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Essential Dimensions of A_7 and S_7

Algebraic Geometry 2010-09-28 v1

Abstract

We show that Y. Prokhorov's "Simple Finite Subgroups of the Cremona Group of Rank 3" implies that, over any field of characteristic 0, the essential dimensions of the alternating group, A_7, and the symmetric group, S_7, are 4.

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@article{arxiv.0908.3220,
  title  = {Essential Dimensions of A_7 and S_7},
  author = {Alexander Duncan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.3220},
  year   = {2010}
}

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5 pages