Rees Algebras and Almost Linearly Presented Ideals

Abstract: Consider a grade 2 perfect ideal $I$ in $R=k[x_1,\cdots,x_d]$ which is generated by forms of the same degree. Assume that the presentation matrix $\varphi$ is almost linear, that is, all but the last column of $\varphi$ consist of entries which are linear. For such ideals, we find explicit forms of the defining ideal of the Rees algebra $\mathcal{R}(I)$. We also introduce the notion of iterated Jacobian duals.