Multigraded minimal free resolutions of simplicial subclutters

Abstract: This paper concerns the study of a class of clutters called simplicial subclutters. Given a clutter $\mathcal{C}$ and its simplicial subclutter $\mathcal{D}$, we compare some algebraic properties and invariants of the ideals $I, J$ associated to these two clutters, respectively. We give a formula for computing the (multi)graded Betti numbers of $J$ in terms of those of $I$ and some combinatorial data about $\mathcal{D}$. As a result, we see that if $\mathcal{C}$ admits a simplicial subclutter, then there exists a monomial $u \notin I$ such that the (multi)graded Betti numbers of $I+(u)$ can be computed through those of $I$. It is proved that the Betti sequence of any graded ideal with linear resolution is the Betti sequence of an ideal associated to a simplicial subclutter of the complete clutter. These ideals turn out to have linear quotients. However, they do not form all the equigenerated square-free monomial ideals with linear quotients. If $\mathcal{C}$ admits $\varnothing$ as a simplicial subclutter, then $I$ has linear resolution over all fields. Examples show that the converse is not true.