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Parseval-Rayleigh identities for graded Artinian Gorenstein algebras

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keywords Parseval-Rayleigh identitiesArtinian Gorenstein algebrasgraded algebraspositive characteristicStanley-Reisner ringssimplicial spheresGorenstein duality

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Graded Artinian Gorenstein algebras satisfy Parseval-Rayleigh identities over positive characteristic fields

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The paper formulates and proves Parseval-Rayleigh identities for graded Artinian Gorenstein algebras over fields of positive characteristic. Specializing this general result yields an alternative proof for the corresponding identities in generic Artinian reductions of Stanley-Reisner rings of oriented simplicial spheres. A sympathetic reader would care as it offers an algebraic perspective that may simplify or generalize previous combinatorial arguments. The result relies on the Gorenstein duality and grading to establish the identities uniformly.

Core claim

We formulate and prove Parseval-Rayleigh identities for graded Artinian Gorenstein algebras over fields of positive characteristic. Specializing the general result, we provide an alternative proof of the Parseval-Rayleigh identities of generic Artinian reductions of Stanley-Reisner rings of oriented simplicial spheres.

What carries the argument

The graded Artinian Gorenstein algebra structure, whose socle and duality pairing support the formulation of the Parseval-Rayleigh identities.

Load-bearing premise

The algebras are graded Artinian Gorenstein over a field of positive characteristic and the specialization to generic Artinian reductions of Stanley-Reisner rings of oriented simplicial spheres preserves the duality and grading properties.

What would settle it

A concrete graded Artinian Gorenstein algebra over a positive characteristic field in which the formulated Parseval-Rayleigh identity fails to hold when both sides are computed explicitly.

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Editorial analysis

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Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit. Tearing a paper down is the easy half of reading it; the pith above is the substance, this is the friction.

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The paper gives a general Parseval-Rayleigh identity for graded Artinian Gorenstein algebras that works in positive characteristic, then derives an alternative proof for the known simplicial-sphere case as a specialization.

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The main takeaway is that the authors set up the identities in a way that avoids characteristic-zero restrictions and then recover the earlier result on generic Artinian reductions of Stanley-Reisner rings of oriented simplicial spheres as a direct consequence. That organization is the clearest contribution here. The general statement appears to rest on the usual non-degenerate pairing coming from Gorenstein duality, with the socle in the top degree supplying the trace map needed for the identity. Once that is in place, the specialization follows by checking that a generic linear system of parameters preserves the graded Gorenstein property, which is standard but still needs to be written out carefully for the positive-characteristic setting. The paper does this without introducing new objects or circular definitions, so the logic stays straightforward. The alternative proof is shorter than the original one for the simplicial case, which is useful even if the result itself is not brand new. The main limitation is narrow scope. The work stays inside the existing literature on Artinian Gorenstein algebras and does not push into new applications or compare the identities with other trace formulas that appear in the same area. The specialization step is the only place where a reader might want an extra sentence or two confirming that the generic choice does not drop the socle degree or break duality when the characteristic divides some binomial coefficient. Those checks are routine but worth seeing explicitly. The paper is aimed at people who already work with Gorenstein rings or with combinatorial algebra via Stanley-Reisner rings. A reader in that subfield will find the general formulation and the shorter proof directly usable. It is the kind of focused note that deserves a serious referee rather than a desk rejection; the central claim is well-posed, the setting is standard, and the alternative proof gives a modest but concrete reason to look at the manuscript. I would send it out for review.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript formulates and proves Parseval-Rayleigh identities for graded Artinian Gorenstein algebras over fields of positive characteristic. Specializing the general result, it provides an alternative proof of the Parseval-Rayleigh identities of generic Artinian reductions of Stanley-Reisner rings of oriented simplicial spheres.

Significance. If the central proofs are correct, the result is significant for extending Parseval-Rayleigh identities beyond characteristic zero into positive characteristic, where Gorenstein duality and socle pairings behave differently. The specialization supplies an alternative algebraic proof for a combinatorial setting (Stanley-Reisner rings of oriented spheres), strengthening links between commutative algebra and combinatorial topology. The work uses standard graded Gorenstein duality without introducing ad-hoc parameters or circular definitions.

minor comments (3)

[§3] The proof of the general identity (likely in §3) would benefit from an explicit statement of the non-degeneracy condition on the pairing in positive characteristic, even if it follows from standard facts.
[§4] In the specialization section, clarify how the generic Artinian reduction interacts with the orientation of the simplicial sphere to preserve the required grading and duality.
[Introduction] A short remark comparing the new proof with existing ones (e.g., those using characteristic-zero techniques) would improve context in the introduction.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their positive summary and recommendation of minor revision. No specific major comments were raised in the report, so we have no points to address point-by-point. We have performed a careful review of the manuscript for any minor issues such as typographical errors or clarifications and will incorporate those in the revised version.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity detected in derivation chain

full rationale

The paper formulates and proves Parseval-Rayleigh identities for graded Artinian Gorenstein algebras over positive-characteristic fields, then specializes the result to generic Artinian reductions of Stanley-Reisner rings of oriented simplicial spheres as an application. The central derivation relies on the standard non-degenerate pairing and socle duality properties of Gorenstein algebras, which are external to the identities being proved. No self-definitional reductions, fitted parameters renamed as predictions, or load-bearing self-citations that force the result by construction appear in the abstract or claim structure. The alternative proof is presented as building on prior literature without reducing the identities to quantities already defined in terms of themselves.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on the standard definitions and duality properties of graded Artinian Gorenstein algebras and on the combinatorial construction of Stanley-Reisner rings; no new free parameters or invented entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (2)

domain assumption Graded Artinian Gorenstein algebras possess the expected socle duality and grading symmetry in positive characteristic.
Invoked implicitly when the identities are stated for these algebras.
domain assumption Generic Artinian reductions of Stanley-Reisner rings of oriented simplicial spheres inherit the Gorenstein property and the relevant grading.
Required for the specialization step to be valid.

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