On Algebraic Semigroups and Monoids
Algebraic Geometry
2013-12-23 v5 Group Theory
Abstract
We present some fundamental results on (possibly nonlinear) algebraic semigroups and monoids. These include a version of Chevalley's structure theorem for irreducible algebraic monoids, and the description of all algebraic semigroup structures on curves and complete varieties.
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@article{arxiv.1208.0675,
title = {On Algebraic Semigroups and Monoids},
author = {Michel Brion},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.0675},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
Minor corrections. Final version, to appear in the proceedings of the Fields Institute workshop on algebraic monoids, group embeddings and combinatorics