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Bracket width of the Lie algebra of vector fields on a smooth affine curve

Rings and Algebras 2022-10-27 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We prove that the bracket width of the simple Lie algebra of vector fields Vec(C)\rm{Vec}(C) of a smooth irreducible affine curve CC with a trivial tangent sheaf is at most three. In addition, if CC is a plane curve, the bracket width of Vec(C)\rm{Vec}(C) is at most two and if moreover CC has a unique place at infinity, the bracket width of Vec(C)\rm{Vec}(C) is exactly two. We also show that in case CC is rational, the width of Vec(C)\rm{Vec}(C) equals one.

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@article{arxiv.2210.14787,
  title  = {Bracket width of the Lie algebra of vector fields on a smooth affine curve},
  author = {Ievgen Makedonskyi and Andriy Regeta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.14787},
  year   = {2022}
}