A decomposition theorem for Lefschetz modules

Abstract

A Lefschetz module is a module over a graded algebra $A$ that satisfies analogues of Poincaré duality, the Hard Lefschetz property, and the Hodge--Riemann relations with respect to an open convex cone $\mathcal{K}$ in the degree one part of $A$. We analyze its decomposition into indecomposable modules over subrings of $A$ that are generated by elements in the closure of $\mathcal{K}$, establishing structural results that parallel the decomposition theorem for morphisms of complex projective varieties. We use our theorems to recover key statements in combinatorial Hodge theory and illuminate the Hodge-theoretic aspects of the decomposition theorem in algebraic geometry.