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Strongly \'etale difference algebras and Babbitt's decomposition

Algebraic Geometry 2018-02-23 v2 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

We introduce a class of strongly \'{e}tale difference algebras, whose role in the study of difference equations is analogous to the role of \'{e}tale algebras in the study of algebraic equations. We deduce an improved version of Babbitt's decomposition theorem and we present applications to difference algebraic groups and the compatibility problem.

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@article{arxiv.1512.00495,
  title  = {Strongly \'etale difference algebras and Babbitt's decomposition},
  author = {Ivan Tomašić and Michael Wibmer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.00495},
  year   = {2018}
}

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22 pages, minor changes, several examples added

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