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The Gröbner fan of an An-module

Assi, Abdallah; Castro Jiménez, Francisco Jesús; Granger, Michel

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Let I be a non-zero left ideal of the Weyl algebra An of order n over a field k and let L:R2n→R be a linear form defined by L(α,β)=∑i=1neiαi+∑i=1nfiβi. If ei+fi≥0, then L defines a filtration F•L on An. Let grL(I) be the graded ideal associated with the filtration induced by F•L on I. Let finally U denote the set of all linear form L for which ei+fi≥0 for all 1≤i≤n. The aim of this paper is to study, by using the theory of Gröbner bases, the stability of grL(I) when L varies in U. In a previous paper, we obtained finiteness results for some particular linear forms (used in order to study the regularity of a D-module along a smooth hypersurface). Here we generalize these results by adapting the theory of Gröbner fan of Mora-Robbiano to the D-module case. Our main tool is the homogenization technique initiated in our previous paper, and recently clarified in a work by F. Castro-Jiménez and L. Narváez-Macarro.

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The G obne an o an A n -mo dule A. Assi  , F.J. Cas o-Jimenez y and M. G ange z Abs ac Le I b e a non-ze o le ideal o he Weyl algeb a A n o o de n o e a eld k and le L : R 2 n ?! R b e a linea o m dened by L ( ;  ) = P n i =1 e i  i + P n i =1 i  i . I e i + i  0, hen L denes a l a ion F L  on A n . Le g L ( I ) b e he g aded ideal asso cia ed o he l a ion induced by F L  on I . Le nally U deno e he se o all linea o ms L o which e i + i  0 o all 1  i  n . The aim o his pap e is o s udy, by using he heo y o G obne bases, he s abili y o g L ( I ) when L a ies in U . In a p e ious pap e , we ob ained ni eness esul s o some pa icula linea o ms (used in o de o s udy he egula i y o a D -mo dule along a smo o h hyp e su ace). He e we gene alize hese esul s by adap ing he heo y o G obne an o Mo a-Robbiano o he D -mo dule case. Ou main o ol is he homogeniza ion echnique ini ia ed in ou p e ious pap e , and ecen ly cla ied in a wo k o F. Cas o-Jimenez and L. Na aez-Maca o. 1991 Ma h. Sub j. Class: P ima y 35A27, Seconda y 13P10, 68Q40 1 In o duc ion Le A n ( k ) deno e he Weyl algeb a o o de n o e a eld k : A n ( k ) ( A n o sho ) is he cen al k -algeb a gene a ed by x i ; D i ; i = 1 ;::: ;n wi h ela ions [ x i ; x j ] = [ D i ; D j ] = 0 and [ D i ; x j ] =  ij . Le P = P ; p ; x  D  b e a non-ze o elemen o A n and deno e by N ( P ) he New on diag am o P , namely N ( P ) = ( ;  ) 2 N 2 n ; p ; 6 = 0 g : I L : R 2 n ?! R is he linea o m dened by L ( ;  ) = P n i =1 e i  i + P n i =1 i  i , hen he L - o de o d L ( P ) o P is dened o b e he maximal elemen in he se o L ( ;  ) ; ( ;  ) 2 N ( P ). I u he mo e e i + i  0 o all 1  i  n , hen o d L ( P :Q ) = o d L ( P ) + o d L ( Q ) o all non-ze o elemen s P ; Q 2 A n , in pa icula L denes a l a ion on A n (whe e o all k 2 R ; F L k ( A n ) = P 2 A n ; o d L ( P )  k g ). I e i + i > 0 o all i = 1 ;::: ;l ( esp. e i + i = 0 o all i = l + 1 ;::: ;n ), hen he asso cia ed g aded algeb a is:  Uni e si e d'Ange s y Uni e sidad de Se illa. Pa ially supp o ed by he DGICYT PB94-1435 z Uni e si e d'Ange s 1 g L ( A n ) ' k [ x 1 ;::: ;x n ;  1 ;::: ; l ][ D l +1 ;::: ;D n ] wi h ela ions: x i x j = x j x i ; x i  m =  m x i ; x i D p = D p x i ?  ip ;  m D p = D p  m o all 1  i; j  n , 1  m  l and l + 1  p  n . The p incipal symb ol o P is he elemen o g L ( A n ),  L ( P ) = X L ( ; )=o d L ( P ) p  x    1 1    l l D  l +1 l +1  D  n n Le us p oin ou ha in he commu a i e case, he e is no condi ion o he yp e e i + i  0. He e, since ? x i D i + D i x i = 1, we mus equi e o d L (1)  o d L ( x i ) + o d L ( D i ). Le I b e a non-ze o le ideal o A n and le g L ( I ) b e he g aded ideal asso cia ed wi h he l a ion induced by F L  on I . Le nally U deno e he se o all linea o m L o which e i + i  0 o all 1  i  n . The aim o his pap e is o s udy, by using he heo y o s anda d and G obne bases, he s abili y o g L ( I ) when L a ies in U . Le Y b e he hyp e su ace o k n dened by x 1 = 0. Gi en wo non nega i e eals p; q , we dene he linea o m L p;q on R 2 n by L p;q ( ;  ) = p: ( P n i =1  i ) + q : (  1 ?  1 ): his is an in e p ola ion b e ween he l a ion F by he o de o op e a o s ( q = 0) and he V -l a ion o Malg ange- Kashiwa a ( p = 0). In [10], Y. Lau en p o ed, using 2-mic o die en ial op e a o s, ha he adical ideal p g L p;q ( I ) is no a ( F ; V )- homogeneous ideal o only a ni e se o a ional numb e s = p=q (e en ually emp y), when p; q a y in R 2 + (in [11] and [13], an analy ic in e p e a ion o hese numb e s is gi en). C. Sabbah and F. Cas o p o ed in [15 ] he same esul by using a lo cal a ene . In [2] we ob ained, using he heo y o s anda d bases, a cons uc i e p o o o his esul . This allowed us o gi e an algo i hm o he calcula ion o hese numb e s. So, i was na u al o hink ab ou gene al ni eness esul s when L a ies in U . Recall ha he heo y o G obne bases (c [5]) wo ks e y well in he Weyl algeb a A n (c [6],[7] and [8]). Howe e , when he co ecien s o he linea o m L 2 U a e nega i e, he di ision p o cess in A n can b e inni e. In [2], in o de o a oid his dicul y, we wo ked in A n [ ] by homogenizing wi h esp ec o he o al o de in a way inspi ed by [12]. Howe e , he non commu a i i y o A n [ ] causes some dicul y, since di isions by homogeneous elemen s do no p o duce necessa ily homogeneous emainde s. Al hough ou algo i hm (which consis s in ehomogenizing he emainde s and i e a ing di ision) allows us he calcula ion o s anda d bases wi h esp ec o any L 2 U , i do es no seem o b e adap ed o he ques ion we a e wo king on. In [9], his dicul y is a oided in he ollowing na u al way: conside he g aded k -algeb a B , gene a ed by x i ; D i ; i = 1 ;::: ;n and wi h homogeneous ela ions: [ ; x i ] = [ ; D i ] = [ x i ; x j ] = [ D i ; D j ] = 0 ; [ D i ; x j ] =  ij 2 : This k -algeb a coincides wi h he Rees algeb a asso cia ed wi h he Be ns ein l a ion on A n . The homogeniza ion p o cess b e ween A n and B e i y he same p op e ies as in he commu a i e case, in pa icula he no ion o he homogenized ideal h ( I ) o I is well dened. On he o he 2 hand, we can ge he die en g aded ideals g L ( I ) om calcula ions o he g aded ideals o h ( I ). Since he no ion o educed s anda d bases exis s o ideals in B , hen he na u al way in o de o s udy ou ques ion is in adap ing o he D {mo dule case he heo y o G obne an de elop ed by T. Mo a and L. Robbiano in [14]. Le us summa ize he s uc u e o he pap e : in Sec ion 2 we ecall some o he esul s o [9] ela ed o he homogeniza ion p oblem. We also p o e ha a s anda d basis w. . . he Be ns ein l a ion o an ideal I in A n gi es us a gene a ing sys em o h ( I ) in B = A n [ ]. In sec ion 3, pa ag aph 3.2., we ob ain ni eness esul s o he se o g aded ideals g L ( J ) whe e J is an homogeneous ideal o A n [ ]. The main o ol we use he e is he Hilb e unc ion o J . This no ion has also b een used by one o us [1] in o de o p o e simila esul s in he commu a i e case. The esul s o pa ag aph 3.2. a e hen applied in o de o p o e ha he se o g aded ideals g L ( I ) ; L 2 U is ni e (pa ag aph 3.3.). Finally, in sec ion 4, we s udy he epa i ion o he g aded ideals g L ( h ( I )), whe e L a ies in U . We dene  s he no ion o p i ileged exp onen (o s ai s) Exp  L ( h ( I )) o an ideal asso cia ed wi h a xed well o de ing on N 1+2 n (see 3.3.). Ou main esul is hen he ollowing, which gene alizes he esul s in he commu a i e case as ound in [1], [14] and [17]: Theo em 1.1 The e exis s a pa i ion E o U in o con ex a ional polyhed al cones, such ha o al l elemen  2 E , g L ( h ( I )) and Exp  L ( h ( I )) do no depend on L 2  (and he same is ue o g L ( I ) ). Some esul s o his a icle has b een used in [16]. 2 Homogeniza ion We shall use he e he esul s o [9]. Le A n [ ] deno e he algeb a A n [ ] = k [ ; x ][ D ] = k [ ; x 1 ;:::;x n ][ D 1 ;:::;D n ] wi h ela ions: [ ; x i ] = [ ; D i ] = [ x i ; x j ] = [ D i ; D j ] = 0 ; [ D i ; x j ] =  ij 2 : The algeb a A n [ ] is a g aded algeb a, he deg ee o he monomial k x  D  b eing k + j  j + j  j : In ac , he k {algeb a A n [ ] is isomo phic o he Rees algeb a asso cia ed wi h he Be ns ein l a ion on A n . The algeb a k [ ] is cen al in A n [ ], and he quo ien algeb a A n [ ] = h ? 1 i is isomo phic o A n . Le P = P ; p ; x  D  b e a non-ze o op e a o o A n . We deno e by N ( P ) he New on diag am o P , N ( P ) = ( ;  ) 2 N 2 n ; p ; 6 = 0 g ; hen we deno e by o d T ( P ) he o al o de o P 3 o d T ( P ) = max j  j + j  j ; p ; 2 N ( P ) g : The die en ial op e a o h ( P ) = X ; p ; o d T ( P ) ?j  j?j  j x  D  2 A n [ ] is called he homogeniza ion o P . I H = P k ;; h k ;; k x  D  is an elemen o A n [ ], we deno e by H j =1 he op e a o o A n H j =1 = X k ;; h k ;; x  D  : Wi h he no a ions ab o e, o all P ; Q 2 A n and o all homogeneous elemen H 2 A n [ ], 1. h ( P Q ) = h ( P ) h ( Q ). 2. The e exis s k ; l ; m 2 N such ha k h ( P + Q ) = l h ( P ) + m h ( Q ). 3. The e exis s k 2 N such ha k h ( H j =1 ) = H . Le < b e a o al o de ing on N 2 n (no necessa ily a well o de ing), compa ible wi h sums. We ecall ha he ex ension o < , deno ed by < h , is he o al well o de ing on N 1+2 n (compa ible wi h sums) dened by: ( k ; ;  ) < h ( k 0 ;  0 ;  0 ) () 8 < : k + j  j + j  j < k 0 + j  0 j + j  0 j o  k + j  j + j  j = k 0 + j  0 j + j  0 j and ( ;  ) < (  0 ;  0 ) Since < h is a o al well o de ing compa ible wi h sums, we ha e o all non-ze o elemen G = P a;; g ( a;; ) a x  D  he no ion o p i ileged exp onen o G w. . . < h , which we deno e by exp < h ( G ): I N ( G ) = ( a; ;  ); g ( a;; ) 6 = 0 g deno e he New on diag am o G , hen exp < h ( G ) = max < h N ( G ). Also we ha e o all non-ze o ideal J o A n [ ], he no ion o G obne (o s anda d) basis o J , namely, i we deno e by Exp < h ( J ) = exp < h ( P ) j P 2 J g ; hen P 1 ;::: ;P g  J is a s anda d basis o J i Exp < h ( J ) = [ i =1 (exp < h ( P i ) + N 1+2 n ) : We ha e nally a di ision heo em in A n [ ], analogous o ha in he ing o p olynomials o in he Weyl algeb a A n . Fo mo e de ails, see [9]. Le  : N 1+2 n = N  N 2 n ! N 2 n deno e he na u al p o jec ion, hen we ha e: 1. I P 2 A n , hen  (exp < h ( h ( P ))) = exp < ( P ). 4 2. Mo e gene ally, i H is an homogeneous elemen o A n [ ], hen  (exp < h ( H )) =  (exp < h ( h ( H j =1 ))) = exp < ( H j =1 ) : Le I b e a le ideal o A n . We deno e by h ( I ) he homogeneous ideal o A n [ ], gene a ed by h ( P ) j P 2 I g . We call h ( I ) he homogenized ideal o I . Wi h hese no a ions we ha e he ollowing (see [9]): 1.  (Exp < h ( h ( I ))) = Exp < ( I ) : 2. Le P 1 ;::: ;P m g b e a gene a ing sys em o I and le e I b e he ideal gene a ed by h ( P 1 ) ;::: ;h ( P m ) g in A n [ ]. Then  (Exp < h ( e I )) = Exp < ( I ). Le B  ( A n ) deno e he Be ns ein l a ion on A n ( ha is he case wi h e i = i = 1 o all i = 1 ;::: ;n ). I P is a die en ial op e a o in A n , hen we deno e by  B ( P ) he p incipal symb ol o P w. . . he Be ns ein l a ion. I I is an ideal o A n , hen we deno e by g B ( I ) he g aded ideal asso cia ed wi h he induced Be ns ein l a ion on I . A s anda d basis w. . . he Be ns ein l a ion has he ollowing in e es ing p op e y: Lemma 2.1 Le I be a non-ze o le ideal o A n and le P 1 ;::: ;P m g be a amily o die en ial ope a o s o I . The ol lowing asse ions a e equi alen : i) h ( I ) = ( h ( P 1 ) ;::: ;h ( P m )) : ii) g B ( I ) = (  B ( P 1 ) ; : : : ;  B ( P m )) : P o o . The p o o is classical and uses he s uc u e o g aded algeb a o A n [ ] (see o de ails [3]). Rema k ha a s anda d basis wi h esp ec o he Be ns ein l a ion sa ises ii), bu he con e se is in gene al alse. 3 Fini eness esul s Le L 2 U (see 1) and conside he ex ension o L o R  R 2 n (by abuse o no a ion we con inue o w i e L and U in R  R 2 n ), L : R  R 2 n ! R , such ha L ( a; ;  ) = P n i =1 e i  i + P n i =1 i  i . Recall in pa icula ha e i + i  0 o all 1  i  n . Le P b e a non-ze o die en ial op e a o o A n [ ]. We dene he L {o de o P in he usual way (we deno e his elemen by o d L ( P )). I P ; Q 2 A n [ ], hen o d L ( P Q ) = o d L ( P ) + o d L ( Q ), consequen ly he L {o de denes a l a ion on A n [ ], which we shall call he L -l a ion and we shall deno e by F L  ( A n [ ]). We deno e by  L ( P ) he p incipal symb ol o P w. . . he L -o de , p ecisely, i P = P p  ( ) x  D  , hen  L ( P ) = P L ( ; )=o d L ( P ) p  ( ) x    1 1    l l D  l +1 l +1  D  n n wi h l is as dened in he in o duc ion. I J is a non-ze o homogeneous ideal o A n [ ], we deno e by g L ( J ) he g aded ideal asso cia ed wi h he induced L {l a ion on J (i.e. g L ( J ) is he ideal o g L ( A n [ ]) gene a ed by  L ( P ) j P 2 J g ). In his sec ion we shall p o e ha , i he co ecien s e i ; i a y in R , hen he se o g L ( J ) is ni e. We shall use in he p o o he Hilb e unc ion, he e o e we shall s a by ecalling some o i s p op e ies. 5 3.1 Hilb e unc ion Le E  N 1+2 n such ha E + N 1+2 n = E . We dene he Hilb e unc ion o E (and we deno e i by H E ) o b e he map H E : N 7?! N : H E ( k ) = ] ( a; ;  ) 2 N 1+2 n n E ; a + j  j + j  j = k g ; 8 k 2 N : Le J b e an homogeneous ideal o A n [ ] =  k 2 N A n [ ] k , whe e A n [ ] k is he k { ec o space gene a ed by he monomials a x  D  o o al deg ee a + j  j + j  j = k . We se J k = A n [ ] k J . Le  b e a o al well o de ing on N 1+2 n compa ible wi h sums, and le E  = Exp  ( J ). Lemma 3.1 Fo al l k 2 N , we ha e: dim k ( A n [ ] k =J k ) = ] ( a; ;  ) 2 N 1+2 n n E  ; a + j  j + j  j = k g = H E  ( k ) P o o . Le P 1 ;::: ;P m g b e a amily o homogeneous op e a o s o J such ha : E  = m [ i =1 (exp  ( P i ) + N 1+2 n ) : I we deno e by k i = o d T ( P i ), hen o all P 2 A n [ ] k , he e exis s a amily o homogeneous elemen s Q 1 ;::: ;Q m ; R o A n [ ] such ha : 1. P = P m i =1 Q i P i + R . 2. o d T ( Q i ) = k ? k i ; o d T ( R ) = k . 3. I R 6 = 0, hen he New on diag am N ( R )  N 2 n +1 n E  . Thus P 2 J k () R = 0. In pa icula , P + J k = R + J k . This p o es ha he classes, mo dulo J k , o he monomials a x  D  , wi h a + j  j + j  j = k , ( a; ;  ) 62 E  o m a basis o A n [ ] k =J k o e k . This p o es ou asse ion. Le , o all k 2 N , H J ( k ) = dim k ( A n [ ] k =J k ). This denes a map H J : N ! N which we call he Hilb e unc ion o J . By Lemma 3.1, H J = H E  do es no dep end on  . 3.2 Fini eness Theo ems o homogeneous ideals Le O ( N 1+2 n ) deno e he se o o al well o de ing on N 1+2 n compa ibles wi h sums ( o such an o de , 0 is he smalles elemen , his implies in pa icula ha exp  ( P Q ) = exp  ( P ) + exp  ( Q ))). Theo em 3.2 Le J be a non-ze o homogeneous ideal o A n [ ] . Then Exp  ( J ) j 2 O ( N 1+2 n ) g is a ni e se . 6 P o o . By Lemma 3.1, i suces o p o e ha he se o subse s E  N 1+2 n such ha : 1. E + N 1+2 n = E . 2. H E = H J . is ni e. Deno e his se by E and assume ha E is inni e. Gi en an elemen E o E and an in ege k 2 N , we se E ( k ) =  2 E ; j  j  k g : Le k 0 2 N b e he smalles in ege o which H J ( k ) < dim k ( A n [ ] k ) (such an in ege exis s b ecause J 6 = (0)). Since N 1+2 n ( k 0 ) is a ni e se , one o he p ossible choices o E ( k 0 ) o ccu s o all E in an inni e subse E 1 = E i g i  1 o E . Thus, he e a e elemen s  i 2 N 1+2 n ( k 0 ) ; 1  i  such ha E i; ( k 0 ) = ( [ i =1 ( i + N 1+2 n )) ( k 0 ) o all i  1 : Assume, wi hou loss o gene ali y, ha E 1 = E and se S 0 = [ i =1 ( i + N 1+2 n ) : Clea ly S 0  E i o all i  1, on he o he hand E i 6 = E j o all i 6 = j . In pa icula H J 6 = H S 0 . Le consequen ly k 1 > k 0 b e he smalles in ege o which H J ( k 1 ) < H S 0 ( k 1 ). Fo all j  2, he e exis s  j 2 E j n S 0 such ha j  j j = k 1 . The se N 1+2 n ( k 1 ) b eing ni e, he e is an inni e subse E 2  E and elemen s  + i ; 1  i  + 1 , in ( N 1+2 n n S 0 ) ( k 1 ) such ha : E j; ( k 1 ) = ( [ + 1 i =1 ( j + N 1+2 n ) ( k 1 ) o all E j 2 E 2 : Le S 1 = [ + 1 i =1 ( j + N 1+2 n ) ; hen S 0  S 1 . Now ep ea he same a gumen wi h E 2 and S 1 ,... We cons uc his way an inni e sequence S 0  S 1  ::: o subse s o N 1+2 n wi h S i + N 1+2 n = S i o all i  0. This is imp ossible. As a consequence o Theo em 3.2. we ge he ollowing esul : Theo em 3.3 Le J be a non-ze o homogeneous ideal o A n [ ] . Then g L ( J ); L 2 U g is a ni e se . 7 P o o . Fix 2 O ( N 1+2 n ), hen o any L 2 U , deno e by  L he o al o de ing on N 1+2 n such ha : ( k ; ;  )  L ( k 0 ;  0 ;  0 ) () 8 > > > > > > > > < > > > > > > > > : k + j  j + j  j < k 0 + j  0 j + j  0 j o k + j  j + j  j = = k 0 + j  0 j + j  0 j and 8 > > < > > : L ( k ; ;  ) < L ( k 0 ;  0 ;  0 ) o L ( k ; ;  ) = L ( k 0 ;  0 ;  0 ) and ( k ; ;  )  ( k 0 ;  0 ;  0 ) (Whe e we ecall ha L ( k ; ;  ) = P n i =1 e i  i + P n i =1 i  i ). Clea ly  L 2 O ( N 1+2 n ). On he o he hand, by 3.2, Exp  L ( J ) j L 2 U g is a ni e se . Consequen ly we ha e only o p o e ha , i E  N 1+2 n wi h E + N 1+2 n = E , hen g L ( J ) j Exp  L ( J ) = E ; L 2 U g is a ni e se . Fix o his end E and le L 2 U b e such ha E = Exp  L ( J ). Then conside a educed s anda d basis B = Q 1 ; : : : ; Q m g o J w. . .  L (i.e. [ m i =1 (exp  L ( Q i ) + N 1+2 n ) = E and N ( Q i ) n exp  L ( Q i ) g  N 1+2 n n E , o all 1  i  m , whe e N ( Q i ) is he New on diag am o Q i ). Clea ly B is also a educed s anda d basis o J w. . .  L 0 , o all L 0 2 U such ha Exp  L 0 ( J ) = E (indeed, i exp  L 0 ( Q i ) 6 = exp  L ( Q i ), we would ha e exp  L 0 ( Q i ) = 2 E ). In pa icula , as p o ed in [2], Lemma 1.3.3.,  L 0 ( Q 1 ) ;::: ; L 0 ( Q m ) g gene a es g L 0 ( J ) o all L 0 2 U such ha Exp  L 0 ( J ) = E . E e y N ( Q i ) b eing ni e, we ha e only a ni e numb e o p ossibili ies. This p o es ou asse ion. We shall nally gi e a b ound o he ca dinali y o O ( J ) = Exp  ( J );  2 O ( N 1+2 n ) g . Le o all E 2 O ( J ), J E = ( y  1 ;::: ;y  s ) k [ y 1 ;::: ;y 2 n +1 ], whe e y 1 ;::: ;y 2 n +1 a e inde e mina es and  1 ;::: ; s g is he minimal b ounda y o E , ha is E = [ s i =1 (  i + N 1+2 n ) and o all k = 1 ;::: ;s ,  k = 2 [ i 6 = k (  i + N 1+2 n ). Clea ly H J E = H E , hen we ha e: ] O ( J ) = ] J E ; E 2 O ( J ) g  ] M  k [ y 1 ;::: ;y 2 n +1 ] monomial ideal ; H M = H J g Le d ( J ) deno e he maximal deg ee o he elemen s a ising in he minimal b ounda ies o Exp  ( J ) ;  2 O ( N 2 n +1 ) g . I ( d 1 ; d 2 ;::: ) deno e he alues o he Hilb e unc ion o J , hen we ha e: P op osi ion 3.4 ] O ( J )  d ( J ) Y k =1 C a k a k ? d k ; whe e a k = dim k A n [ ] k = C 2 n + k k and C a b is he binomial coecien . 8 P o o . The numb e o p oin s in E which a e exp onen s o monomials o deg ee k is exac ly a k ? d k . This p o es ou asse ion. 3.3 Fini eness Theo ems o ideals in A n Le I b e non-ze o le ideal o A n . The aim o his pa ag aph i o gi e o I analogous esul s o hose o 3.2. Le o his end < b e a o al well o de ing on N 2 n , compa ible wi h sums, and deno e, o all L 2 U , by < L he o al o de ing on N 2 n such ha : ( ;  ) < L (  0 ;  0 ) , 8 < : L ( ;  ) < L (  0 ;  0 ) o L ( ;  ) = L (  0 ;  0 ) and ( ;  ) < (  0 ;  0 ) Le P 2 A n b e a non-ze o die en ial op e a o . We deno e by exp < L ( P ) he p i ileged exp onen o P w. . . < L , i.e. exp < L ( P ) = max < L N ( P ) (See [2] o he main p op e ies o he p i ileged exp onen o an op e a o ). We also se Exp < L ( I ) = exp < L ( P ) j P 2 I n 0 gg : Clea ly Exp < L ( I ) + N 2 n = Exp < L ( I ). Theo em 3.5 Fo a gi en o al wel l o de ing < on N 2 n , compa ible wi h sums, Exp < L ( I ) j L 2 U g is a ni e se . P o o . This esul s ollows om Theo em 3.2 as ollows:  s ly we ema k ha , wi h he no a ions o sec ion 2,  L = < h L , o he ollowing choice o  , ( k ; ;  )  ( k 0 ;  0 ;  0 ) , 8 < : ( ;  ) < (  0 ;  0 ) o ( ;  ) = (  0 ;  0 ) e k < k 0 Now apply  (Exp < h ( h ( I ))) = Exp < ( I ), o he o de < = < L . Theo em 3.6 g L ( I ) j L 2 U g is a ni e se . P o o . Le h ( I ) b e he homogenized ideal o I in A n [ ]. The asso cia ed g aded ideal g L ( h ( I )) is an ideal o he ing g L ( A n [ ]) ' (g L ( A n ))[ ] (whe e [ x i ;  i ] = 0 i e i + i > 0 and [ D i ; x i ] = 2 i e i + i = 0). Le  : A n [ ] 7?! A n ;  ( H ) = H j =1 deno e he deshomogeniza ion mo phism. I L 2 U ,  gi es ise o a mo phism  L : g L ( A n [ ]) 7?! g L ( A n ) ' g L ( A n [ ]) = ( ? 1) : 9