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On morphisms between connected commutative algebraic groups over a field of characteristic $0$

Algebraic Geometry 2022-05-26 v3

Abstract

Let KK be a field of characteristic 00 and let GG and HH be connected commutative algebraic groups over KK. Let Mor0(G,H)\text{Mor}_0(G,H) denote the set of morphisms of algebraic varieties GHG \to H that map the neutral element to the neutral element. We construct a natural retraction from Mor0(G,H)\text{Mor}_0(G,H) to Hom(G,H)\text{Hom}(G,H) (for arbitrary GG and HH) which commutes with the composition and addition of morphisms. In particular, if GG and HH are isomorphic as algebraic varieties, then they are isomorphic as algebraic groups. If GG has no non-trivial unipotent group as a direct factor, we give an explicit description of the sets of all morphisms and isomorphisms of algebraic varieties between GG and HH. We also characterize all connected commutative algebraic groups over KK whose only variety automorphisms are compositions of automorphisms of algebraic groups with translations.

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@article{arxiv.2107.14667,
  title  = {On morphisms between connected commutative algebraic groups over a field of characteristic $0$},
  author = {Gabriel Andreas Dill},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.14667},
  year   = {2022}
}

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12 pages, to appear in Transformation Groups

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