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Severi-Brauer varieties of semidirect product algebras

Rings and Algebras 2007-05-23 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

A conjecture of Amitsur states that two Severi-Brauer varieties are birationally isomorphic if and only if the underlying algebras are the same degree and generate the same cyclic subgroup of the Brauer group. It is known that generating the same cyclic subgroup is a necessary condition, however it has not yet been shown to be sufficient. In this paper we examine the case where the algebras have a maximal subfield K/FK/F of degree nn with Galois closure E/FE/F whose Galois group is of the form CnHC_n \rtimes H, where EH=KE^H = K and H|H| is prime to nn. For such as we show that the conjecture is true for certain cases of nn and HH. In particular we prove the conjecture in the case that GG is a dihedral group of order 2p2p, where pp is prime

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@article{arxiv.math/0206154,
  title  = {Severi-Brauer varieties of semidirect product algebras},
  author = {Daniel Krashen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0206154},
  year   = {2007}
}

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