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Characterization of rank two locally nilpotent derivations in dimension three

Commutative Algebra 2007-05-23 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

In this paper we give an algorithmic characterization of rank two locally nilpotent derivations in dimension three. Together with an algorithm for computing the plinth ideal, this gives a method for computing the rank of a locally nilpotent derivation in dimension three.

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@article{arxiv.0705.2489,
  title  = {Characterization of rank two locally nilpotent derivations in dimension three},
  author = {Moulay A. Barkatou and Hassan El Houari and M'hammed El Kahoui},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0705.2489},
  year   = {2007}
}

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9 pages; Maple implementation available under request