Local cohomology and Segre products
Jiamin Li, Wenliang Zhang
TL;DR
The paper develops a K"unneth-type framework for local cohomology under Segre products of standard graded rings, establishing an exact sequence for $k=0,1$ and a direct sum of three terms for $k\ge2$ in $H^k_{I\#J}(M\#N)$, with Saturation components $M^{sat}_I$ and $N^{sat}_J$ and a detailed construction via $E^{\bullet}\#F^{\bullet}$. It further derives a sharp lower bound on depth for Segre products and proves its optimality in key cases, while also connecting to Eulerian graded $\mathcal{D}$-modules to obtain precise cohomological dimension formulas, notably $\mathrm{cd}_{I\#J}(R\#S)=\mathrm{cd}_I(R)+\mathrm{cd}_J(S)-1$ in the polynomial setting. The results extend to finite Segre products and provide structural insights into saturation behavior under Segre, enriching the study of local cohomology and depth in non-regular contexts. Altogether, the work unifies homological techniques and $\mathcal{D}$-module methods to advance understanding of cohomological dimensions and depth for Segre-constructed rings.
Abstract
We prove a Künneth formula for local cohomology of a Segré product of graded modules supported in a Segré product of ideals. In order to apply our formula to the study of cohomological dimension, we also investigate asymptotic behaviors of Eulerian graded $\scr{D}$-modules.
