We work over a base field k, except in the last section.1.1. Fix a surjective morphism of fine monoids π : P → Q, and let j : A Q → A P be the corresponding closed immersion, where A P := Spec(k[P ]) and A Q := Spec(k[Q]). Assume further that the associated groups P gp and Q gp are torsion free, and that Q is sharp. Let T P (resp. T Q ) denote the torus associated to the group P gp (resp. Q gp ) so that T P acts on A P and T Q acts on A Q . The map π induces an inclusion of tori π T : T Q → T P , and the closed immersion j is compatible with the action of T Q . Define a function h : Q gp → N by h(q) := 1 if q ∈ Q, 0 otherwise.
We can then consider the multigraded Hilbert functor of Haiman and Sturmfels [H-S]H h A P ,T Q : (schemes) op → Set sending a scheme S to the set of T Q -invariant closed immersions Z → A P,S over S such that if g : Z → S is the structure morphism then for every q ∈ Q gp the q-eigenspace (g * O Z