Simple relations in the Cremona group
Algebraic Geometry
2013-03-22 v1 Group Theory
Abstract
We give a simple set of generators and relations for the Cremona group of the plane. Namely, we show that the Cremona group is the amalgamated product of the de Jonqui\`eres group with the group of automorphisms of the plane, divided by one relation which is , where and .
Cite
@article{arxiv.1011.4432,
title = {Simple relations in the Cremona group},
author = {Jérémy Blanc},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.4432},
year = {2013}
}