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A NON-COMMUTATIVE HOMOGENEOUS COORDINATE RING FOR THE THIRD DEL PEZZO SURFACE 9 0 S.PAULSMITH 0 2 Abstract. Let R be the free C-algebra on x and y modulo the relations n x5=yxy andy2=xyxendowedwiththeZ-gradingdegx=1anddegy=2. u Let B3 denote the blow up of CP2 at three non-colliear points. The main J result in this paper is that the category of quasi-coherent OB3-modules is 6 equivalent tothequotient ofthecategory ofZ-gradedR-modulesmodulothe 1 full subcategory of modules M such that for each m ∈ M, (x,y)nm = 0 for n≫0. Thisreduces almostallrepresentation-theoretic questions aboutRto ] algebraic geometric questions about the del Pezzo surface B3. For example, A thegenericsimpleR-modulehasdimensionsix. Furthermore,themainresult R combined with results of Artin, Tate, and Van den Bergh, imply that R is a noetheriandomainofglobaldimensionthree . h t a m [ 1. Introduction 2 We will work over the field of complex numbers. v The surface obtained by blowing up P2 at three non-colinear points is, up to 1 isomorphism,independent of the points. It is called the third del Pezzo surface and 8 we will denote it by B . 4 3 Let R be the free C-algebra on x and y modulo the relations 2 6. (1-1) x5 =yxy and y2 =xyx. 0 Give R a Z-grading by declaring that 9 0 degx=1 and degy =2. : v Inthispaperweprovethereisasurprisinglycloserelationshipbetweenthenon- i X commutative algebra R and the third del Pezzo surface. This relationship can be r exploited to obtain a deep understanding of the representation theory of R. a Theorem 1.1. Let R be the non-commutative algebra C[x,y] with relations (1-1). Let GrR be the category of Z-graded left R-modules. Then there is an equivalence of categories GrR QcohB ≡ 3 T wheretheleft-handsideisthecategoryofquasi-coherentOB3-modulesandtheright- hand side is the quotient category modulo the full subcategory T consisting of those modules M such that for each m∈M, (x,y)nm=0 for n≫0. Theorem 1.1 is a consequence of the following result. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification. 14A22,16S38,16W50. Key words and phrases. Homogeneous coordinatering,noncommutative, delPezzosurface. Theauthor wassupportedbytheNationalScienceFoundation, AwardNo. 0602347. 1 2 S.PAULSMITH Theorem 1.2. Let R be the non-commutative algebra C[x,y] with relations (1-1). There is an automorphism σ of B having order six, and a line bundle L on B 3 3 such that R is isomorphic to the twisted homogeneous coordinate ring B(B ,L,σ):= H0(B ,L ) 3 3 n n≥0 M where L :=L⊗(σ∗)L⊗···⊗(σ∗)n−1L. n Results of Artin, Tate, andVan den Berghnow imply that R is a 3-dimensional Artin-Schelter regular algebra and therefore has the following properties. Corollary 1.3. Let R be the algebra C[x,y] with relations (1-1). Then (1) R is a left and right noetherian domain; (2) R has global homological dimension 3; (3) R is Auslander-Gorenstein and Cohen-Macaulay in the non-commutative sense; (4) the Hilbert series of R is the same as that of the weighted polynomial ring on three variables of weights 1, 2, and 3; (5) R is a finitely generated module over its center [8, Cor. 2.3]; (6) R(6) :=⊕∞n=0R6n is isomorphic to ∞n=0H0(B3O(−nKB3); (7) SpecR(6) is the anti-canonical cone over B , i.e., the cone obtained by 3 L collapsing the zero section of the total space of the anti-canonical bundle over B . 3 This close connection between R and B means that almost all aspects of the 3 representation theory of R can be expressed in terms of the geometry of B . We 3 plan to address this question in another paper. The justification for calling R a non-commutative homogeneous coordinate ring for B is the similarity between the equivalence of categories in Theorem 1.1 and 3 following theorem of Serre: if X ⊂Pn is the scheme-theoretic zero locus of a graded ideal I in the polynomial ring S = C[x ,...,x ] with its standard grading, 0 n and A=S/I, then there is an equivalence of categories GrA (1-2) QcohX ≡ T where the right-handside is the quotient category of GrA, the cat- egory of graded A-modules, by the full subcategory T of modules supported at the origin. Acknowledgments. Theauthorisgratefultothefollowingpeople: AmerIqbal for directing the author to some papers in high energy physics where the algebra R appears in a hidden form; Paul Hacking and Sa´ndor Kov´acs for passing on some standard results about del Pezzo surfaces and algebraicgeometry; and Darin Stephenson for telling the author that the algebra R is an iterated Ore extension, andfor providingsome backgroundandguidance regardinghis two paperscited in the bibliography. A NON-COMMUTATIVE HOMOGENEOUS COORDINATE RING FOR THE THIRD DEL PEZZO SURFACE3 2. The non-commutative algebra R=C[x,y] with x5 =yxy and y2 =xyx The following result is a straightforward calculation. The main point of it is to show that R has the same Hilbert series as the weighted polynomial ring on three variables of weights 1, 2, and 3. Proposition 2.1 (Stephenson). The ring R:=C[x,y] with defining relations x5 =yxy and y2 =xyx is an iterated Ore extension of the polynomial ring C[w]. Explicitly, if ζ is a fixed primitive 6th root of unity, then: (1) R = C[w][z;σ][x;τ,δ] where σ ∈ AutC[z], τ ∈ AutC[w,z], and δ is the τ-derivation defined by σ(w)=ζw, τ(w)=−ζ2w, τ(z)=ζz, δ(w)=z, δ(z)=−w2; (2) A set of defining relations of R=C[z,w,x] is given by zw=ζwz, xw =−ζ2wx+z, xz =ζzx−w2; (3) R has basis {wizjxk |i,j,k ≥0}; (4) R is a noetherian domain; (5) The Hilbert series of R is (1−t)−1(1−t2)−1(1−t3)−1. Proof. Define the elements w := y−x2 z := xw+ζ2wx = xy+ζ2yx−ζx3 of R. Since y belongs to the ring generated by x and w, C[x,y] = C[x,w] = C[x,w,z]. It is easy to check that (2-1) zw=ζwz, xw =z−ζ2wx, xz =ζzx−w2. Let R′ be the free algebra Chw,x,zi modulo the relations in (2-1). We want to show R′ is isomorphic to R. We already know there is a homomorphism R′ → R andwe willnowexhibitahomomorphismR→R′ byshowingthereareelements x andY inR′thatsatisfythedefiningrelationsforR. DefinetheelementY :=w+x2 in R′. A straightforwardcomputation in R′ gives xwx−x2w =w2+wx2 so Y2 =w2+x2w+wx2+x4 =xwx+x4 =xYx. 4 S.PAULSMITH In the next calculation we make frequent use of the fact that 1−ξ+ξ2 =0. Deep breath... YxY =(w+x2)xw+wx3+x5 =(w+x2)(z−ζ2wx)+ wx3+x5 =x2z−ζ2x2wx+ wz−(cid:2)ζ2w2x+w(cid:3)x3+x5 =x(ζzx−w2)−ζ2(cid:2)x(z−ζ2wx)x+ wz−ζ2(cid:3)w2x+wx3+x5 =(ζ−ζ2)xzx−xw2−ζxwx2+ wz(cid:2)−ζ2w2x+wx3+x5 (cid:3) =(ζ−ζ2)(ζzx−w2)x−(z−ζ2w(cid:2)x)w−ζ(z−ζ2wx)x2 (cid:3) + wz−ζ2w2x+wx3+x5 =(ζ2−ζ3)(cid:2)zx2−(ζ−ζ2)w2x−zw+(cid:3) ζ2wxw−ζzx2−wx3 + wz−ζ2w2x+wx3+x5 =(ζ2−ζ3−(cid:2) ζ)zx2+ζ2wxw+ (1−(cid:3)ζ)wz−ζw2x+x5 =ζ2wxw+ (1−ζ)wz−ζw2x+(cid:2) x5 (cid:3) =ζ2w(z−ζ(cid:2)2wx)+ −ζ2wz−ζw2x(cid:3)+x5 =x5. (cid:2) (cid:3) Since YxY = x5, R is isomorphic to R′. Hence R is an iterated Ore extension as claimed. The other parts of the proposition follow easily. (cid:3) It is animmediate consequence of the relationsthat x6 =y3. Hence x6 is in the center of R. 3. The del Pezzo surface B 3 LetB bethesurfaceobtainedbyblowingupthecomplexprojectiveplaneP2 at 3 threenon-collinearpoints. We willwriteE , E , andE for the exceptionalcurves 1 2 3 associated to the blowup. The −1-curves on B lie in the following configuration 3 (3-1) E2 E3? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? L1 (cid:127)(cid:127) ?? X=0 (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? Z=0?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)(cid:127) ?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?(cid:127)?Y=0 ? (cid:127) s=0 ?? (cid:127)(cid:127) u=0 ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) E1 ?? (cid:127)(cid:127) t=0 ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) ? (cid:127) (cid:127) L3 L2 A NON-COMMUTATIVE HOMOGENEOUS COORDINATE RING FOR THE THIRD DEL PEZZO SURFACE5 where L , L , and L are the strict transforms of the lines in P2 spanned by the 1 2 3 points that are blown up. (The labeling of the equations for the −1-curves will be justified shortly.) The union of the −1-curvesis an anti-canonicaldivisor and is, of course, ample. 3.1. The Picard group of B . The Picard group of B is free abelian of rank 3 3 four. We will identify it with Z4 by using the ordered basis H, −E , −E , −E 2 1 3 where the E s are the exceptional curves over the points blown up and H is the i strict transform of a line in P2 in general position, i.e., missing the points being blown up. Thus H =(1,0,0,0), E =(0,0,−1,0), E =(0,−1,0,0), E =(0,0,0,−1). 1 2 3 The canonical divisor K is −3H+E +E +E so the anti-canonical divisor is 1 2 3 −K =(3,1,1,1). 3.2. Cox’s homogeneous coordinate ring. By definition, Cox’s homogeneous coordinate ring [5] for a complete smooth toric variety is S := H0(X,L). [L]M∈PicX For the remainder of this paper S will denote Cox’s homogeneous coordinate ring for B . 3 Let X,Y,Z,s,t,u be coordinate functions on C6. One can present B as a toric 3 variety by defining it as the orbit space C6−W B := 3 (C×)4 where the irrelevant locus, W, is the union of nine codimension two subspaces, namely X =t=0 X =Y =0 s=t=0 (3-2) Y =s=0 Y =Z =0 u=t=0 Z =u=0 Z =X =0 s=u=0 and (C×)4 acts with weights X 1 1 0 1 Y 1 0 1 1 Z 1 1 1 0 . s 0 −1 0 0 t 0 0 −1 0 u 0 0 0 −1 Therefore S is the Z4-graded polynomial ring S =C[X,Y,Z,s,t,u] with the degrees of the generators given by their weights under the (C×)4 action. It follows from Cox’s results [5, Sect. 3] that Gr(S,Z4) QcohB ≡ 3 T 6 S.PAULSMITH whereGr(S,Z4)isthecategoryofZ4-gradedS-modulesandTisthefullsubcategory consisting of all direct limits of modules supported on W. The labelling of the −1-curves the diagram (3-1) is explained by the existence of the morphisms (X,Y,Z,s,t,u) B ~~}}}}}}}} 3AAAAAAAA (cid:127)(cid:127)(cid:127)(cid:127)(cid:127)(cid:127)(cid:127)(cid:127)(cid:127) ???????(cid:31)(cid:31) P2 P2 (Xsu,Ytu,Zst) (YZt,XZs,XYu) that collapse the −1-curves. 3.3. An order six automorphism σ of B . The cyclic permutation of the six 3 −1-curves on B extends to a global automorphism of B of order six. We now 3 3 make this explicit. The category of graded rings consists of pairs (A,Γ) consisting of an abelian group Γ and a Γ-graded ring A. A morphism (f,θ):(A,Γ)→(B,Υ) consists of a ring homomorphism f : A → B and a group homomorphism θ : Γ → Υ such that f(A )⊂B for all i∈Γ. i θ(i) Let τ :S →S be the automorphism induced by the cyclic permutation < (3-3) X //u //Y //t //Z // s τ and let θ :Z4 →Z4 be left multiplication by the matrix 2 −1 −1 −1 1 −1 −1 0 θ = . 1 0 −1 −1 1 −1 0 −1   Then (τ,θ) : (S,Z4) → (S,Z4)is an automorphism in the category of graded rings. Because the irrelevant locus (3-2) is stable under the action of τ, τ induces an automorphism σ of B . It follows from the definition of τ that σ cyclically 3 permutes the six −1-curves Since (τ,θ)6 =id(S,Z4) the order of σ divides six. But the action of σ on the set of −1-curves has order six, so σ has order six as an automorphism of B . 3 3.4. Fix a primitive cube root of unity ω. The left action of θ on Z4 =PicB3 has eigenvectors 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 v1 =1, v2 =1, v3 =ω, v4 =ω2, 1 1 ω2 ω                 with corresponding eigenvalues −1, +1, ω2, ω. 4. A twisted hcr for B 3 4.1. A sequence of line bundles on B . We will blur the distinction between a 3 divisor D and the class of the line bundle O(D) in PicB . 3 We define a sequence of divisors: D is zero; D is the line L ; for n≥1 0 1 1 D :=(1+θ+···+θn−1)(D ). n 1 A NON-COMMUTATIVE HOMOGENEOUS COORDINATE RING FOR THE THIRD DEL PEZZO SURFACE7 We will write L :=O(D ). Therefore n n L =L ⊗σ∗L ⊗...⊗(σ∗)n−1L . n 1 1 1 For example, O(D )=L =O(1,1,0,1) =O(L ) 1 1 1 O(D )=L =O(1,1,0,0) =O(L −E ) 2 2 1 3 O(D )=L =O(2,1,1,1) =O(L +L −E ) 3 3 1 2 3 O(D )=L =O(2,1,0,1) =O(L +L −E −E ) 4 4 1 2 1 3 O(D )=L =O(3,2,1,1) =O(L +L +L −E −E ) 5 5 1 2 3 1 3 O(D )=L =O(3,1,1,1) =O(L +L +L −E −E −E ) 6 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 =O(3H −E −E −E ) 1 2 3 =O(−K). Lemma 4.1. Suppose that m≥0 and 0≤r ≤5. Then D =D −mK. 6m+r r Proof. Since θ6 =1, 6m+r−1 m−1 θi =(1+θ+···+θ5) θ6j +θ6m(1+θ+···+θr−1) i=0 j=0 X X =(1+θ+···+θr−1)+m(1+θ+···+θ5) where the sum 1+θ+···+θr−1 is empty and therefore equal to zero when r =0. Therefore D =D +mD =D −mK, as claimed. (cid:3) 6m+r r 6 r 4.2. Vanishing results. For a divisor D on a smooth surface X, we write hi(D):=dimHi(X,O (D)). X We need to know that h1(D)=h2(D)=0 for various divisors D on B . 3 IfD−Kisample,thentheKodairaVanishingTheoremimpliesthath0(K−D)= h1(K−D)=0 and Serre duality then gives h2(D)=h1(D)=0. The notational conventions in section 3.1 identify PicB with Z4 via 3 aH −cE −bE −dE ≡(a,b,c,d) 1 2 3 whereH isthestricttransformofalineinP2. TheintersectionformonB isgiven 3 by H2 =1, E .E =−δ , H.E =0, i j ij i so the induced intersection form on Z4 is (a,b,c,d)·(a′,b′,c′,d′)=aa′−bb′−cc′−dd′. Lemma 4.2. Let D =(a,b,c,d)∈PicB ≡Z4. Suppose that 3 (4-1) (a+3)2 >(b+1)2+(c+1)2+(d+1)2 and (4-2) b, c, d>−1, and a+1>b+c, b+d, c+d. Then D−K is ample, whence h1(D)=h2(D)=0. 8 S.PAULSMITH Proof. The effective cone is generated by L , L , L , E , E , and E so, by the 1 2 3 1 2 3 Nakai-Moishezoncriterion,D−K isampleifandonlyif(D−K)2 >0andD.L >0 i andD.E >0 for all i. Now D−K =(a+3,b+1,c+1,d+1), so (D−K)2 >0 if i and only if (4-1) holds and (D−K).D′ > 0 for all effective D′ if and only if (4-2) holds. Hence the hypothesis that (4-1) and (4-2) hold implies that D −K is ample. The Kodaira Vanishing Theorem now implies that h0(K −D) = h1(K −D) = 0. Serre duality now implies that h2(D)=h1(D)=0. (cid:3) Lemma 4.3. For all n≥0, h1(D )=h2(D )=0. n n Proof. The value of D for 0 ≤ n ≤ 6 is given explicitly in section 4.1. We also n note that D = D +D = (4,2,1,2). It is routine to check that conditions (4-1) 7 1 6 and (4-2) hold for D =D when n=0,2,3,4,5,6,7. Hence h1(D )=h2(D )=0 n n n when n=0,2,3,4,5,6,7. We now consider D which is the −1-curve X = 0. (Since (D −K).D = 0, 1 1 1 D −K is not ample so we can’t use Kodaira Vanishing as we did for the other 1 small values of n.) It follows from the exact sequence 0 → OB3 → OB3(D1) → OD1(D1) → 0 that Hp(B3,OB3(D1)) ∼= Hp(B3,OD1(D1)) for p = 1,2. However, O (D ) is the normal sheaf on D and as D can be contracted to a smooth D1 1 1 1 point on the second del Pezzo surface, OD1(D1) ∼= OD1(−1). But D1 ∼= P1 so Hp(B3,OD1(D1)) ∼= Hp(P1,O(−1)) which is zero for p = 1,2. It follows that h1(D )=h2(D )=0. 1 1 Thush1(D )=h2(D )=0when0≤n≤7. WehavealsoshownthatD −K is n n n amplewhen2≤n≤7. We nowarguebyinduction. Supposen≥8andD −K n−6 is ample. Now D −K =D −K−K. Since a sum of ample divisors is ample, n n−6 D −K is ample. It follows that h1(D )=h2(D )=0. (cid:3) n n n 4.3. The twisted homogeneous coordinate ring B(B ,L,σ). We assume the 3 reader is somewhat familiar with the notion of twisted homogeneous coordinate rings. Standard references for that material are [3], [1], [2], and [4]. The notion of a σ-ample line bundle [3] plays a key role in the study of twisted homogeneous coordinate rings. Because L is the anti-canonicalbundle and there- 6 fore ample, L is σ-ample. This allows us to use the results of Artin and Van den 1 Bergh in [3] to conclude that the twisted homogeneous coordinate ring ∞ ∞ B(B ,L,σ)= B = H0(B ,L ) 3 n 3 n n=0 n=0 M M is such that GrB QcohB ≡ 3 T where T is the full subcategory of GrB consisting of those modules M such that for each m ∈ M, B m = 0 for n ≫ 0. It then follows that B has a host of good n properties—see [3] for details. We will now compute the dimensions h0(D ) of the homogeneous B of B. We n n will show that B has the same Hilbert series as the non-commutative ring R, i.e., the same Hilbert series as the weighted polynomial ring with weights 1, 2, and 3. As usual we write χ(D)=h0(D)−h1(D)+h2(D). The Riemann-Roch formula is χ(O(D))=χ(O)+ 1D·(D−K) 2 A NON-COMMUTATIVE HOMOGENEOUS COORDINATE RING FOR THE THIRD DEL PEZZO SURFACE9 where K denotes the canonical divisor. We have χ(OB3)=1 and KB23 =6. Lemma 4.4. Suppose 0≤r≤5. Then (m+1)(3m+r) if r 6=0, h0(D )= 6m+r (3m2+3m+1 if r =0 and ∞ 1 h0(D )tn = . n (1−t)(1−t2)(1−t3) n=0 X Proof. Computations for 1≤r ≤5 give D2 =r−2 and D ·K =−r. Hence r r χ(D )=1+ 1(D −mK)·(D −(m+1)K) 6m+r 2 r r =1+ 1 D2−(2m+1)D .K+6m(m+1)2 2 r r =(3m+r)(m+1) (cid:0) (cid:1) for m≥0 and 1≤r ≤5. When r =0, D =0 so r χ(D )=3m2+3m+1. 6m By Lemma 4.3, χ(D ) = h0(D ) for all n ≥ 0 so it follows from the formula for n n χ(D ) that n (4-3) h0(D )−h0(D )=n+6 n+6 n for all n≥0. To complete the proof of the lemma, it suffices to show that h0(D ) is the n coefficient of tn in the Taylor series expansion ∞ 1 f(t):= = a tn. (1−t)(1−t2)(1−t3) n n=0 X Because ∞ (1−t6)f(t)=(1−t+t2)(1−t)−2 =1+ ntn, n=1 X it follows that ∞ (1−t6)f(t)=a +a t+···+a t5+ (a −a )tn+6 0 1 5 n+6 n n=0 X ∞ =1+t+2t+···+5t5+ ntn n=6 X ∞ =1+t+2t+···+5t5+ (n+6)tn+6. n=0 X In particular, if 0≤r≤5, a =h0(D ). We now complete the proof by induction. r r Suppose we have proved that a = h0(D ) for i ≤ n + 5. By comparing the i i expressions in the Taylor series we see that a =a +(n+6)=h0(D )+n+6=h0(D ) n+6 n n n+6 where the last equality is given by (4-3). (cid:3) 10 S.PAULSMITH 4.3.1. Remark. It wasn’t necessary to compute χ(D ) in the previous proof. The n proofonlyusedthefactthatχ(D )−χ(D )=n+6whichcanbeproveddirectly n+6 n as follows: χ(D )−χ(D )= 1D ·(D −K)− 1D ·(D −K) n+6 n 2 n+6 n+6 2 n n = 1(D −D )·(D +D −K) 2 n+6 n n+6 n =−K·(D −(m+1)K) r =6(m+1)−K·D r =n+6. 4.4. The isomorphism R → B(B ,L,σ). The ring B has the following basis 3 elements in the following degrees: O(1,1,0,1) X O(1,1,0,0) Xu Zt O(2,1,1,1) XYu YZt XZs O(2,1,0,1) XYtu YZt2 XZst X2su O(3,2,1,1) XYZtu YZ2t2 XZ2st X2Zsu X2Yu2 O(3,1,1,1) XYZstu YZ2st2 XZ2s2t X2Zs2u X2Ysu2 XY2tu2 Y2Zt2u Although B is a graded subspace of Cox’s homogeneous coordinate ring S, the multiplication in B is not that in S. The multiplication in B is Zhang’s twisted multiplication [11] with respect to the automorphism τ defined in (3-3): the product in B of a∈B and b∈B is m n (4-4) a∗ b:=aτm(b). B To make it clear whether a product is being calculated in B or S we will write x for X considered as an element of B and y for Zt considered as an element of B. Therefore, for example, x5 =Xτ(X)τ2(X)τ3(X)τ4(X)τ5(X) =XuYtZ =(Zt)Y(uX) =Ztτ2(X)τ3(Zt) =yxy and y2 =Ztτ2(Zt)=Zt(sX)=X(sZ)t=Xτ(zt)τ3(X)=xyx. The following proposition is an immediate consequence of these two calculations. Proposition 4.5. Let R be the free algebra Chx,yi modulo the relations x5 =yxy and y2 =xyx. Then there is a C-algebra homomorphism R=C[x,y]→B(B ,L,σ), x7→X, y 7→Zt. 3 Lemma 4.6. The homomorphism in Proposition 4.5 is an isomorphism in degrees ≤6.1 1We will eventually prove that the homomorphism is an isomorphism in all degrees but the lowdegreecasesneedtobehandledseparately.

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