Gelfand–Kirillov dimension

In algebra, the Gelfand–Kirillov dimension (or GK dimension) of a right module M over a k-algebra A is:

where the sup is taken over all finite-dimensional subspaces ${\displaystyle V\subset A}$ and ${\displaystyle M_{0}\subset M}$.

An algebra is said to have polynomial growth if its Gelfand–Kirillov dimension is finite.

Given a right module M over the Weyl algebra ${\displaystyle A_{n}}$, the Gelfand–Kirillov dimension of M over the Weyl algebra coincides with the dimension of M, which is by definition the degree of the Hilbert polynomial of M. This enables to prove additivity in short exact sequences for the Gelfand–Kirillov dimension and finally to prove Bernstein's inequality, which states that the dimension of M must be at least n. This leads to the definition of holonomic D-Modules as those with the minimal dimension n, and these modules play a great role in the geometric Langlands program.

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