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A two-dimensional rationality problem and intersections of two quadrics

Algebraic Geometry 2021-05-11 v3

Abstract

Let kk be a field with char k2k\neq 2 and kk be not algebraically closed. Let akk2a\in k\setminus k^2 and L=k(a)(x,y)L=k(\sqrt{a})(x,y) be a field extension of kk where x,yx,y are algebraically independent over kk. Assume that σ\sigma is a kk-automorphism on LL defined by σ:aa, xbx, yc(x+bx)+dy \sigma: \sqrt{a}\mapsto -\sqrt{a},\ x\mapsto \frac{b}{x},\ y\mapsto \frac{c(x+\frac{b}{x})+d}{y} where b,c,dkb,c,d \in k, b0b\neq 0 and at least one of c,dc,d is non-zero. Let Lσ={uL:σ(u)=u}L^{\langle\sigma\rangle}=\{u\in L:\sigma(u)=u\} be the fixed subfield of LL. We show that LσL^{\langle\sigma\rangle} is isomorphic to the function field of a certain surface in Pk4P^4_k which is given as the intersection of two quadrics. We give criteria for the kk-rationality of LσL^{\langle\sigma\rangle} by using the Hilbert symbol. As an appendix of the paper, we also give an alternative geometric proof of a part of the result which is provided to the authors by J.-L. Colliot-Th\'el\`ene.

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@article{arxiv.1801.06616,
  title  = {A two-dimensional rationality problem and intersections of two quadrics},
  author = {Akinari Hoshi and Ming-chang Kang and Hidetaka Kitayama and Aiichi Yamasaki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.06616},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

To appear in Manuscripta Math. The main theorems (old Theorem 1.7 and Theorem 1.8) incorporated into (new) Theorem 1.8. Section 3 and Section 4 interchanged

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