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\noindent Abstract of the talk

\centerline{\bf  Koszul algebras and Gr\"obner bases of quadrics}
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\centerline{Aldo Conca (Universit\`a di Genova)  }
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This is a joint work with M.E. Rossi, N.V.Trung and G.Valla. \smallskip


Let $R=K[x_1,\dots,x_n]$ be a polynomial ring over a field $K$ and let
$S=R/I$ where $I$ is a homogeneous ideal. The algebra $S$ is said to
be {\sl Koszul} if $K$ has a linear free resolution as an  $S$-module, that is,
all the matrices in the resolution have entries of degree one. Furthermore, $S$
is   {\sl quadratic} if $I$ is generated  by polynomials of degree $2$
and it is {\sl G-quadratic} if there exists a coordinate system and a term order
such that $I$ is generated  by a Gr\"obner basis of polynomials of degree $2$.
It is known that:

$$
\hbox{ G-quadratic} \ \ \Rightarrow \hbox{ Koszul } \Rightarrow \hbox{
quadratic }
$$

None of  the two implications can be reversed in general.
Given a space of quadrics $V$ it is therefore natural to ask whether  there
exist a coordinate system and a term order such that the ideal $(V)$ has a
Gr\"obner basis of quadrics.  In my talk  will discuss this problem. I will
present a   (coordinate free) sufficient criterion  for an ideal to have  a
Gr\"obner basis of quadrics and  some applications to the
study of three classes of algebras:\smallskip

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i) Algebras defined by spaces of quadrics of small codimension, \smallskip

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ii) Coordinate rings of set of points in projective spaces,\smallskip

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iii) Artinian Gorestein algebras with socle in degree $3$.
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I will also illustrate how we have used \cocoa\  to deal with these problems.
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