Totally decomposable algebras with involution and R-triviality
Rings and Algebras
2026-02-12 v1 Algebraic Geometry
Number Theory
Abstract
We show that the group of proper projective similitudes of a totally decomposable algebra with involution of the first kind over a field of characteristic different from 2 is R-trivial.
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@article{arxiv.2602.10302,
title = {Totally decomposable algebras with involution and R-triviality},
author = {M. Archita and Karim Johannes Becher},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.10302},
year = {2026}
}
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7 pages