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The real plane Cremona group is a non-trivial amalgam

Algebraic Geometry 2019-12-03 v5

Abstract

We show that the real Cremona group of the plane is a non-trivial amalgam of two groups amalgamated along their intersection and give an alternative proof of its abelianisation.

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@article{arxiv.1705.07500,
  title  = {The real plane Cremona group is a non-trivial amalgam},
  author = {Susanna Zimmermann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.07500},
  year   = {2019}
}