Algebraic differential operators/Introduction/Exercise sheet

Exercise

Prove for the polynomial ring   over an arbitrary field   that the formal partial derivatives commute.



Exercise

Show that the ring of differential operators on   is not commutative.



Exercise

Let   be a homogeneous polynomial of degree  . Show the equality

 



Exercise

Let   be a commutative  -algebra over a commutative ring  . Let

 

denote the  -linear multiplication map for  . For  -linear maps

 

set

 

Suppose that a  -derivation   is given. Show that for all   the map   is multiplication by some element.



Exercise

Let   denote a commutative  -algebra and let

  denote a multiplicative system. Let   denote a  -derivation. Show that we get via

 

a derivation on the localization   which extends  .



Exercise

Let   denote a commutative  -algebra and let   denote a  -linear map. Show that the following statements are equivalent.

  1.   is a differential operator of order  .
  2. For arbitrary elements   we have
     



Exercise

Recall the implicite function theorem.



Exercise

Describe the derivations on   and show that there are no unitary derivations on it.



Exercise

We consider the twodimensional cone   given by the edges   and   and the corresponding monoid  . Determine the describing integral linear forms and the signatures of the cone.



Exercise

Let   denote a positve rational polyhedrial cone and   a facet of the cone. Let

 

be a linear form, such that its kernel contains the facet. Suppose that the linear form is given by integers which are coprime. Show that   or   is the canonical integral linear form of  .



Exercise

Determine for the monoid ring   the canonical unitary differential operators (and their order) for the monomials

  1.  ,
  2.  ,
  3.  .



Exercise

Determine for the monoid ring   the canonical unitary differential operators (and their order) for the monomials

  1.  ,
  2.  ,
  3.  .



Exercise

Determine for the numerical semigroup ring   unitary differential operators for the elements  .