On Coefficient ideals

Abstract

Let $(A,\mathfrak{m})$ be a Cohen-Macaulay local ring of dimension $d \geq 2$ with infinite residue field and let $I$ be an $\mathfrak{m}$-primary ideal. For $0 \leq i \leq d$ let $I_i$ be the $i^{th}$-coefficient ideal of $I$. Also let $\widetilde{I} = I_d$ denote the Ratliff-Rush closure of $A$. Let $G = G_I(A)$ be the associated graded ring of $I$. We show that if $\dim H^j_{G_+}(G)^\vee \leq j -1$ for $1 \leq j \leq i \leq d-1$ then $(I^n)_{d-i} = \widetilde{I^n}$ for all $n \geq 1$. In particular if $G$ is generalized Cohen-Macaulay then $(I^n)_1 = \widetilde{I^n}$ for all $n \geq 1$. As a consequence we get that if $A$ is an analytically unramified domain with $G$ generalized Cohen-Macaulay, then the $S_2$-ification of the Rees algebra $ A[It]$ is $\bigoplus_{n \geq 0} \widetilde{I^n}$.