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Naive $\mathbb{A}^1$-connectedness of retract rational varieties

Algebraic Geometry 2023-07-11 v1 Algebraic Topology K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

A smooth, proper, retract rational variety over a field kk is known to be A1\mathbb{A}^1-connected. We improve on this result, in the case when kk is infinite, showing that such varieties are naively A1\mathbb{A}^1-connected.

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@article{arxiv.2307.04371,
  title  = {Naive $\mathbb{A}^1$-connectedness of retract rational varieties},
  author = {Chetan Balwe and Bandna Rani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.04371},
  year   = {2023}
}

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