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On the isotropy group of a simple derivation

Commutative Algebra 2016-08-16 v1 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Let R=K[X1,,Xn]R=K[X_1,\dots, X_n] be a polynomial ring in nn variables over a field KK of charactersitic zero and dd a KK-derivation of RR. Consider the isotropy group if dd: Aut(R)d:={ρAutK(R)  ρdρ1=d} \text{Aut}(R)_d :=\{\rho \in \text{Aut}_K(R)|\; \rho d \rho^{-1}=d\}. In his doctoral thesis, Baltazar proved that if dd is a simple Shamsuddin derivation of K[X1,X2]K[X_1,X_2], then its isotropy group is trivial. He also gave an example of a non-simple derivation whose isotropy group is infinite. Recently, Mendes and Pan generalized this result to an arbitrary derivation of K[X1,X2]K[X_1,X_2] proving that a derivation of K[X1,X2]K[X_1,X_2] is simple if, and only if, its isotropy group is trivial. In this paper, we prove that the isotropy group of a simple Shamsuddin derivation of the polynomial ring R=K[X1,,Xn]R=K[X_1,\dots, X_n] is trivial. We also calculate other isotropy groups of (not necessarily simple) derivations of K[X1,X2]K[X_1,X_2] and prove that they are finite cyclic groups.

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@article{arxiv.1608.04027,
  title  = {On the isotropy group of a simple derivation},
  author = {Luciene Bertoncello and Daniel Levcovitz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.04027},
  year   = {2016}
}

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