Tight closure/Plus closure/tantalizing/description
For an ideal in a domain define its plus closure by
Equivalent: Let be the absolute integral closure of . This is the integral closure of in an algebraic closure of the quotient field (first considered by Artin). Then
The plus closure commutes with localization.
We also have the inclusion . Here the question arises:
Question: Is ?
This question is known as the tantalizing question in tight closure theory.