Bass numbers of generalized local cohomology modules

Abstract

Let R be a Noetherian ring, M a finitely generated R-module and N an arbitrary R-module. We consider the generalized local cohomology modules, with respect to an arbitrary ideal I of R, and prove that, for all nonnegative integers r, t and all p ? Spec(R) the Bass number ?r(p,HtI (M,N)) is bounded above by ?tj=0?r(p, t?jExtR (M,HjI (N))). A corollary is that Ass (HtI (M,N)? Utj=0 Ass (t?jExtR (M,HjI(N))). In a slightly different direction, we also present some well known results about generalized local cohomology modules.