Generalized F-signatures of Hibi rings

Abstract

The F-signature is a numerical invariant defined by the number of free direct summands in the Frobenius push-forward, and it measures singularities in positive characteristic. It can be generalized by focusing on the number of nonfree direct summands. In this paper, we provide several methods to compute the (generalized) F-signature of a Hibi ring which is a special class of toric rings. In particular, we show that it can be computed by counting the elements in the symmetric group satisfying certain conditions. As an application, we also give the formula of the (generalized) F-signature for some Segre products of polynomial rings.