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Free automorphisms of positive entropy on smooth K\"ahler surfaces

Algebraic Geometry 2012-07-02 v3 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We prove that there is a projective K3 surface admitting a (fixed point) free automorphism of positive entropy and that no smooth compact K\"ahler surface other than projective K3 surfaces and their blow up admits such an automorphism.

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@article{arxiv.1202.2637,
  title  = {Free automorphisms of positive entropy on smooth K\"ahler surfaces},
  author = {Keiji Oguiso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.2637},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

10 pages, some typos are corrected, one reference together with a very important comment from Professor Bert van Geemen is added