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Unramified cohomology of degree 3 and Noether's problem

Algebraic Geometry 2008-03-27 v1 K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group and WW be a faithful representation of GG over {\bf C}. The group GG acts on the field of rational functions C(W)\mathbf C(W). The aim of this paper is to give a description of the unramified cohomology group of degree 3 of the field of invariant functions C(W)G\mathbf C(W)^G in terms of the cohomology of GG when GG is a group of odd order. This enables us to give an example of a group for which this field is not rational, although its unramified Brauer group is trivial.

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@article{arxiv.math/0212039,
  title  = {Unramified cohomology of degree 3 and Noether's problem},
  author = {Emmanuel Peyre},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0212039},
  year   = {2008}
}