On some ideals with linear free resolutions

Abstract

Given $\Sigma\subset\mathbb K[x_1,\ldots,x_k]$, any finite collection of linear forms, some possibly proportional, and any $1\leq a\leq |\Sigma|$, it has been conjectured that $I_a(\Sigma)$, the ideal generated by all $a$-fold products of $\Sigma$, has linear graded free resolution. In this article we show the validity of this conjecture for two cases: the first one is when $a=d+1$ and $\Sigma$ is dual to the columns of a generating matrix of a linear code of minimum distance $d$; and the second one is when $k=3$ and $\Sigma$ defines a line arrangement in $\mathbb P^2$ (i.e., there are no proportional linear forms). For the second case we investigate what are the graded betti numbers of $I_a(\Sigma)$.