Serre's condition for tensor products and $n$-Tor-rigidity of modules

Abstract

In this paper, we study Serre's condition $(S_n)$ for tensor products of modules over a commutative noetherian local ring. The paper aims to show the following. Let $M$ and $N$ be finitely generated module over a commutative noetherian local ring $R$, either of which is $(n+1)$-Tor-rigid. If the tensor product $M \otimes_R N$ satisfies $(S_{n+1})$, then under some assumptions $\mathrm{Tor}_{i}^R(M, N) = 0$ for all $i \ge 1$. The key role is played by $(n+1)$-Tor-rigidity of modules. As applications, we will show that the result recovers several known results.