Point Schemes and Point Stacks of Noncommutative Graded Algebras

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S. Sierra, Princeton University

Let R be a noetherian connected graded algebra, generated in degree 1, over an algebraically closed field k. A point module is a cyclic Rmodule with Hilbert series 1/(1t). If R is strongly noetherian --- that is, R remains noetherian upon base extension --- then point modules over R are parameterized by a projective scheme X, and this induces a canonical map from R to a twisted homogeneous coordinate ring on X. This technique has been very important in ring theory; for example, it was crucial to Artin and Schelter's analysis of noncommutative CP2's (regular algebras of dimension 3). We study an important non-strongly noetherian case, when R is a naive blowup algebra. These are subalgebras of twisted homogeneous coordinate rings on some projective X, constructed as noncommutative Rees rings. In this case, the point modules are not parameterized by any projective scheme. We show that the scheme X is a coarse moduli space for point modules up to a certain equivalence relation, and that this moduli space construction recovers the map from R to the twisted homogeneous coordinate ring. This is joint work with Tom Nevins.