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On planar Cremona maps of prime order

Algebraic Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

This paper contains a new proof of the classification of elements of prime order in the Cremona group Bir(P^2), up to conjugation. In addition, we give explicit geometric constructions of these Cremona transformations, and provide a parameterization of their conjugacy classes. Analogous constructions in higher dimensions are also discussed.

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@article{arxiv.math/0302175,
  title  = {On planar Cremona maps of prime order},
  author = {Tommaso de Fernex},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0302175},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

21 pages; AMS-LaTeX; v2: proofs of Proposition 4.3.2 (now 4.3.1) and Lemma 4.4.1 semplified, and few other minor changes, following referee's comments; one reference added