Limits in $ \mathcal{D} $-module categories: Completeness and derived geometric extensions

This work establishes the categorical completeness of the category $ \mathsf{Mod}(\mathcal{D}_{X}) $ of left $ \mathcal{D} $-modules on smooth complex algebraic varieties, resolving a fundamental structural question in algebraic analysis. We explicitly construct all small limits, such as products, equalizers, pullbacks, and arbitrary limits, demonstrating they are realized as $ \mathcal{O}_{X} $-submodules of categorical products with compatible diagonal $ \mathcal{D}_{X} $-actions governed by transition morphisms.Key innovations include the following:● Canonical extensions to the bounded derived category $ D^{b}(\mathsf{Mod}(\mathcal{D}_{X})) $, proving homotopy limits preserve cohomology: $ H^{n}\big(\varprojlim^{\mathrm{ho}}\mathcal{M}^{\bullet}_{i}\big) \cong \varprojlim H^{n}(\mathcal{M}^{\bullet}_{i}) $.● Geometric compatibility: Limits commute with the forgetful functor to $ \mathcal{O}_{X} $-modules and preserve holonomicity, with characteristic varieties satisfying $ \mathrm{Ch}\big(\varprojlim \mathcal{M}_{i}\big) \subseteq \varprojlim \mathrm{Ch}(\mathcal{M}_{i}) $ in $ T^{*}X $.These results provide a unified framework for limit constructions across abelian and derived categories of $ \mathcal{D} $-modules, with immediate applications to microlocal analysis, arithmetic $ \mathcal{D} $-modules in positive characteristic, and the Riemann-Hilbert correspondence. The explicit formulations are adaptable to singular characteristic varieties and resolve foundational questions in geometric representation theory.

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AIMS Mathematics
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.3934/math.2025891
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Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
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Limits in $ \mathcal{D} $-module categories: Completeness and derived geometric extensions

Jiangang Tang, Huangrui Lei
AIMS Mathematics
Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
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Limits in $ \mathcal{D} $-module categories: Completeness and derived geometric extensions

Jiangang Tang, Huangrui Lei
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This work establishes the categorical completeness of the category $ \mathsf{Mod}(\mathcal{D}_{X}) $ of left $ \mathcal{D} $-modules on smooth complex algebraic varieties, resolving a fundamental structural question in algebraic analysis. We explicitly construct all small limits, such as products, equalizers, pullbacks, and arbitrary limits, demonstrating they are realized as $ \mathcal{O}_{X} $-submodules of categorical products with compatible diagonal $ \mathcal{D}_{X} $-actions governed by transition morphisms.Key innovations include the following:● Canonical extensions to the bounded derived category $ D^{b}(\mathsf{Mod}(\mathcal{D}_{X})) $, proving homotopy limits preserve cohomology: $ H^{n}\big(\varprojlim^{\mathrm{ho}}\mathcal{M}^{\bullet}_{i}\big) \cong \varprojlim H^{n}(\mathcal{M}^{\bullet}_{i}) $.● Geometric compatibility: Limits commute with the forgetful functor to $ \mathcal{O}_{X} $-modules and preserve holonomicity, with characteristic varieties satisfying $ \mathrm{Ch}\big(\varprojlim \mathcal{M}_{i}\big) \subseteq \varprojlim \mathrm{Ch}(\mathcal{M}_{i}) $ in $ T^{*}X $.These results provide a unified framework for limit constructions across abelian and derived categories of $ \mathcal{D} $-modules, with immediate applications to microlocal analysis, arithmetic $ \mathcal{D} $-modules in positive characteristic, and the Riemann-Hilbert correspondence. The explicit formulations are adaptable to singular characteristic varieties and resolve foundational questions in geometric representation theory.

AIMS MathematicsVol. 10(8)
Sichuan University (CN), Yili Normal University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 72%
Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
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