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The L\"uroth problem

Algebraic Geometry 2015-07-10 v1

Abstract

Notes of my lectures at the CIME (Levico Terme, june 2015). The lectures gave an overview of the L\"uroth problem, its history, the counter-examples found in the 70's, and the recent developments on stable rationality following the new method introduced by C. Voisin.

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@article{arxiv.1507.02476,
  title  = {The L\"uroth problem},
  author = {Arnaud Beauville},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.02476},
  year   = {2015}
}
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