Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2005

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Schmidmeier, Markus

Abstract

Let L be a uniserial ring of length n, with maximal ideal r , and finite residue field Λ/ r . We consider Λ-modules which possess a finite composition series. We note that a Λ-module has the form B ≅ ⨁i=1m Λ/ rli , where the type of B is the partition l = ( l1,&ldots;,lm ) denoted by t(B). For Λ-modules A, B, C with t(A) = m , t(B) = l , t(C) = n , if A ⊆ B, and B/A ≅ C, we define GBAC = |{U ⊆ B : U ≅ A and B/U ≅ C}|. We show that GBAC = MonoA,B,C Aut A = | S (A, B, C)/∼| = glmn (q), where |Λ/ r | = q, and the last equality comes from evaluating the Hall polynomial glmn (t) ∈ Z [t] at q, as stated in Hall's Theorem. We note that GBAC make up the coefficients of the Hall algebra. We provide a proof that the Hall algebra is a commutative and associative ring. Using the property of associativity of the Hall algebra and I. G. MacDonald's formula: glb1l =qnl -nb-n 1li≥ 1l'i -b'i,b' i-l'i+1 q-1 we develop a procedure to generate arbitrary Hall polynomials and we compute g6,4,2 4,24,2 (q).

Extent

123 p.

Comments

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2005.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Identifier

FADT13289

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pdf

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