamental numerical invariant of a Noetherian local ring R or a finite R-module M. White depth is defined in terms of regular sequences, it can be measured by the (non-)vanishing of certain Ext modules.