Relating F-Signature and F-Splitting Ratio of Pairs Using Left-Derivatives

Abstract

We first relate an approximate $n^{th}$-order left derivative of $s(R, f^t)$ at the F-pure threshold $c$ to the F-splitting ratio $r_F(R, f^c)$. Next, we apply the methods developed by Monsky and Teixeira in their investigation of syzygy gaps and $p$-fractals to obtain uniform convergence of the F-signature when $f$ is a product of distinct linear polynomials in two variables. Finally, we explicitly compute the F-signature function for several examples using Macaulay2 code outlined in the last section of this paper.