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Geometrically Nilpotent Subvarieties

Number Theory 2015-05-14 v1 Algebraic Geometry Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We construct some examples of polynomial maps over finite fields that admit subvarieties with a peculiar property: every geometric point is mapped to a fixed point by some iteration of the map, while the whole subvariety is not. Several related open questions are stated and discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1505.03237,
  title  = {Geometrically Nilpotent Subvarieties},
  author = {Alexander Borisov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.03237},
  year   = {2015}
}

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5 pages

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