Cohen–Macaulay modifications of the facet ideal of a simplicial complex

Abstract

We define the chordal simplicial complex by using the definition of chordal clutter introduced by Woodroofe. We show that the facet ideal of the chordal simplicial complex is Cohen–Macaulay if and only if it is unmixed. Moreover, we prove that the facet ideal of a chordal simplicial complex has infinitely many nontrivial Cohen–Macaulay modifications.